Most low back pain is triggered by some combination of overuse, muscle strain, and injury to the muscles, ligaments, and discs that support the spine. Continued muscle strain can eventually lead to an imbalance in the structure of the spine. This constant tension on the muscles, ligaments, bones, and discs, makes the back more prone to further injury.
The causes of pain in the low back, or lumbosacral region, tend to add on to one another. For example, after straining muscles, you’re likely to walk or move in different ways to avoid pain or to use muscles that aren't sore. That can cause you to strain other muscles that don't usually move that way. In addition, we all have to contend with osteoarthritis, shrinkage of our intervertebral discs and the “normal abnormalities” of our spinal columns.
In future blogs, I'll be talking about destructive changes (pathological processes or defects) that can lead to the conditions that cause low back pain:
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