What Causes Spine Pain?
Spine pain can almost be a misnomer, as much of the pain that is caused in the spine can be felt in other areas of the body, called “referred pain”. This is typically the case when a disc that sits between the vertebrae in the spine is bulging or herniated and leg or arm pain occurs. While the spine itself is not the region that is hurting, the muscles or ligaments that surround the spine can be a source of pain, and occasionally the bones of the back are injured or malformed and will cause the pain on the spine itself. The spine itself has four regions, the cervical, or neck region; the thoracic, middle back region; the lumbar region where 80% of Americans state that they have had some type of spine pain; and the sacral region which is connected to the pelvis. Spine Composition The human spine is very durable and does an effective job of holding a person upright, the only being on the planet that does so. It is comprised of a bony structure called the vertebrae, which are small bones
