Lower Back Pain – 3 Ways To Know Where It Is Coming From

Lower Back Pain … are you a sufferer? Do you fit the statistics that say over 80% of adults have back pain at some stage. Are you one of the 50% who are reading this with lower back pain right now?n

Lower back pain can be a debilitating condition that stops you enjoying life. You find you can no longer do all the activities you use to do. You avoid certain tasks and miss out of lots of fun filled activities with your children, family and friends.n

You may even have tried many therapies to help, used numerous stretches and other techniques only to find your lower back pain remains. The problem is you may be targeting the wrong areas. Do you know where your lower back pain comes from?n

The following tests indicate where and what type of lower back pain you have.n

nLower Back Pain Test 1:n

Look at your self in a mirror. Stand without trying to get into the perfect position. Just stand in a relaxed fashion and observe any postural differences. n

You may notice one shoulder higher than the other, one shoulder may be turned inwards compared to the other. Take note of any difference in the gap between your arm and your body – it may be greater on one side.n

Place your hands on your hips and see if one side is higher than the other. One foot may point straight and the other not.n

Any changes, especially significant changes, indicate postural changes that are usually a sign of muscular imbalances. If any of these are occurring you now know that your lower back pain has a muscular aspect to it.n

nLower Back Pain Test 2:n

Lie on your back and slide the back of your hands under your pelvis at belt height. Notice if one side is easer to place your hand under. There may be a height difference or it may appear that there is more weight crunching on one hand.n

If your pelvis is twisted, when you lie down one side will put more pressure on your hand and less on the other side. This indicates a mis-alignment in the pelvis. n

A positive test indicates you have joint problems that are part of the cause of your lower back pain. The most common area is your pelvis. The pelvis is after all the foundation area of your spine and a common cause of lower back pain.n

nLower Back Pain Test 3:n

This is called a straight leg raise. If at any time performing this test you notice any pain, stop it immediately. Perform this test gently and slowly…n

Lie on your back and raise one leg slowly as far as you can. Rest your leg down gently and then do the same for the other side.n

Notice if it is easier to lift one leg compared to the other. Is there any pain or stiffness performing this test? Can you lift one leg higher than the other?n

If any of these occur, the test is positive which indicates there is lower back imbalance. This is usually joint related and indicates there are joints in your lower back that are not moving correctly. This is a very common cause of lower back pain. n

nSo if you have any of these tests positive, and it could be one or all of them, lower back pain is likely to occur. It is very common to have all three tests positive. Why?n

Most lower back pain is a combination of factors. No one factor is more important than the other. Each is just as likely to cause your lower back pain. This is also the reason why so much of your lower back pain remains.n

Most therapies and techniques only cover one aspect of lower back pain. They therefore miss almost 2/3 of the problems and your lower back pain returns. If you correct all aspects of your lower back pain, your pain will disappear quickly.n

Best of all it will not return…n

These 3 simple lower back pain tests indicate what you need to target to get rid of your lower back pain once and for all… a permanent cure for lower back pain!