If it's not part of your daily vocabulary, consider yourself fortunate. If it is, you might be interested to know that this type of pain is usually the result of excess stretching of the ligaments of the spine, and that it affects far more women than men. Lower back pain is usually due to muscle imbalance, in which either the curvature of the lower back is increased, or a lack of flexibility in your lower back and the muscles surrounding it, which can predispose you to tight, rigid muscles, making you more susceptible to lower back injury. Because high heels or pregnancy can shift your weight forward and increase the curve in your back, which leads to back pain. Men who carry excess pounds in their bellies also have their weight shifted forward and, as a result, are more likely to experience lower back pain than other men.
Exercise is typically the main treatment for lower back pain.
The rule is if you suddenly develop pain in your back, you should rest it. If after a few days the pain continues, see a physician. When exercise is prescribed, simple stretching exercises, for example, can relax tension in the muscles along the spine. Other exercises can strengthen the abdominal and gluteal muscles, among others, to provide your spine with additional support. You could also be experiencing an infection in some other part of the body that produces what is called a referred pain along the back, even if the source of the problem isn't in your back.