Among all posture problems, people seem to have the most issues with back pains.
Other than wrist, knee and shoulder pains, back pain is the most common type of ache.
When you have back pains, you have to see your orthopedic or chiropractor.
Here are the common causes for back pains.
Strain or sprain This can happen when you do something that you are not used to doing.
For example, you could be pulling grass for the first time.
If you are not used to it, you can strain your ligaments, tendons and muscles.
This is because the specific body parts responsible for the new activity (pulling grass) are not used to the activity yet.
It is also hard to detect because the pain often comes 24 hours after the activity.
Therefore, you don't know whether it causes you sprain or strain.
Spine discs Along your spine, you have discs that act as cushion.
They act as shock absorbers that absorb shock for you.
But when you grow older, these very same discs could become brittle due to natural degeneration process.
The matter is made even worse if your disc ruptures and the inner substance leaks out, affecting the nearby nerves and causing great pain to you.
You may need surgery to fix this problem if you have a damaged spine.
Sciatica Sciatica pain happens when your sciatic nerve (located along your buttocks and the back of your leg) is compressed by excess bones or soft tissues.
If you have this problem, there is no other way.
You would have to undergo surgery to fix it.
Spinal stenosis What happens is your spinal canal becomes narrow.
This puts pressure onto your nerves, which in turn cause sharp pains down your arm and leg.