Lower back pain is common enough that we all know of someone suffering from this problem. There are several causes to bring on the soreness and pain:

• years of poor posture.
• an old and untreated back injury.
• years of back negect.
• back trauma.
• sudden movement.

A common cause of low back pain is bad working habits. Remember to keep your back straight when lifting and when working on items below waist level.

The reason for this pain may be caused by one of the following:

Common name:			Medical name:
muscle and ligament sprain			musculo-ligamentous syndrome
joint sprain			facet syndrome
slipped disc			disc syndrome

Doctor Roy recommends to help you live a better life with lower back problems:

• maintain a correct posture
• avoid lifting during the early stages of pain or soreness.
• exercise.
• keep your body supplied with the proper nutrition.
• Chiropractic adjustment of your spinal can relieve painful pressure on the muscles and nerves and allow healing to facilite.

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