Low Back Pain Management Doctor in Houston

Lower back pain is one of the most common pains adults between the age of 30 and 50 feel. Often, pain in the lower back is either chronic or ongoing and can come on quite suddenly or for a brief period of time.

There are a few different causes of lower back pain, which include:

– Muscle pulls
– Muscle spasms
– Nerve irritation
– Spinal abnormalities

Depending on the cause of your lower back pain, treatment will be tailored accordingly. Often, your back pain can be taken care of with at-home treatments, including:

– Rest
– Heat or Ice
– Over-the-counter pain relievers
– Exercise
– Prescription pain relievers

However, if your back pain is either not getting better with at-home treatments, or if our low back pain management doctors suggest alternative treatment options for your lower back pain due to the causes, you may be referred for the following:

– Ultrasound, traction, and TENS
– Alternative medicine
– Chiropractic Care
– Acupuncture
– Massage
– Surgery

Muscle pain or soreness often occurs when you start to stress your muscles during workouts, like during an exercise, when the fibers of the muscles start to break down, which can cause muscle pain or soreness to occur. However, this pain is a communication key letting you know that the fibers are working to repair themselves to become much healthier and stronger.

However, muscle pain does not always mean that these fibers are getting healthier or stronger. Muscle pain can also mean you may have overstrained the muscles, which could have torn the fibers. If they tear abruptly, it can cause serious pain and injuries. This particular type of strain is quite common in our patient’s lower back and shoulders.

Disc pain can be caused when the spinal disc slips out of its intended place, which can cause discomfort and a lot of pain. Often, this can occur due to aging, or even heavy lifting.

The difference between muscle pain and disc pain is where the pain is located within the back. If you have a spinal disc injury, it is located at the bottom of the back, if you are noticing more pain in your lower back, many will assume it is a slipped disc. Muscle pain often feels like a tingly sensation. To know for sure which pain you are dealing with, consulting a low back pain specialist like at InovoSpine in Houston, TX will help, as we can use techniques, and technology to help better understand the type of back you are suffering from.

If you are suffering from joint pain, stiffness, or muscle spasms in the back, which often will limit your mobility, and can greatly interfere with your physical activities, looking for a treatment to help is usually high on the priority list. While medication is often the go-to for effective pain relief, and to help with inflammation, heat therapy can work the same.

While heat therapy for back pain is not a new treatment by any means, more and more are just now starting to use heat therapy as an alternative to medication for pain. Heating pads have made it quite easy to find relief for pain, as well as super convenient. A few benefits that heat therapy provides for pain relief when dealing with lower back pain:

– Boosts circulation to repair damaged muscles, improve back stiffness, and relieve inflammation

– While boosting circulation, heat therapy can also allow nutrients and oxygen to travel to the muscles and joints to allow relief.

Lower back pain can feel differently for everyone; however, lower back pain may often feel:

– Aching, dull pain
– Pain that travels to the legs, feet, and buttocks
– Pain that gets worse the longer you sit
– Pain that may feel better or go away with the changing of sitting positions
– Pain may feel worse after just waking up
– Pain may feel better once you begin to move around
– Sharp pain
– Pain that develops over time
– Pain that comes and goes but gets worse over time
– Immediate pain felt after an injury
– Delayed symptoms after an injury

For more information, contact us or book an appointment online. We are located at 1140 Business Center Dr, Suite 110, Houston TX 77043. We serve patients from Houston TX, Hedwig Village TX, Meadows Place TX, Missouri City TX, Hunters Creek Village TX, Spring Valley Village TX, and surrounding areas.