Why Back Pain Persists Long After Injury Many people are told that chronic back pain is the result of “wear and tear” or structural damage. Yet a large percentage of individuals continue to experience pain long after tissues have healed—sometimes with little or no visible injury on imaging. This disconnect is often explained by chronic…
Why Sciatica Feels So Different from Other Back Pain Sciatica is often described as back pain, but in reality it behaves very differently from muscular or joint-related discomfort. While traditional back pain may feel dull, stiff, or achy, sciatica is frequently sharp, burning, electric, or radiating, traveling from the lower back into the hips, legs,…
Why Lower Back Pain Is So Widespread Lower back pain is the most common form of back discomfort and one of the leading causes of reduced mobility worldwide. It affects people of all ages—not only due to injury, but increasingly because of modern lifestyle patterns that place constant stress on the lumbar spine. Unlike acute…
Why Back Pain Is So Common – and So Often Mismanaged Back pain is one of the leading causes of disability worldwide, yet it remains one of the most misunderstood health conditions. Many people are told their pain is “just muscular,” “age-related,” or something they must learn to live with. Others are given short-term solutions…
