The relationship between anxiety and lower back pain

[Abigael]

I have been suffering from both anxiety and lower back pain for a long time and I was so surprised to find the relationship between the two during some research I was doing. It was so surprising indeed to know that anxiety could be the cause of your back pain, though it does not cause it directly. But there are some theories that anxiety could have direct cause to lower back pain.


This theory explains that anxiety, which usually causes muscle tension, could be tensing the muscles of the lower back hence leading to the pain felt. Even massage therapists have talked of finding knots on the muscles of most of their patients who suffer from anxiety.


All in all, the most believable reasons for anxiety causing lower back pain is because of the changes you see in an anxious person. For example, the person starts developing different postures in the way they sit or stand. As you know, some postures can be so uncomfortable such that they lead to pain in the lower back.


Also, the anxiety could just be making the anxious person to be more sensitive to pain. That way, they will feel even the slightest pain on the Lower back and think it is an issue. Yet it is just the normal aches that you may feel on any part of your body.


This just shows that there is a high relationship between lower back pain and anxiety. But it is best to visit your doctor for any pain that seems to persists. Of which you can also get help for your anxiety

 

[Nite]

According to the America's Anxiety and Depression Association, there is a high chance of back pain in people with anxiety disorders. The symptoms of this can include, a sharp pain in your upper or lower back or the neck, stiffness along the spine, and chronic pain in the middle and lower back, specially when you stand or sit for extended periods. We all experience pain at some point, however, for people suffering from anxiety, that pain can become intense or even hard to treat. A severe pain can wear you down, and prevent you from doing all the day- to- day activities, adding more stress to your wellbeing. So, it is better to have a thorough discussion with your doctor about what you are experiencing rather than suffering in silence from pain and anxiety. That will help reduce your anxiety and stress, which may also help to reduce your pain.