LOWER BACK PAIN
Lower back pain is one of those common conditions that everyone experiences at some stage, but if it’s severe, lower back pain can have a significant impact on every aspect of your life. Gazelle Aram, MD, at Expert Care Center in Delray Beach, Florida, is a pain management specialist who offers a range of effective treatments for lower back pain, including advanced therapies to help relieve your symptoms. For more information, schedule an appointment online or by phone today.
Lower Back Pain Q & A
Your lower back consists of lumbar vertebrae bones, the discs between the vertebrae that act as shock absorbers, muscles, facet joints, and the tendons and ligaments that hold everything together.
- A fall or other injury
- Physical overexertion
- Reaching too far or straining too hard
- Chronically poor posture
- Making repetitive movements
- Awkward or sudden turns and twists
- Awkward or sudden turns and twists
- Using unsafe lifting techniques
- Degenerative disc disease or osteoarthritis
- Rheumatoid arthritis
- Ruptured discs
- Osteoporosis (brittle bones)
- Scoliosis (curved spine)
If you feel pain in your lower back, stop whatever you’re doing and give yourself a break. Don’t go to bed and lay still for days, because that just makes you seize up and doesn’t help your back get better.
Use gentle heat, cooling packs or gels, muscle liniment, or an anti-inflammatory cream, take it easy for a couple of days, and any minor muscle injuries should heal up, resolving the pain. However, if your back pain is more severe, or it doesn’t improve considerably within a few days, you should visit Dr. Aram at Expert Care Center for an assessment.
Dr. Aram can examine you and run tests to find the cause of your lower back pain, and then provide a range of suitable treatment options, such as:
- Epidural injections
- Facet joint injections/Medial Branch Blocks
- Physical therapy
- Medication management
- Radiofrequency ablation
- Alternative therapies
- Cortisone injections
- Spinal Cord Stimulator
Don’t let your lower back pain turn into a chronic problem. Call Expert Care Center today to schedule a consultation, or book an appointment online anytime.
