Left Back Pain

Know The Causes Of Left Back Pain

By Jarrett Kruse

Left side back pain most often accompanies a back injury to that area, although occasionally left back pain can indicate another condition. Sometimes back pain is referred to or from another part of the body. Left back pain symptoms can include sharp, burning or dull pain or pain that radiates down the arm or leg. Leg pain is commonly sciatica, which can be triggered by back problems. Neck injury can cause neck pain but also back pain and pain that radiates down the arm. Left or right back pain can be caused by injury or a problem with an internal organ. For right or left back pain therapy is available in many forms.

Pain that favors one side or the other can originate in the back and radiate to the painful area. A slipped or bulging disc, for example, may put pressure on the side of the back where the bulge is. A number of factors can contribute to pain on the left side, including any of these ailments that are affecting the left side:

• Herniated discs or ruptured discs. These do not happen symmetrically, so a bulge on the left side of the back may cause pain there.
• Pinched nerve. Cartilage or bone can compress an nerve on one side or the other and cause corresponding pain
• Muscle strain. When we strain our muscles, it’s usually on one side or the other. A muscle injury on the left side will cause corresponding pain.
• Sciatica. Pain in the lower left back and down the leg may be a symptom of irritation of the sciatic nerve. Frequently there is a corresponding back injury.
• Tumor. A spinal tumor on the left side causes left back pain
• Internal organs. Pain from a left kidney or lung can be referred to the back, indicating a tumor or other problem.

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