Low Back Pain

What causes low back pain?

Trauma to the spine causes what is called a subluxation. A subluxation by definition is a vertebra (a series of 24 movable bones that make up the spinal column) which has misaligned (bone which has moved out of normal position). This misalignment causes pressure on the disc and a peripheral nerve. Pressure on the disc and peripheral nerve causes swelling. This pressure on the peripheral nerve causes an irritated nerve. An irritated nerve causes pain, and an irritated muscle. An irritated muscle causes a muscle spasm, another cause of pain.