Back pain is one of the most debilitating and frustrating problems that you can ever experience.
About 80% of the worlds Western population will suffer from backache at some point in their lives.
If you are suffering from pain in your back, don't fret as most instances are not due to any serious disease.
Most back flare ups will get better quite quickly, through rest and gentle rehabilitation.
The first step in the management of your back injury is to rule out the possibility of any dangerous medical problems.
See your local physician and get them to perform a routine check up to determine the cause of your soreness.
Most back pain is caused by incidental damage caused to your ligaments, muscles and joints that help support your spine.
This pain can be managed by using a number of topical ointments and creams that help reduce inflammation and swelling, and help restore your full range of motion and decrease the severity of back injury felt.
One of the best multipurpose creams that can be used to help reduce inflammation is an all natural Australian product called Emu Oil Cream.
Common causes of back pain The majority of individuals with sore backs don't actually have any real damage to their spine, rather the pain radiates from the ligaments, joints and muscles that support the back.
Some of the most common causes of back pain are:

• Muscle and ligament strains - muscles that are unprepared for lifting or strenuous activity are quite easily injured.
  Lifting or twisting at the wrong time or in the wrong way during exercise or otherwise can stretch the ligaments and muscles supporting your back.
  This leads to swelling of the ligaments and muscles causing back pain
• Sciatica - the major nerve that runs from your lower back and into your leg can get squashed by an inflamed or bulging spinal disc.
  Because this nerve is being 'pinched' or compressed you feel pain within your back
• Stress - one of the major side effects of being stressed is an increase in the tension of all your muscles, including your back.
  The outcome of this increased tension is fatigue, stiffness and pain localized to various parts of your body, including your back.
  

How Emu Oil Can Help Back Pain Emu Oil is an all natural substance harvested from a large flightless bird native to the land down under, Australia.
Emu oils once extracted, distilled and refined contain three very important acids that can greatly benefit our body.

1. Linoleic Acid - Omega 6
2. Linolenic Acid - Omega 3
3. Oleic Acid - a natural anti-inflammatory agent

The ingredient that we are concerned with is the Oleic Acid, this acid when applied to our skin and muscles acts as an anti inflammatory ingredient reducing the pain associated with swelling of our muscles and ligaments.
Natural emu oils and creams are a fantastic and all natural source of the important fatty acids that will help our joints, ligaments and muscles recover from the day to day stresses we put them under, reducing and eradicating back pain from our lives.