80% of people will have back pain in their lifetime. When you have back pain, it means that something is wrong with your body and you need to be alerted, which is part of your body’s self alert mechanism. There are many causes of lower back pain, such as poor posture, degenerative spinal osteoarthropathy, herniated discs, traumatic strain and tumours. All of these can cause pain and discomfort in the lower back. Therefore, further investigations are required to determine the cause.