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The Most Alarming Back Pain Fact That We All Keep Denying
The speed of your rehab relies on accepting this one truth…
Want to know a mindblowing fact about low back pain? The majority of us struggling with it have non-specific pain, meaning it can’t be connected to a singular reason. Using more scientific verbiage, 90–95% of LBP cases can’t be attributed to a specific nociceptive source or type of pain caused by damaged tissues.
This explains why some people go in for medical imaging with horrendous-looking backs and have no pain, while others have perfect-looking spines but are plagued with discomfort.
As a kinesiologist and trainer who’s spent years working at a chiropractic clinic, I know what you’re thinking. How on earth is this possible? If the body gets damaged, the localized tissues will simply present pain that we can identify, no?
While many injuries work this way, low back pain is more complex and deep-rooted than that. Unfortunately, we still believe we can fix things if we just find the cause…leading to years of confusion and disappointment for both health providers and patients alike.
This is exactly the reason why millions of people struggle with low back pain daily. We look in all the wrong places while many health professionals resist sharing the…
