Reducing Chronic Low Back Pain

  Welcome to the Chronic Pain Clinic's new Community Health and Wellness Blog. The purpose of our blog is to provide you with information and tips for how to maintain your health and wellness.  Our first blog post is about how to reduce chronic low back pain. If your back pain lasts longer than three months it is considered chronic. The pain can come and go, but is always frustrating.  Back pain rehabilitation specialist Andrew Nava, M.D. , offers insights into common chronic back pain causes and nonsurgical treatment options—and advises not to give up hope.    Common Causes of Chronic Back Pain Chronic back pain is usually age-related, but can also result from a prior injury. The most common causes include: Arthritis of the spine —the gradual thinning of the cartilage inside the spine Spinal stenosis —narrowing of the spinal canal that may lead to nerve pain Disc problems, such as a hernia...