There are many options for back pain treatment, but if annular tears are the underlying cause of pain, how can this be treated?
Sciatica can be a debilitating condition, but it is usually secondary to other issues. If left untreated, whatever is causing sciatica can worsen, leading to complications that can become even more serious. This is why it’s important to have an understanding of what can cause sciatica, as this will better your understanding of how to best treat this condition.
Chronic low back pain can be a condition that is difficult to understand because there are so many variables that can cause it. Adding to the confusion is somatic referred pain, an issue that chronic low back pain even more burdensome than it already is by causing this pain to be felt in other areas of the body. So what exactly is somatic referred pain and how does it affect chronic low back pain?
Pain is considered chronic pain when it lasts beyond six months. People who continue suffering beyond six months have chronic low back pain and are unlikely to get better on their own.
The reason why the cause of chronic low back pain is often so difficult to determine is that it is often caused by annular tears. Annular tears cannot be seen on MRIs or other common imaging tests and, unfortunately, most common treatments for back pain are unable to address these tears. Let’s discuss how annular tears cause chronic low back pain and what can place you at risk for developing annular tears.
Even if you’re aware that most spine issues are caused by annular tears, it can be difficult to know this for sure because the most common options for diagnosing the cause of spine pain can’t show annular tears.
Annular tears are the root of spine pain for many patients, starting with simple back pain and leading to disc herniations, bulges, degeneration, and dehydration.
MRI is considered the best way to diagnose a person for degenerative disc disease, but MRI can’t reveal the underlying cause of disc degeneration.
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