What causes chronic back pain?
About 80 percent of people suffer from serious back pain during their life, and for 10 percent of those people the back pain becomes chronic.Disc damageWhen you lift something heavy, it can rupture or move a disc in the back, putting pressure on the nerves and causing chronic lower back pain.Other causesSome chronic conditions can lead to lower back pain such as arthritis, osteoporosis, and other disc or bone diseases. Other potential causes include viral infections and irregularities of the spine that you are born with.Contributing factorsStress, excess weight, and strain resulting from poor posture or lifting of heavy objects may contribute to lower back pain.
