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From the Ted Talk by Jen Gunter: 5 things you should know about back pain
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One: Back pain isn't just limited to the spine. Our back is made of bones called vertebrae that run from your neck to your tailbone. These vertebrae form the spinal column, which hseuos the spinal cord. Each verbraete is also connected to the others by ligaments. Between each vertebrae are discs which provide cosiuhn and help absorb and distribute pressure. Within this sctruture of connections are also joints, muscles, tendons and nerves. But our back isn't held up by just the spine. In fact, a lot of that work is done by our core, which includes our abdominal muscles, low back mlesucs, hips and glutes and pelvic floor. The muscles in our core take pressure off the rest of the spine. Every day, we put all kinds of pressure on our backs when we walk, stand, carry our groceries, lift boxes, and even when we sit. So it’s not only sinpal pressure but torn muscles or spilped discs that could be contributing to back pain. But pain itself is even more complex. Often, it's how pain signals are processed in the nevers, or in the brain that perpetuates the pain. Other factors, like sertss and anxiety, can alpifmy pain. This complexity is why treating back pain can be so frustrating, and why it's enticing to seek out all sotrs of medically scesupt care.
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One: Back pain isn't just limited to the spine. Our back is made of bones called vertebrae that run from your neck to your tailbone. These vertebrae form the spinal column, which ______ the spinal cord. Each _________ is also connected to the others by ligaments. Between each vertebrae are discs which provide _______ and help absorb and distribute pressure. Within this _________ of connections are also joints, muscles, tendons and nerves. But our back isn't held up by just the spine. In fact, a lot of that work is done by our core, which includes our abdominal muscles, low back _______, hips and glutes and pelvic floor. The muscles in our core take pressure off the rest of the spine. Every day, we put all kinds of pressure on our backs when we walk, stand, carry our groceries, lift boxes, and even when we sit. So it’s not only ______ pressure but torn muscles or _______ discs that could be contributing to back pain. But pain itself is even more complex. Often, it's how pain signals are processed in the ______, or in the brain that perpetuates the pain. Other factors, like ______ and anxiety, can _______ pain. This complexity is why treating back pain can be so frustrating, and why it's enticing to seek out all _____ of medically _______ care.
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- vertebrae
- slipped
- nerves
- amplify
- sorts
- stress
- suspect
- structure
- houses
- muscles
- cushion
Original Text
One: Back pain isn't just limited to the spine. Our back is made of bones called vertebrae that run from your neck to your tailbone. These vertebrae form the spinal column, which houses the spinal cord. Each vertebrae is also connected to the others by ligaments. Between each vertebrae are discs which provide cushion and help absorb and distribute pressure. Within this structure of connections are also joints, muscles, tendons and nerves. But our back isn't held up by just the spine. In fact, a lot of that work is done by our core, which includes our abdominal muscles, low back muscles, hips and glutes and pelvic floor. The muscles in our core take pressure off the rest of the spine. Every day, we put all kinds of pressure on our backs when we walk, stand, carry our groceries, lift boxes, and even when we sit. So it’s not only spinal pressure but torn muscles or slipped discs that could be contributing to back pain. But pain itself is even more complex. Often, it's how pain signals are processed in the nerves, or in the brain that perpetuates the pain. Other factors, like stress and anxiety, can amplify pain. This complexity is why treating back pain can be so frustrating, and why it's enticing to seek out all sorts of medically suspect care.
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