LWS - SchmerzenPain in the lumbar spine (low back pain)
In the lowest section of the spine, occur by far most back pain. The lumbar spine bears the entire weight of the hull. The vertebral bodies, absorb this load, but compared to other spinal segments small. The facet joints of the lumbar spine are charged in the upright posture tremendously. The intervertebral discs that serve as a buffer and suspension lose every day, some of the liquid they contain and shrink. About Sun night, in, this fluid is indeed filled again. But with age does the extent of this "recovery" by ', the intervertebral discs to shrink permanently.
The result is that muscle tension is relieved. The lumbar spine bulges forward and the hollow back is more pronounced and the additional pressure. This is where deep-seated back pain that can radiate a belt.
In the lumbar spine also held the movements which pass from the body into the legs. It trains such as the hip flexor muscle, or the so-called adductors (Anziehmuskeln) are involved. Therefore must be considered carefully in the investigation and the pelvis and legs.
Common causes of pain in the lumbar spine
The various pressures over time, even at the discs cause permanent damage. This is particularly the lumbar spine disc herniation mentioned. It expresses a part of the disc on one of the major nerves of the spine, causing back pain in addition to often typical radiating leg pain.
A long time recognized cause of back pain is the so-called discogenic pain. It occurs when blood vessels and pain fibers in the disc tissue, grow, particularly in the fibrous ring of intervertebral disc. grow. Pressure-dependent back pain are the result. At a late stage can lead to the development of osteochondrosis. The osteochondrosis it describes the wear of the disc with reaction of the adjacent vertebral bodies.
Often occurs then by an increasing instability of the spine, can cause the motion-pain. The response of the spine by bone attachments can then cause progressive leg pain caused by narrowing of the spinal canal and nerve structures. To be known as spinal stenosis disease is then often the final stage of a long history of suffering back dar.