Lower Back Pain Causes: Understanding Common Triggers
Common lower back pain causes:
- Muscle strain: Overuse/injury to muscles/ligaments (most common).
- Herniated disc: Disc material presses nerve.
- Spinal stenosis: Narrowed spinal canal compresses cord/nerves.
- Osteoarthritis: Joint cartilage wear → pain, stiffness, swelling.
- Sciatica: Sciatic nerve compression/irritation.
Less common but serious causes: kidney stones, infection, spinal tumors. See a doctor for diagnosis and treatment.
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