Home » Disorders » Patient & Caregiver Education » Fact SheetsLow Back Pain Fact SheetWhat structures make up the back?What causes lower back pain?What are the risk factors for developing low back pain?How is low back pain diagnosed?How is ba

Lower Back PainEighty percent (80%) of people will experience lower back pain at some stage of their life. Back pain is a symptom caused by numerous biopsychosocial conditions. It is one of the most common reasons for people missing work and seeing

What Is Cervical Radiculopathy?Cervical radiculopathy is the clinical description of when a nerve root in the cervical spine becomes inflamed or damaged, resulting in a change in neurological function. Neurological deficits, such as numbness, alter

What can cause lower back pain?Most acute low back pain is mechanical in nature, meaning that there is a disruption in the way the components of the back (the spine, muscle, intervertebral discs, and nerves) fit together and move. Some examples of

Understanding PainWe all suffer pain. We all do different things to cause pain. We all feel pain slightly differently.Why does pain persist in some of us, but not in others? Why is your pain so difficult to explain to others?Maybe it's because

Chronic low back pain (CLBP) is defined as pain that continues for 12 weeks or longer, even after an initial injury or underlying cause of acute low back pain has been treated.Key Points1. CLBP develops in roughly 5.0% to 10.0% of low back pain c

What is pain ?Ans : a localized or generalized unpleasant bodily sensation or complex of sensations that causes mild to severe physical discomfort and emotional distress and typically results from bodily disorder (such as injury or disease)acute s

Chronic Pain ExplainedChronic pain is on the rise with an estimated 10-20% of the population reporting chronic or recurrent pain.The factors that predict the development of chronic pain following an acute episode of pain do not relate to any 'bio