Yep, I agree, inflammation is a symptom not a cause. (I also commented on your comment). My comment just above doesn't describe it as a cause, but a symptom, i

Yep, I agree, inflammation is a symptom not a cause. (I also commented on your comment). My comment just above doesn't describe it as a cause, but a symptom, in this case muscular damage from exercise. In your case, it was due to S1 L5 discs pulling on each other during exercise, which is different. But nonetheless, inflammation brought upon as a symptom of something else. Which goes for almost everything else in the body when inflammation arises.