Can breaking wind cause lower back pain?

Funny & good Quest..: Funny question, but has an interesting answer. Breaking wind, like bearing down (valsalva maneuver) increase intradiscal pressure. If you have a disc herniation or disc tear, it can potentially make both of these worse. Here's an article we wrote about disc bulging: http://arizonapain.Com/pain-center/pain-conditions/bulging-disc/ here's another article about disc prolapse: http://arizonapain.C.