Many Causes of Pain Lower Left Side

There are many different conditions that can result in pain lower left side, including: sprained ligaments, strained muscles, ruptured disks, trigger points and inflamed joints. In addition, conditions such as arthritis, poor posture, obesity, psychological stress and even kidney stones, kidney infections, blood clots, or bone loss can lead to pain. While sports injuries or accidents can lead to injury and pain, sometimes even the simplest movements, like picking up a pencil from the floor, can have painful results. Due to the fact that there are a whole lot of things that can cause Pain lower left side, and some of those things can be quite serious if left untreated, it is important to seek professional help. Chiropractors are the experts at diagnosing the cause and determining the proper treatment for pain. Here are some of the most common causes I see.

Sprains, Strains and Spasms

This is commonly the source of low back pain among the weekend warriors. Overworking the muscles or ligaments of the low back can lead to small tears in the tissues, which then become painful, swollen and tight. You know, the type who have very little physical activity during the week, but once the weekend arrives, they push themselves way too much. By the end of the weekend, they are lying flat on their back counting down the hours before they can get in to see their chiropractor.

Pain Lower Left Side: Stress

Whenever you become stressed, your body responds by increasing your blood pressure and heart rate, flooding your body with stress hormones and tightening up your muscles. When you are stressed all the time, the chronic tension causes your muscles to become sore, weak and loaded with trigger points. If you are stressed out all of the time and you have pain, it is important to do some relaxation exercises, such as deep breathing, as well as to get regular exercise to help reduce it.

Subluxations

Whenever there is an alteration in the normal movement or position of the vertebrae, the result is pain and inflammation. In the lumbar spine, these usually occur at the transition between the lower spine and the sacrum. Subluxations can lead to debilitating pain. Fortunately, subluxations are easily treatable and often times a significant reduction in pain is experienced almost immediately after manipulation.

Herniated Disc

Contrary to popular belief, a herniated disc does not automatically mean that you are going to suffer from low back pain. In fact, one study found that almost half of all adults had at least one bulging disc, even though they did not suffer any back pain from it. On the other hand, a herniated disc can be a source of intense and debilitating pain that frequently radiates to other areas of the body. Unfortunately, once a disc herniates, they rarely, if ever, completely heal. Further deterioration can often be avoided through regular chiropractic care, but a complete recovery is much less common.

Treating Pain Lower Left Side With Chiropractic

Chiropractic treatment for lower left side pain is usually pretty easy and uncomplicated. Most commonly, it's simply a matter of adjusting the lower lumbar vertebrae and pelvis (SacroIliac or SI joints) to re-establish normal motion and position of your bones and joints.

Major studies have shown that chiropractic care is more effective, cheaper and has better long-term outcomes than any other treatment for low back pain. This makes sense because chiropractic care is the only method of treatment that serves to re-establish normal vertebral motion and position in the spine. All other treatments, such as muscle relaxants, pain killers and bed rest, only serve to decrease the symptoms of the problem and do not correct the problem itself.

Make an appointment and see what we can do for your pain lower left side, or anywhere in your low back.