- If you’re having chronic pain in the lower back, you’re not alone. Nearly 80% of adults will experience at least one bout of debilitating spine pain in their life. In fact, it’s one of the most common reasons that people seek out a physician. Many of these cases can be linked to work-related injuries, an accident, injury, or muscle strain. However, it occurred, there may be some other issues that are related to this current bout of low back pain. These issues can be herniated discs, spinal stenosis, or degenerative disc disease to name a few.
- Oftentimes, patients report that they are unsure as to what might have caused this. It could be due to lifting something in an awkward manner, poor posture, and in some cases even picking up a pencil from the floor! We must keep in mind that this recent event of low back pain didn’t happen when you started feeling pain. Likely, it had been developing over time and you experienced the fabled “straw that broke the camel’s back.”
- This pain can manifest in a myriad of different ways. Some patients report the pain is a mild annoyance whereas others are debilitated. It can radiate down your leg or arm. In some cases, it can be sharp, dull, or even diffuse. Regardless of what caused the pain, the severity of the pain can be unrelated to the actual level of tissue damage. Without a thorough exam and diagnostic imaging, it can be difficult to pinpoint where the pain is coming from.
- The severity of lower back pain varies greatly. It can be a relatively short-lasting episode, or it can last significantly longer. Each case is unique and should be treated as such. However, there can be similarities in the cause of low-back pain. The spine is a complicated structure that has thousands of muscular, tendinous, and ligamentous attachments. This causes many cases to be mechanical in nature, meaning that the bout of pain is caused or exacerbated by a particular movement. Even easy tasks like sitting, standing, or walking can be almost impossible depending on the severity of the pain.
- If there is a biomechanical distortion present in the spine for a long period of time, it can lead to intervertebral disc degeneration. This occurs when the shock absorber between two vertebra loses integrity and begins to thin due a lack of fluid. A thinning disc reduces the cushion between vertebra causing expedited degeneration.
- Non-Surgical Spinal Decompression using the DRX-9000 has shown outcomes in the 90th percentile in clinical studies in the treatment of low back pain. Crossroads Brain & Spine is currently the only office in central Indiana utilizing the latest of this technology.
Testimonials
As a healthcare provider myself, I sincerely appreciate Dr. Lea’s personal attention, care, and ability to communicate/deliver such complicated information in an easily understandable way. In addition, the personal touch he and his staff provide at each visit is top-notch and welcomed at such a vulnerable time in my life. Since starting his individual treatment plan, I have had a tremendous reduction in my back pain and an improvement in my quality of life. I am very pleased with my results.
Thank you, Dr. Lea, Maria, & staff
Mark
