If you have severe lower back pain, you know how debilitating it can be. It can make it almost impossible to do anything, and you can only think about how much it hurts.

In the old days, they used to put a person on bed rest for a few weeks, or suggest operating on the back. Unfortunately, while doctors meant well, these suggestions were the worst possible ways to treat severe lower back pain. The muscles atrophy and the body loses mobility. Now, there are different recommendations to find relief from lower back pain, whether severe or moderate.

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When it comes to lower back pain symptoms, it helps to know the causes. While the solution may be the same regardless of the cause, for some causes there are other options to find relief. Some are temporary other offer more permanent relief.

The lower back has bones, ligaments, tendons, muscles and disks. There can be problems with any of these things. And in some people, no certain cause is ever found. In those cases, relief is freedom from pain.

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There is nothing more invasive on our daily lives than suddenly having lower back muscle pain. It can be anything from a twinge to a debilitating attack, leaving us wanting to die, and certainly wanting to find relief. Let’s take a look at the answers to six pertinent questions.

Who Gets Lower Back Muscle Pain?

Almost everyone. Studies show that four out of five of us will have back pain at some time in our lives. Fortunately, for most the lower back pain symptoms are comparatively mild, and we can still function in our lives. But for a few, it is worse, almost debilitating.

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