There is a widespread belief in society that back pain is associated with hernias or osteochondrosis, but in fact the cause lies mostly in the muscles surrounding the spine. This was told to socialbites.ca by a doctor of physical and rehabilitation medicine.
“Osteochondrosis, protrusions, and hernias rarely cause back pain – different studies estimate between one and ten percent. Back pain is most often caused by soft tissue problems. Sometimes back pain can also occur due to non-musculoskeletal causes. For example, kidney disease can “give” the back, ”said Ushakov.
Although in most cases the pain will go away on its own within two weeks, there are warning signs that should be seen by a doctor right away.
“If there are red flags: the pain is acute and does not go away after anesthesia, if there is weakness in the legs, numbness in the perineum, some kind of malfunction in the pelvic organs, the doctor will definitely do an MRI. ”Ushakov explained.
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