8 out of 10 Canadians suffer from low back pain at some time in their lives.
Back pain is one of the costliest forms of time loss from work.
B ack pain has a variety of causes, from simple muscle strains to damaged discs. They are large joints which are important in everyday life because they move when you walk and they dampen the shock that each step places on your body. They can become locked which causes a generalized dull ache in the low back which may also be felt in the buttocks or even down the back of the thigh. That is one of the reasons this type of low back pain does not respond to stretching and exercise alone and often requires chiropractic adjustments to releive the pain. Facet Joint Syndrome T his is a very common cause of lower back disorders.