5 Possible Reasons Why You Are Experiencing Dull Lower Back pain

Any discomfort, spasm, pressure, or any other form of pain in your lower back can make it challenging to perform your tasks, even the simple ones. That is why the Interventional Pain and Regenerative Medicine Specialists team helps patients to get relief from lower back pain in Northern Virginia. Therefore, do not allow the pain to affect your quality of life while there is help.

But why do you experience this pain? By learning some of the common causes of the discomfort, you can seek the right treatment and also prevent it from recurring where possible. Take a look at the following possible reasons for your lower back pain.

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         Poor Physical Condition

Some physical conditions may contribute to the pain you are experiencing in your lower back. For example, if you are overweight, your back muscles and tendons will be under pressure and stress and will not have the flexibility and strength to support your back. As a result, you will experience discomfort in your back, particularly in the muscles. Besides, if you are physically inactive or spend more time sitting, you strain your back muscles, and you can experience the pain.

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         Spine Degeneration

As you age, you may develop some degenerative spine complications such as loss of bone density, narrowing of the spinal canal, and vertebral disc damage. These conditions are associated with the discomfort or spasm you are experiencing in your lower back.

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         Infections and inflammations

If a bacteria infection infiltrates the structures around your lower back, you experience pain in the area. Some of the structures that can be infected to cause pain in your lower back include the kidney, reproductive organs, discs, or vertebrae.

You may also experience inflammation in your back structures that can cause dull pain in your lower back. If you have inflammation in your discs or vertebrae or the cushions between the vertebrae, you are more likely to experience pain in your lower back.

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         Women’s Complications

Women’s health is unique, and there are certain issues specific to women that can cause pain in your lower back. These issues include ovarian cysts, abnormal growth of the uterine wall, and early or late labor contractions.

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         Rare Causes

Other causes of dull lower back pain are rare and unusual. You can have abnormal aortic aneurysms (AAA), which is a severe enlargement of the aorta. Note that the aorta is the main blood vessel that supplies blood to your abdomen and can cause some complications in your belly when enlarged. Usually, it causes pain throughout the core and/or your lower back. Note that only a gradual expansion causes a dull ache in the lower back, and in case you experience a sudden rupture or leakage due to the swelling, the pain can be severe and sharp, and you can also experience signs of shock.

Tumors are other rare causes of lower back pain. Note that cancer can originate from different parts of the body and spread to the back. Examples of cancers that can cause lower back pain include testicular, colon, or ovarian cancer. Some tumors can also be benign but also affect your lower back structures, causing pain.

The causes of lower back pain are exhaustible, and the above may not be why you are experiencing lower back pain. Therefore, it could help if you sought medical attention from back pain specialists who can diagnose your condition and tell you why you have the pain.