{"id":152,"date":"2014-08-12T19:22:11","date_gmt":"2014-08-12T19:22:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stadiasportsmedicine.com\/info\/?p=152"},"modified":"2017-09-26T14:40:09","modified_gmt":"2017-09-26T14:40:09","slug":"low-back-pain-a-common-cause-and-long-term-solution","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stadiasportsmedicine.com\/info\/2014\/low-back-pain-a-common-cause-and-long-term-solution\/","title":{"rendered":"Low Back Pain: A common cause and long term solution"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Do any of these describe your low back problem?<a href=\"http:\/\/stadiasportsmedicine.com\/info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/LowBackPain-2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-679 size-medium alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/stadiasportsmedicine.com\/info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/LowBackPain-2-300x300.png\" alt=\"lowbackpain-2\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stadiasportsmedicine.com\/info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/LowBackPain-2-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/stadiasportsmedicine.com\/info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/LowBackPain-2-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/stadiasportsmedicine.com\/info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/LowBackPain-2-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/stadiasportsmedicine.com\/info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/LowBackPain-2-100x100.png 100w, https:\/\/stadiasportsmedicine.com\/info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/LowBackPain-2.png 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Pain while sitting<\/li>\n<li>Pain while moving from sitting to standing<\/li>\n<li>Pain initially with first few steps that goes away with walking<\/li>\n<li>Pain in the morning<\/li>\n<li>Pain when you cough or sneeze<\/li>\n<li>Pain when you bend forward to tie shoes or reach to lift objects<\/li>\n<li>Pain or numbness through the butt, hip or leg that is worse with sitting or bending forward<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Here is a common cause:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A disc in your low back may be out of place due to injury, overuse, and\/or the aging process.\u00a0 This is called mechanical lower back derangement.<\/li>\n<li>This movement of your disc, or derangement, causes pressure on your nerves as they exit your spine (see illustration). This pressure can result in pain, numbness, and\/or weakness into the buttocks and legs.<a href=\"http:\/\/stadiasportsmedicine.com\/info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/lumbar-disc-derangement.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" title=\"Lower Back Derangement\" src=\"http:\/\/stadiasportsmedicine.com\/info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/lumbar-disc-derangement.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"265\" height=\"191\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>How Physical Therapy Can Help<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Our therapists are specially trained in McKenzie Mechanical Diagnosis and Therapy (MDT) for low back pain.\u00a0 This includes evaluation, prescription and application of specific exercises and manual therapy techniques<\/li>\n<li>The first goal of therapy is to reduce and abolish any pain or numbness that is radiating from the back down the leg<\/li>\n<li>Once leg symptoms are abolished, focus shifts to a progression of exercises and any manual therapy necessary to abolish back pain<\/li>\n<li>Receiving education on proper posture and how to move through daily activities pain free is essential to solving the source of the problem<\/li>\n<li>An average course of treatment is 8 therapy visits; a range of 4-10 visits is possible depending on the patient\u2019s work ethic and the severity of their condition<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If this sounds like you, we\u2019d love to teach you how to eliminate your back pain and stay active! Talk to your doctor today, and request a referral to see us for physical therapy.<\/p>\n<p>Looking for a one-stop shop? Come see Dr. Carlson and see us for your physical therapy, too!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><script>\n  (function(i,s,o,g,r,a,m){i['GoogleAnalyticsObject']=r;i[r]=i[r]||function(){\n  (i[r].q=i[r].q||[]).push(arguments)},i[r].l=1*new Date();a=s.createElement(o),\n  m=s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];a.async=1;a.src=g;m.parentNode.insertBefore(a,m)\n  })(window,document,'script','https:\/\/www.google-analytics.com\/analytics.js','ga');<\/p>\n<p>  ga('create', 'UA-61699326-1', 'auto');\n  ga('send', 'pageview');<\/p>\n<p><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Do any of these describe your low back problem? 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