Common causes
- Strain due to lifting heavy weight or repeated twisting and bending of the trunk
- Falls
- Vitamin D deficiency
- Prolonged sitting
- Sedentary lifestyle
- Highly physically demanding jobs
- Obesity
- Extreme tallness
- osteoporosis
Less common causes
- Disc herniation
- Degenerative spine
- Tumors
- Tuberculosis
- Osteoporotic fractures
- Fracture and trauma
- Arthritis
- Deformity of spine