"Can you have Neck Pain and Lower Back Pain at the same time?"

The cervical spine consists of the seven vertebrae that make up the spinal segments of the neck the lower back other wise known as the lumbar region and it consists of five vertebrae. If you have muscle imbalances in the lower back  or lower body, there is a good bet that you can have neck pain too.

The muscles of the neck and lower back all share one thing in common: they are all on one side of the body, what is the big deal about that, well if you have neck pain or lower back pain you most likely have muscle imbalances and they are the root cause of your problem. The pain is just a symptom... your body telling you something is wrong and that  you need to correct it.

In order to get lower back pain relief you will have to identify and address your muscle imbalances all the way from the neck to the lower back. Doing targeted and specific exercises for the back. The last thing you want is for the condition to get worse and get a herniated disc.

Pain in the neck can cause various condition and severely limit your mobility and even result in permanent damage. Lower back pain can also be caused Sciatica.

Article courtesy of Steve Hefferon and Jesse Cannone of www.losethebackpain.com. Get the facts on sciatic nerve pain that your not getting from your doctor... free access to back pain articles, information, and research.