Lower Back Pain Treatments

Sciatic nerve is considered to be the longest and widest nerve in human body. It runs throughout the whole lower body after starting from lower back. The main purpose of this nerve is to supply sensation to the skin of whole lower leg as well as to the foot. Not only that, it also innervates the muscles in the posterior compartment of the leg and foot. Sciatic pain or sciatica is the pain due to compression in the sciatic nerve caused by any problem in the lower back. Poor hip bones conditions, lumber spinal stenosis and muscular hypertension are some of the major causes for the pain in the sciatic nerve. Causes of sciatica Nerve Pain Sometime sciatica get intensely painful and patient have to struggle to make any movement. To get rid of the sciatic pain and to stay in the game, keeping the hip and back muscles strong is a key. Exercises and use of foam-rollers reduce the pain and help in strengthening the muscles. Physiotherapist usually prescribes medications and stretches f

What is the bulging disc? Bulging disc is a change in the shape and position of the intervertebral disc that serves as a support between the vertebrae. A problem like bulging disc can happen at any age but it is more common in the people who are aged or those who are involved in hard physical activities for extended periods of time. To know more about bulging discs, it is necessary to know about some symptoms, causes and treatments of this disease in detail.   The spine in a human body consists of discs in the vertebral column that act as a damper and absorb shocks or jerks to keep the bones and spinal tissues safe from any damage. Not only that, they help in moving and twisting the body. Vertebrae discs are enclosed in a hard casing and fluid like centre.  The liquid material starts to swell outwards from the weakest point of the shell when the disc moves or slip from its normal position. Usually, the disc balloons develop between spaces present in the vertebrae and the same proce

If someone is sitting in a driving seat while the car is stationary, it will be just like sitting in a cushioned chair. But if the car is moving, the body is exposed to different forces like whole body vibrations, swaying from side to side and acceleration and deceleration forces. Also during driving, feet are actively used, so support provided by feet is lost which also has an additional effect. The combined effect of these factors plus the design of the car seat increases the risk of back pain for some people. There is also some gender predisposition. It is also proven in some researches that although the incidence of lower back pain is greater in females the ‘lower back pain associated with driving’ is more common in males. It is also observed that while sitting in a driving car seat, the lumbar curvature is not maintained due to loss of support to the back, which increases the risk of sciatica. Sciatica is a type of back pain which radiates from the back towards buttocks and le