Causes of Back Pain - By: Jeff Austin

There are a multitude of causes for back pain. The most common cause is simple muscle strain.

The kind that happens when you lean over to pick a dropped pencil up off of the floor or pick up a child that stretches a muscle in an unusual way and causes a sharp and shooting pain is how most back pain begins.

There are, of course, a host of other ways that back pain can begin.

Injury caused by a blow to the back can injure the muscles as well as the backbone and both can cause severe back pain.

Falls are a major cause of back injury and back pain, particularly among the elderly.

There are diseases that can and do cause back pain. Kidneys that are not functioning correctly can certainly be the underlying cause of very severe back pain.

Arthritis is another disease that can be the root cause for back pain.

Poor posture contributed to back pain to a very high degree. Sometimes the muscle strains and even the ravages of disease to the back can be traced back to poor posture.

Poor posture puts added stress and undue strain on the muscles in the back as well as on the anatomical structure itself.

Poor posture can result in a decreased blood flow and thus contribute to back pain and promote other diseases as well.

Chairs, both those that are used in the home as well as the ones used in the office, are a major factor in producing back pain.

Backs need support, and they need support when people are required to sit for long periods of time at a desk, or in front of a computer especially.

Hours spent lounging in a deep-cushioned easy chair means that the back is without any support and this can also contribute to back pain.

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