Having back pain due to old age? Can you fix your back pain no matter what your age is?
What is old age? A simple google search indicates ‘old age’ starts at 70 years old. Do all ‘old’ people have back pain? Are all young people free of back pain?
Quite straight forward answers spring to mind when posing these questions.
So why are most older people who present with chronic back pain that won't go away told by their GP and or health care practitioner that it is just ‘wear and tear’ from old age and they will have to just live with it?
Up to 70% of older people have lumbar disc degeneration however the vast majority do not suffer from any back pain.
Muscles and fascia can cause back pain and they are almost always overlooked in diagnosis, scans and treatment. Regardless of your age, your muscles and fascia can change, and you can change them to fix your back pain, no matter how many months, years or decades you have been suffering in a large amount of cases you can be pain free too.
One thing that does make us more predisposed to back pain as we age is that we do not tend to move as often or dynamically as we once did. We retire from jobs, the kids or more accurately for most the grandkids grow up meaning the repetitious movements carried out on a daily basis are no longer a part of the daily routine.
If you don't use it, you lose it is the best catchphrase, but more accurately when you do lose it (muscle mass) you stiffened up.
In the absence of adequate muscular conditioning in the muscles integral to supporting and stabilizing the weight of your own body, fascia or better known as connective tissue solidifies to make the body more rigid. The presence of solidified connective tissue in the lower back and hips of older people who have greatly reduced their daily activity is the most common source of their lower back pain.
We need to get you moving!
Despite the countless treatments, massage and drugs you have been prescribed over the years it all comes back to basics:
- Eradicate the solidified connective tissue
- Restore functional movement that will overcome the very imbalances that caused the muscular weakness and in turn the solidified connective tissue.
- Continue to carry out full compound functional exercises with resistance to ensure your posture remains sound, your muscles strong and symmetrical and your back free of pain.
Back Solution across America has a proven record with acute and chronic back pain sufferers exceeding in excellence across the country. We have treated thousands of patients that range from Olympic athletes, professional athletes as well as everyday pain sufferers. Our rapid growth across the country will ensure a local clinic will be in your area soon to address you acute and chronic back pain.