The Lower Back Bible by Busch Fred

Author:Busch, Fred [Busch, Fred]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Unknown
Published: 2012-03-31T16:00:00+00:00

13 Assessing your Back Pain

Now let’s focus on the different areas of the body where back pain is experienced and how they relate to identifying the source of the pain. The critical question is: Where is the exact location of the pain that you are feeling? Is it at the lowest part of your back, closer to your buttocks? This kind of pain correlates to what we referred to earlier as the sacroiliac joint. Pain in the sacroiliac joint may exhibit the following symptoms:

■ It comes and goes,

■ It moves from one side to the other,

■ It can never really be massaged to relief, and

■ Sensations can either be dull and annoying-to-sharp and startling.

Or, is your pain in the spine, rather than the sacrum? Pain higher up in the spine, but still in the lower back is often a sign of potential herniated discs. Pain in the lower spine can shoot down the leg via the sciatic nerve. Basically, if you have lower back pain and the pain is not located in the sacral region, it is then related to the lumbar vertebrae, and the muscles and nerves connecting and innervating the lumbar.

The final option for the source of back pain could involve the cervical vertebrae, but that would be more commonly known as ‘neck pain’ and might be the result of whiplash or other causes. This book will not cover the subject of neck pain, but the key rule is to avoid all poses that involve the neck in a weight bearing capacity and to avoid turning the head to the sides if the neck hurts.

The sequences we will be doing are equally safe and effective for both pain origi - nating in the sacroiliac joint and in the lumbar discs. Nevertheless, it is important that you identify the difference if possible. If you have a disc injury, you need to be much more careful with any type of twisting. Mild twisting movements that occur during everyday ac- tivities can aggravate and often severely worsen disc injuries, especially when the twist is combined with a forward bend. So, if you have a disc injury please be mindful of avoiding asymmetrical unconscious twisting movements.

It is always wise prior to beginning any exercise program to consult a physician. This is particularly true in the case of back pain because the extent of your injury may not correlate with the pain you are experiencing.

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