Most people have lower back pain, due to the fact that the lower back bears the weight of the upper body. It also twists and bends more than the upper back.
If your back pain started after something quite trivial, like sneezing or picking up a book from the floor, this could cause you to have a slipped disc or a joint problem in your spine.
Backache is second only to headaches as the most common location of pain.
Many people who suffer from back pain, usually either lead inactive sedentary lives, or have inherited a genetic susceptibility to back pain.
Pain that goes down to your groin, could indicate that you have kidney stones.
Apparently vibration often causes back problems, so it is quite common for lorry drivers to suffer back problems.
Research shows that in any two-week period of time, between 25 33% of all adults get some form of back pain.
With cycling becoming the latest way to keep fit you should check the angle of the seat is right for you or you could end up experiencing back pain.
Did you know that back pain became a part of life when humans started walking upright, rather than on all fours. The vertebrae were never really designed to deal with walking upright.
If you get pain in the middle of your back, which becomes worse after eating, it could indicate that you have a stomach ulcer, rather than a back problem.
Back pain is not always as a result of an accident or fall, it can also be the result of abscesses, blood clots or tumours in other organs near the spine.
They do say however that 80 to 90% of back pain resolves itself within a month to six weeks.
Some say that prolonged use of back braces and supports can actually weaken the muscles in your back, which can then contribute to the problem.
When certain conditions, are present together with back pain, such as loss of bowel or bladder control, numbness, pins and needles, rapid weight loss, a history of cancer, or drug use, pain unrelated to movement, the patient should receive immediate medical attention.
BACK PAIN BLOG UK... 
Be in the gym very soon. And some more walking.
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Watch that back hutt 🙂
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Hello, Barmac. My name is John Hansen. I’m a chronic pain physician in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, USA. I don’t know if there is training in chronic pain, other than procedures, in Great Britain, but in the US, for the most part, there is not. Yet, multidisciplinary conservative care is what most people with chronic pain need. To educate people about chronic pain and it’s treatment, I have a website, http://www.Help4ChronicPain.com. I’d be happy to have you and your readers read my blog, or contribute to the sections Ask a Question or Tell Your Story.
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I fell and broke my back last year, still get back pain and it affects my mobility. Never suffered with back pain till that happened, having to learn new techniques to cope with it all.
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