When is lower back pain simply a muscle strain, and when is it a condition such as degenerative disc disease? What treatment plan is most effective for lower back pain? The Spine-health Lower Back Pain Video Library provides interactive videos and doctor commentary that explain lower back pain anatomy and various treatment options for lower back pain.

Vertebrogenic pain is a distinct type of chronic pain that originates from damaged vertebral endplates. It is more common in the low back, or lumbar spine, between the L3 and S1 spinal levels.

Axial back pain and radicular pain are two types of lower back pain. Either of these may be referred to as lumbago.

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