Muscle strain can cause low back pain.  No surprise there because muscles are the most common cause of back pain.  They are also the most commonly overlooked cause of pain.

Medical tests look for pressure on nerves.  But what causes the pressure?  Muscles.

Medical tests look for damage to joints.  Outside of direct injury, what’s the most likely cause of damage to joints?  Muscles.

And how about discs or spinal bones pressing on nerves?  What causes that?  I bet you know the answer.  Muscles!

Muscles pull on and move bones and discs.  Muscles are movers.  They are the only tissues in your whole body that have that ability.  That’s their job!

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