Mechanical back pain...meaning parts of the spine aren’t functioning right creating pain…is the most common cause of pain in the spine. Other tissues are affected by this loss of function including the nerves that line those joints, muscles, ligaments and tendons and even structures nowhere near the location of functional loss. Correcting the mechanical problem, if that is the cause, creates great relief and often great benefit in other complaints as well. We’ll delve into this topic at length in today’s program!
