Can low back pain always be traced back to an injury?
Clearly people can be involved in motor vehicle accidents, falls, injuries where the back is involved. But for most people who develop back pain, it’s very hard for them to remember a specific event or injury that occurred. What are some at-home recommendations to help with low back pain? For people who have been having symptoms for maybe less than a week, there’s some relatively simple things that can be done. Number one is not staying in bed. In the past, doctors put patients at bed rest for back pain. Now there’s actually a lot of evidence that that isn’t a really good idea. The concept of continuing with your usual activity as much as possible, particularly walking, is a very important thing. A lot of people who have back pain due to the muscles and ligaments will often report that it’s worse with prolonged sitting, so avoid that. If you spend a lot of time sitting at a desk at work, you need to get up and walk around. The other thing that I often recommend is walking, because it i
