What could be the underlying cause for back spasms?

Answer 1

Back muscles can spasm because of:

• recent acute injury
• an injury over 6 months old that causes chronic pain

Some conditions that can cause spasms include:

• twist, strain, and sprain injuries, including falls
• disk herniation
• Arthritis in the spine
• hip injury or arthritis
• scoliosis and having one leg slightly shorter than the other
• aging and chronically poor posture
• lifting incorrectly or lifting too much weight using your back rather than your knees
• vehicular accident- whiplash

Answer 2

The short answer is "concentrated lactic acid." Concentrated lactic acid can get trapped in the spindle in the muscle fiber and can not get out. When this lactic acid gets trapped in the muscle spindle the feedback nerves that are protected in the muscle spindle can only send a weak signal to the cerebellum. A weak signal from the feedback nerve to the cerebellum tells the cerebellum to contract a muscle. The feedback nerve is trying to send a strong signal which would tell the cerebellum to relax but because the concentrated lactic acid is trapped in the spindle and interfering with the feedback nerve the correct signal can not get to the brain. As a result the muscle keeps contracting and it never relaxes. The muscles gets stuck in this "bad signal loop" which causes many other problems in the body.

Healthy muscles will do what they are supposed to do, contract and relax, because they can. Unhealthy muscles contract and never relax. This is a very painful state to be in when it happens to you. A muscle in this state is called a hypertonic muscle or a muscle in spasm. To read about why muscles contract and never relax go to: www.neurosoma.com. Thomas Griner is the foremost expert on muscle spasms and he has developed a way to treat this unhealthy muscle condition. Most MDs study muscle physiology for 5 hours or less in med school and are virtually ignorant as to why muscles go into spasm. They have no idea how muscles function and as a result have no idea why they malfunction. If someone has no idea why something malfunctions they are not going to have any idea how to fix the problem.

Luckily for all of us Thomas Griner understands muscle physiology and devoted his life to treating and helping people. When you read his work you will understand that most people are walking around with muscles in spasm and most people's Back pain, hip pain, joint pain, etc. are a result of muscles in spasm. Thomas Griner also wrote a book with a patient of his that he helped called, "What's Really Wrong With You?"

Answer 3

There are several herbs for muscle pain(anti-inflammatories) such as: devil's claw, frankincense, and even ginger. I use bromelain and find it works. The bromelain I use is a standardized extract. From what I have read, tumeric is the most powerful natural anti-inflammatory.

Answer 4

Muscle spasms can often be caused by mineral imbalances. Supplementation with Calcium, Magnesium and Potassium can lessen them. Also make sure you have enough "B" vitamins because nerve function and the firing of the muscle fibers can be caused by a lack of nutrients in this respect as well.

Answer 5

Sharp spasms on the lower left side of the back is caused by overuse of a muscle, injury, or a possible tear. The sharp pain is a muscle spasm.

Answer 6

There are a few underlying causes for back spasms. It could be caused by stress, a strain, sciatica, a pulled muscle, over exertion and lack of physical activity.