Easy-to-understand articles covering common aches, injuries, and musculoskeletal health. Written to help you better understand your body, treatment options, and recovery.
What Causes Mechanical Low Back Pain? Low back pain is one of the most common reasons people visit an osteopath. When it isn't linked to a serious underlying disease or nerve compression, it's often called mechanical low back pain , meaning the pain arises from the way muscles, joint, discs and ligaments of the spine move and interact, and this accounts for 90-95% of all cases of low back pain. What Does Mechanical Mean? This refers to pain that is associated with movement, p
