What is the cause of back pain? I never thought...

Many people in life have been troubled by back pain, especially office workers. They sit in front of the computer for eight hours a day. It is hard not to have back pain. So what are the causes of back pain?

1 Back pain caused by cervical spondylosis

How can cervical spondylosis cause back pain when it occurs in the cervical spine? Little do people know that the posterior branches of the spinal nerves of the fourth, fifth, and sixth cervical vertebrae extend to the back and control the skin and muscles of the upper back.

When degenerative changes occur in the cervical spine, if the dorsal branches of the spinal nerves in the fourth, fifth, and sixth cervical vertebrae are pulled, back pain will occur.

In fact, neck and back pain, upper limb weakness, finger numbness, dizziness, nausea, and even blurred vision and difficulty swallowing are all symptoms of cervical spondylosis.

2 Back pain caused by frozen shoulder

Scapulohumeral periarthritis can cause shoulder joint pain. As the disease progresses, the pain range will continue to increase, and some patients will experience back pain.

3 Back pain caused by ankylosing spondylitis

Patients with ankylosing spondylitis may experience chronic, widespread or persistent low back pain, tenderness over the spinous processes, back and waist stiffness in the morning, back and waist pain that worsens when leaning back, improves with activity, and fatigue after standing or walking for a long time.

Patients often present with limited movement of the lower back and waist. Physical examination may reveal tenderness in the lumbar spinous process and paraspinal muscle spasm. In the later stages, muscle atrophy and even hunchback deformity may occur.

4 Back pain caused by respiratory system

Many respiratory diseases such as pleural adhesions, lung cancer and tuberculosis may also cause shoulder and back pain, but usually in the back, side or shoulder blades.

5. Pain referred to the affected area due to visceral disease

Gynecological pelvic diseases, prostate diseases, etc. can cause lower back pain. Kidney diseases such as stones, tumors, kidney ptosis, pyelonephritis and retroperitoneal diseases such as abscesses and hematomas can cause low back pain. Hepatofemoral and heart diseases can cause back pain.