Chronic back pain is an all-too-common condition that many people suffer through. Back pain is so common that many people consider it as a fact of life and don’t even attempt to treat it. It is a fact that women often suffer from lower back pain more frequently than men. Following are some back pain conditions that are affecting women more than men-
Coccydynia is a medical term for pain in your coccyx, otherwise known as your tailbone, which is the last bone that makes up the base of the spine. While both sexes can experience coccydynia, it’s seen in women far more often.
Pregnancy & childbirth are considered one of the reasons why this disparity exists. Falling on your tailbone while pregnant can do serious, long-term damage because of the extra weight involved. The coccyx is also vulnerable to damage during childbirth because it can’t flex as much as the rest of the pelvis. Coccydynia can be a chronic condition for some women, and can take a long time to go away completely.
Osteoarthritis is a condition as it’s the most common form of arthritis. While osteoarthritis has to do with pain in your joints, it can also occur in your back, known as spinal osteoarthritis. This form of osteoarthritis occurs when the protective fibrous cartilage in between the vertebrae of your spine wears down.
Spinal osteoarthritis is more common in women, especially women older than 40. This condition can cause both upper and lower back pain depending on where the cartilage has worn down. Regular physical therapy sessions at SOS PHYSIO Rehab can help relieve the pain caused by spinal osteoarthritis.
Piriformis syndrome is another back pain condition that affects women more than men. The piriformis muscle is a large, flat muscle inside the buttocks, close to the hip joint. Piriformis syndrome is a neuromuscular disorder because of how it affects the body.
The syndrome causes the piriformis muscle to spasm without warning, putting pressure on your sciatic nerve. This sciatic nerve compression causes pain that radiates from the buttocks, lower back, and hips. Many doctors attribute differences in pelvic anatomy and changes during pregnancy as reasons why women experience this more often than men.
Physical therapy at SOS PHYSIO Rehab
If you’re a woman looking for help with one of these issues, or any other back pain problems, you can benefit from the attentive care at SOS PHYSIO Rehab.
There are many physical therapy treatments such as Manual therapy & Active Release Techniques (ART) are found to be very effective in treating this type of disorder.
For more information- Contact your local SOS PHYSIO clinic.
