What does it mean if your back feels heavy?
Sports injuries, overtraining, and accidents can cause your back to feel tight. Even everyday activities such as sitting can cause tightness. Often you develop tightness in the lower back to compensate for an issue in another part of the body. Tight hamstrings and gluteus muscles can also contribute to this tightness.
Why does my upper back feel heavy?
Upper back pain is usually caused by soft tissue injuries, such as sprains or strains, or muscle tension caused by poor posture or looking downward for long periods. Poor posture and text neck can combine to wreck your upper back. Common behaviors and activities that can cause upper back pain include: Poor posture.
Why does my back feel weird?
A tingling, or pins and needles, sensation in the back can result from conditions that affect the underlying nerves. Doctors refer to this sensation as paresthesia. Causes can include infections, spinal injuries, fibromyalgia, and vascular malformations.
Why do I have a tingly feeling in my back?
A tingling sensation in your back can have a variety of causes. Most cases result from nerve compression and miscommunication between the nervous system and brain. Rest, pain relievers, anti-inflammatories, and physical therapy are standard and effective treatments.
What causes weakness in the legs when sitting?
Top Symptoms: lower back pain, moderate back pain, back pain that shoots down the leg, back pain that gets worse when sitting, leg weakness Urgency: Primary care doctor The backbone, or spine, is made up of 26 bones called vertebrae. In between the bones are soft disks filled with a jelly-like substance.
What causes dizziness and neck pain when standing up?
Some cases of neck pain and dizziness may be made worse during certain movements, such as: Rotating the head to the side Standing up, especially quickly Performing a vigorous activity, such as lifting weights
Why do I have stiffness in my lower back?
Often as a result of wear and tear, the outer ring of one of your lumbar discs may bugle or crack. This in turn can lead to lower back pain and stiffness when the gel-like inner material leaks out (or herniates) and affects nearby nerve roots.
What causes pain in the lower back and legs?
When this narrowing occurs, vertebrae (the bones of the spine) and discs (which sit between each vertebra and absorb impact) can pinch the spinal canal, causing pain. While that pain can affect the lower back, it also can occur in the legs, causing weakness, numbness, and heaviness.
Top Symptoms: lower back pain, moderate back pain, back pain that shoots down the leg, back pain that gets worse when sitting, leg weakness Urgency: Primary care doctor The backbone, or spine, is made up of 26 bones called vertebrae. In between the bones are soft disks filled with a jelly-like substance.
Some cases of neck pain and dizziness may be made worse during certain movements, such as: Rotating the head to the side Standing up, especially quickly Performing a vigorous activity, such as lifting weights
What causes stiffness in the back of the neck?
By far the most common cause of a stiff neck is a muscle strain or soft tissue sprain. In particular, the levator scapulae muscle is susceptible to injury. Located at the back and side of the neck, the levator scapulae muscle connects the neck’s cervical spine with the shoulder.
When this narrowing occurs, vertebrae (the bones of the spine) and discs (which sit between each vertebra and absorb impact) can pinch the spinal canal, causing pain. While that pain can affect the lower back, it also can occur in the legs, causing weakness, numbness, and heaviness.