Lower Back Pain

The lower back is a well designed construction of bone, muscle and ligament. Your backbone (vertebral column) is actually a stack of more than 30 small bones called vertebrae. Together, they create a bony canal which surrounds and protects your spinal cord. Small nerves enter and exit the spinal canal through spaces in your vertebrae called the foramen.

Lower back pain (lumbar pain) is triggered by some combination of excessive movement, muscle strain, or injury to the muscles and ligaments supporting the spine. Many experts believe that over time, chronic muscle strain can lead to an overall imbalance in the spinal structure. This leads to a constant tension on the muscles, ligaments, bones, and discs, making the back more prone to injury or re-injury.

The causes of lower back pain tend to be interrelated. For example, after straining muscles, you are likely to use your back differently than usual. As other parts of your back work harder or move in unaccustomed ways to make up for the injured muscles, they also become more prone to injury.

This color enhanced sagital (lateral) MRI image of the cervical spine shows severe multilevel degenerative changes of the spine with spinal cord compression. The bony spine is blue and the spinal cord is gold. THere is a disc herniation at C3-4 and less at C4-5 causing spinal cord compression.

Treatment for lower back pain is provided at LSI through procedures such as a foraminotomy, laminotomy, percutaneous endoscopic discectomy, or a facet thermal ablation. Our professional staff has performed these procedures hundreds of times helping patients move on with a life relieved of lower back pain. We encourage you to read a few of our previous patient testimonials to see how LSI gave them a new start at life.

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At Laser Spine Institute, we have revolutionized the process for treating low back pain and on average it takes just five days from start to finish. During this time you undergo pre operative testing, surgery, post operative consultation and physical therapy. Find out more about our revolutionary 5 day process and how we can help you start living your life again.

If you have any questions remaining we suggest you take a look at our back pain FAQ page that contains answers to the most common questions we receive. If you still require more information, or would like to find out how LSI can help rid you of your lower back pain, we invite you to contact us and we will be glad to help you further.

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