Where is Your Back Pain Coming from?

As a dedicated Bellmore, NY chiropractor practice, Brenner Chiropractic works hard to understand patients and their complaints.

Back pain can come from more than one place. In some cases, the problem starts with strained muscles or irritated joints. In others, it builds slowly from poor posture, repetitive movement, old injuries, or wear and tear in the spine. That is why two people can both say, “My back hurts,” while dealing with very different underlying issues.

If you have been wondering what causes back pain, the first step is to look at the pattern. Does it flare up after lifting? Does it get worse after sitting for hours? Does it stay in one spot or travel into the hip or leg? Paying attention to where the pain starts and how it behaves can help narrow down the source and point you toward the right kind of treatment.

Hip Misalignment: Lower Back Pain

Like the back, the hip is a central hub in the body that influences the function of other body parts. When one’s body suffers from hip misalignment, lower back pain can result. Common causes of hip misalignment include poor sitting posture, poor standing posture, and favoring one side of your body. Weak or unbalanced core or pelvic muscles can also impact the welfare of the hip. Dr. Brenner is a chiropractor whose thorough examination and pain-relief techniques can identify and address these issues.

You can take a comprehensive approach at avoiding hip misalignment by being conscious of your posture and load bearing, and wearing proper footwear.

Excessive Neck Bending: Text Neck

We spend an increasing amount of time each day craning our necks to look at our phones and other mobile devices. These include mobile video game devices, tablets, Kindles, and potentially even books. The frequency at which most of us perform this motion is not natural for humans, and excessive neck craning can lead to other complications. Experts have begun referring to symptoms that arise from this activity as “text neck”.

Stretching your neck can cause the tissue in your neck to overstretch and, consequently, misalign your spine.

To avoid text neck, try bringing your phone to your natural eye level rather than tilting your head down to look at it. For more suggestions about avoiding neck pain, speak with Dr. Brenner in his chiropractic office.

Sitting for Extended Periods: Spine Compression

Sitting down for an entire workday is detrimental to your spine’s health. While your body is inactive, your spine is compressed. This compression can cause stress to travel to the legs, arms, back, and neck.

Poor posture can compound this stress by damaging spinal ligaments and discs.

Regularly standing up and getting away from your desk will help prevent this stress.

Back Pain Treatment

Your body is a network of interconnected parts that influence the welfare of the whole. Strain in your back can result from stress, overactivity, or an imbalance in any part of your body. If you notice back pain or pain in another part of your body, contact Dr. Brenner immediately to schedule a chiropractic appointment.

When should you get back pain checked by a chiropractor?

If your back pain keeps coming back, starts after an injury, spreads into your hip or leg, or makes daily movement harder, it is worth getting evaluated. A chiropractor can help identify whether the problem may be tied to joints, muscles, posture, or disc-related stress. If the pain is severe, comes with numbness, weakness, fever, or loss of bladder or bowel control, seek medical care right away.