If you're like most Americans, chances are you've experienced some lower back pain at one time or another. But as you've gotten older, you may have noticed that it becomes more common, or more chronic. If this has happened to you and you don't know what's going on, read this guide to find out. The Way the Body Changes Every person's spine has cushions between each vertebra called discs. These discs are there to keep the vertebrae comfortably spaced apart, and when you're a child and a young adult, they do their job very well.

Back pain can make it hard to work, exercise, and even wash the dishes. Often, patients find that they need to take a multi-faceted approach in order to sufficiently manage their back pain. In other words, no single treatment gets rid of the pain — they have to combine therapies like massage and chiropractic care with medications like NSAIDs. If you have been struggling to manage your back pain, then it might be time to add another type of treatment to your routine: TENS.