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Lower Back Muscle Pain

Lower back muscle pain is the most common form of serious back pain. Pain in the lower back is usually felt in the erector spinae and gluteal muscles. These muscles are some of the largest in the body and can be horribly painful when they are injured. Lower back pain will affect the ability to sit, stand, walk, and use your legs.

The symptoms of back muscle pain in the lumbar spine can be debilitating and unbelievably agonizing. It is strange how the pain can be so severe, yet it will leave no lasting effects on the health of the patient. However, it will certainly leave a considerable spectre of fear in the patient’s mind and heart.

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Lower Back Muscle Pain Symptoms

* The main symptom of muscular lower back injury is PAIN. I mean REAL PAIN! Lower back pain can be the worst misery a person might ever experience in their life. The muscles of the lower back and buttocks can be very painful when injured. The pain might be steady or come and go, depending on the extent of injury. The pain is often made worse when the patient performs certain movements or activities.

* Muscle spasm is common in lower back injuries. Back spasm is when the muscle contracts violently and uncontrollably. This condition is similar to a “charlie horse”, and can be terribly agonizing in a large back muscle.

* Muscle tightness or stiffness is also common. There might be a “pulling” or abnormal “stretching” feeling when the back muscles are used.

Recommendation for Lower Back Muscle Pain

I know it hurts… I really do know. I suffered with terrible pain in my lower back for 18 years. There were times that the pain almost made me breakdown and cry. It was unbearable.

The best thing to do for severe muscular back pain is to relax. Take a few days to recover and take it easy. DO NOT lie around for days in bed. Get some rest, but also try to move around gently. Do not assume that you will be injured for weeks. A positive mental attitude is crucial for a fast recovery.

Most lower back muscle pain is due to a minor back injury. This is very common, especially for people with jobs involving routine hard labor. However, the “injury” is often just a trigger for a psychosomatic back pain syndrome to begin. If you have chronic muscular back pain, learn more about how knowledge therapy might be the real answer to your problem.

Lower Back Muscle Pain to Back Pain Home 6/1/06 Revised 8/15/08


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