Back Pain Plymouth, Michigan at Ann Arbor Institute For Spinal Care

Back Pain Plymouth, Michigan

Just because 80% of Americans suffer from back pain in their life, doesn't mean that you have to accept it as gospel. Visit Dr. Jon Grenillo, DC in Plymouth, Michigan, at the Ann Arbor Institute; he can help you beat back this pain with spinal decompression therapy.

The reason why the percentage of Americans feeling back pain is so great is because there are so many different kinds of back pain. Back pain will never be a diagnosis but rather a symptom of something that is deeper. After going through a thorough exam to see what the cause of your back pain is, your diagnosis may be associated with nerve or disc problems, osteoarthritis or muscular troubles. Some ways that back pain sufferers may gain a temporary relief is by the means of yoga or stretching. But if the back pain is continual, then more of a rigorous treatment like spinal decompression will be needed as well as other exercise to strengthen back muscles and prevent re-injury.

Some of the most diagnosed causes of back pain are:

- Intervertebral Disc Degeneration - Occurs when the disc in the back that are located between the spinal vertebrae are degenerating. This degeneration is usually associated with age. As the vertebrae break down they lose their ability to perform as a cushion.
- Injuries -sprains or fractures- Sprains and fractures can cause either serious problems or temporary problems. A sprain is a tear in the ligament, and the tear can occur by either moving from side to side incorrectly or lifting something incorrectly. Fractures occur along other conditions like Osteoporosis in which the bones that are in the back weaken. Both fractures and sprains can be caused by an accident or falling.
- Various Medical Conditions like Scoliosis, that makes the spine curve, can be in existence and not cause any pain until later in life. Spinal Stenosis happens when the spine starts narrowing and creates pressure on the spinal cord as well as the nerves of the spine. Pregnancy can also be a cause of back pain. A few other conditions that can cause back pain are kidney infections or stones, endometriosis, and Fibromyalgia.
- There are not too many people who have developed back pain from infections or tumors. But there are a few infectious conditions like osteomyelitis or discitis that can cause back pain. It is also very rare that someone may develop a tumor that started in the back, but it can occur. Usually, tumors start growing somewhere else and spread to the back.

Back pain is a sign of a number of problems. But being stressed emotionally can be a cause for your spinal pain to become worse. Don't let your spinal pain become another problem. Visit Dr. Grenillo in Plymouth, Michigan, at the Ann Arbor Institute and receive spinal decompression treatment for your back pain.