Americans spend up to $50 Billion a year on lower back pain, so it’s safe to say that at some point in your life you may experience it. It may happen for many different rhymes or reasons, but it is a known fact that it will effect up to 90% of Americans at some point in their life. Of those, 85% will not find the cause of the pain despite a thorough medical examination. With numbers like these, it is easy to lose hope that you will ever find relief when dealing with lower back pain. Because back pain is a symptom of a bigger problem it can be caused by multiple factors. Causes range from disease or injury to the nerves, bones or muscles in your abdomen. Although knowing what causes lower back pain may not always help identify the problem, knowledge is vital in helping you find peace of mind. While this is not an attempt to diagnosis your aliment, it might give you a starting point as to why you might be having back pain. Listed below are many causes for lower back pain. (more…)
Archive for October, 2011
Causes of Lower Back Pain
Monday, October 24th, 2011
Top Jobs Causing Workers Compensation
Thursday, October 13th, 2011
On a daily bases, the doctors at Wolmed Pain Management Facility, encounter injured workers who suffer from injuries at work, so bad, they often cause serious, chronic pain. In an article written in the daily beast, a while back, called The 20 Most Dangerous Jobs, Clark Merrefield and Lauren Streib walk us through the top jobs leading to injury and fatality in the US. Clark and Lauren compiled the following list by analyzing fatality rates, injury, and illness rates as tracked by the Bureau of Labor Statistics for 2008. (more…)