Don't Get Down on Your Back!

Good Morning Everyone!

        There are many people that come to see me for low back pain.  They get better and then later in that year or next year the pain comes back.  Often, many of those patients are a little upset or frustrated with their bodies because they feel that this should not be happening to them.  According to a study that I was reading this morning;  "Two thirds of the people who have had back pain in the past can be expected to have some symptoms every year."  Point here is to not get frustrated, because they are not alone.  The simple fact here is that once the original integrity of a body part is interrupted, there is always a small weakness there (that goes for everyone under any type of care). 
        Holy depressing blog Dr. Jeff!  I know it sounds depressing, but the positive aspect to this is that there are worse things.  A spine can be easy to deal with as long as you make it a point to get it checked from time to time during the year.  Regular maintenance can help to prevent problems from reoccurring, and can also make recurrences that do happen less severe than they would have been. 


Yours in Health,

Dr. Jeff

Study:  McGorry RW, MSBE, PT et al.  The relation between pain intensity, disability, and the episodic nature of chronic and recurrent low back pain.  Spine 2000;25(7): 834-841.

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