Lower back pain myth No.5: hurt means harm

With persistent back pain, it’s very common for your spine and surrounding muscles to become very sensitive to touch and movement.The pain that you feel during daily activities and movement is due to this sensitivity. There can be a fear that pain means serious damage, or the danger of causing further damage, but this isn’t the case.

One way to think about this is to look at pain as a warning system. If you hold your hand over a candle flame, you feel pain before you get burnt. The sensitisation associated  with persistent pain means that your warning system is triggered much earlier, further from harm.

It’s normal to feel some pain when you start to exercise and move more, and it’s safe to do so. In fact, it brings lots of benefits - for your lower back pain as well as your general health and well-being. Movement and exercise are very effective in treating back pain.

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