Lumbago is a term describing general low back pain and many times the exact cause is unknown (In medical language, idiopathic).
The most important thing, if you have low back pain, is to see your doctor and ask if massage therapy can help.
Some symptoms that you may feel when you have Lumbago (low back pain) are:
Pain in the low back that does not radiate down into the legs. If the pain radiates down into the legs, then it may not be simply low back pain, I will put a post up about Sciatica in a moment.
Also, the pain may be achy, or it may be a sharp pain. There may be muscle spasms on either side if the back.
You may feel that your back is tight in the mornings, and then throughout the day, it may relax.
There are things that can cause Lumbago, however the only way to know for sure is by getting testing done.
For example, there may be a herniated disc- and you will not know this until you get testing to be sure- It may be just muscle strains- do you stretch regularly, do you get enough exercise?
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