Low Back Pain

Don’t let it keep you from living life!

- Dr. Eric Freeman

Low back pain is a condition that affects between 50% and 80% of the population every year. Apart from the significant suffering it causes, spinal pain has an enormous economic impact, with estimated direct annual healthcare expenditures of $100 billion in the United States annually. When low back pain radiates into one or both legs, it is commonly called sciatica, also known as lumbar radiculopathy. Radiculopathy pain can either begin suddenly, as a short-term problem (acute), or persist over a long period of time (chronic). Acute radiculopathy is most commonly caused by a herniation or bulging of the cushioning pad, or the intervertebral disc, found between the vertebral bones in the spine. When a disc herniates, it can irritate and compress the spinal nerves that are responsible for controlling the functions of the pelvis and legs. When this occurs, it often produces numbness, tingling, or weakness in the legs an