Everyone has experienced low back pain at one time or another. Most people can recover from low back pain with home treatment, such as changes in activity, weight loss, quitting smoking, and other steps. Sometimes medicine or surgery is needed.
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Radiculopathy, commonly called pinched nerve, often occurs in the low back.
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A compression fracture is a type of break in the bones in your back that stack up to form your spine. A compression fracture can cause back pain, limited movement, a decrease in height, and a stopped over posture. It often develops as a result of osteoporosis.
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Lumbar disk disease occurs when the spongy disks between the vertebrae bulge out or rupture.
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Sciatica, also called lumbar radiculopathy, is a pain that starts along your sciatic nerve, the largest nerve in the body. The pain goes from the back of your pelvis down the back of your thigh.
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Spinal stenosis is a condition in which the spinal canal narrows and pinches the nerves. This results in back and leg pain.
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Lumbar spinal stenosis is a narrowing of the spinal canal in your lower back that may cause pain or numbness in your legs. Read on for details about causes, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment.
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Neural blockades, commonly called nerve blocks, are procedures that can help prevent or manage many different types of intractable pain.
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