Pain science
Why your low back pain keeps coming back
Rest and pain relief can quiet a flare-up, but recurring back pain usually has a load or movement pattern behind it.
By Dr. Joseph Sperlak, PT, DPT, CSCSPublished Updated
Most people with recurring low back pain have been through the same cycle: a flare-up, a few days of rest, relief, then another episode weeks or months later. Rest calms the symptoms. It rarely changes what caused them.
Look past the painful spot
The spine is often where pain shows up, not where the problem starts.
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