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Lumbar Back Pain Symptoms Often Can be Treated at Laser Spine Institute
Lumbar back pain is one of the most common health complaints from American adults. That’s not a surprising fact when you consider how much work the lower back, also known as the lumbar region, does in a day. It’s involved in all of the walking, lifting, bending and twisting you do, and even when you are sitting still, it’s responsible for supporting the entire weight of your upper body. Combine those factors with potential overuse or misuse of the lower back, and you have a recipe for lumbar pain. Common causes of an aching lower back include sciatica, bulging or herniated discs, spinal stenosis, degenerative disc disease and more. Fortunately, most of these lumbar back pain causes can be treated with simple remedies like stretching, special exercises, over-the-counter medicines, and cold and hot therapy.
However, when these simple remedies don’t work, your doctor may suggest something more aggressive or out of the ordinary, including:
- Acupuncture
- Massage
- Biofeedback
- Spinal steroid injections
In some cases, even those measures don’t work. At that point, if a patient’s quality of life is seriously compromised and their activities are limited by pain, the patient’s doctor may suggest surgery. If you find yourself in this position, you’ll want to consider treatment at Laser Spine Institute (LSI). We perform a range of endoscopic procedures that treat the many causes of lumbar pain, while still being gentle on the body.
If you’d like more information on our procedures for lumbar back pain, contact LSI today. We’ll review your CT scan and MRI free of charge.