Our spine is an integral part of any movement: sitting, standing, lifting, walking etc. The spine is a complex, yet fascinating structure. It is made up of 33 bones, 23 discs, 31 pairs of nerves and a supporting structure of soft muscle tissues which distributes the load on your spine.

With so many complex structural elements, there can be 100 reasons for your pain. Sadly, 85 per cent of patients are unable to identify the root cause of their pain. Such cases are labelled as non-specific back pain.
The good news is that with technological advances and the invention of the Digital Spine Analysis, spine specialists are able to identify the root cause of back pain more accurately.

Let us look at the top 5 reasons why you may be experiencing back pain:

Wrong posture puts too much load on your spine:
We spend over 3/4th of our day sitting. Sitting increases pressure on your spine by more than 200%! In fact, any prolonged posture e.g. standing, sitting for too long, excessive time spent on laptop & phone etc. is the primary cause of back pain in most individuals. Here is a helpful chart on how to correct posture significantly reduces the load on your spine thereby reducing your risk of spine damage.