Stiff low back

Low back stiffness is a common symptom that many people experience. Feeling tight and stiff has many causes and may range from doing too little (sitting too much for example) or doing too much (overusing your back). While most people will experience low back stiffness from time to time, if you experience ongoing low back stiffness it should be evaluated by a trained chiropractor. There are many causes of low back stiffness.

Symptoms

Low back stiffness usually presents as feeling tight and restricted in movement. This may be in the mornings or through the day. At times stiffness is experienced at the end of a day’s work. Each person will typically have their own pattern of stiffness.

Treatments of a stiff low back

The treatment of low back stiffness will depend on the underlying cause. Chiropractic treatments are useful for low back stiffness.

Causes of low back pain

The following conditions are common causes of low back pain.

• Lumbar myelopathy
• Cauda equina syndrome
• Lumbar spinal stenosis
• Bone Spurs
• Degenerative disc disease (DDD)
• Pinched nerve
• Lumbar radiculopathy
• Lumbar facet joint pain
• Bulging Disc
• Herniated Disc
• Disc protrusion
• Discogenic pain
• Post laminectomy syndrome
• Coccydynia
• Spondylolisthesis
• Spondyloarthropathy
• Ankylosing spondylitis
• Reiter’s syndrome
• Psoriatic arthritis
• Enteropathic arthritis
• Sacroiliac disorders
• Foot drop
• Spinal neurofibroma
• Acute low pain
• Chronic low back pain
• Stiff low back
• Trigger points in the low back
• Red flags for low back pain
• Internal disc disruption
• Lumbar spondylosis
• Lumbar facet syndrome
• Lumbar foraminal stenosis
• Lumbar disc herniation
• Lumbar osteoarthritis
• Lumbar osteophytes