Back Pain from Joint, Disc, or Nerve

by Chiropractor 33613

The most common cause of back pain is from spinal joint, nerve or disc related pressure

Joint Pressure:

At the back of the spine are joints called facet joints. On occasion when the facets impact upon one another the can cause back pain. If you back pain is from the facet joints in your spine chances are the pain will remain local and be more severe with bending backwards or painful when a compressive force is applied downward on the top of the shoulder compressing the facet joints.

Disc Pressure:

Between each bone in your spine is a spinal disc. The disc is mainly composed of a fibrous outer band and a gelatin inner core. If you back pain is from disc pressure the gelatinous material can push or bulge out of the fibrous outer band. Disc related back pain can get worse with sitting, lifting, sneezing, coughing or deep breathing.

Nerve Pressure:

Between each bone in your spine behind the intervertebral disc comes off the spinal nerve from the spinal cord. If your back pain is from nerve related pressure you can frequently get referred pain down the leg or into the foot.

These are the most common causes of back pain and what the typical symptoms would feel like.

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