Did you know that around 90% of lower back pain cases are “non-specific”? This is a term used in research to highlight that most cases of lower back pain andcannot be attributed to a specific underlying condition e.g., a fracture, infection or major nerve compression.
For those of us with lower back pain, it means there could be a range of complex interactions between tissues, movement, nervous system sensitivity, and psychosocial factors that could be contributing to your pain.
For more info, have a read of our recent blog post about lower back pain.
Source: Maher, C., Underwood, M., & Buchbinder, R. (2017). Non-specific low back pain. The Lancet, 389(10070), 736–747. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(16)30970-9