Back pain is one of the most common complaints of the patients. It often happens that the pain in the lumbar or thoracic spine occurs on a background of disease, not associated directly with the back. In this regard, when the back pain is very important to a correct diagnosis, based on the testimony of a patient and special investigations.
Causes of back pain may be:
- inflammatory diseases of the spine;
- injury;
- diseases of the internal organs;
- the excess of weight;
- pregnancy;
- neurological diseases;
- incorrect posture, flat foot;
- not defined norms and stereotypes to physical exercise.
The pain and the events prior to his birth, will help you to put the correct diagnosis. Back pain can occur after a fall or trauma. You can normal injury that involves taking painkillers and self-observation for 12 hours. If the pain is not the past, should contact your doctor. If you are hindered movement of limbs, tingling or loss of sensation in their success, spontaneous urination or bowel movements are the symptoms of spinal cord injury, which require urgent hospitalization.
The back pain over the area of life, accompanied by fever and general malaise may be indicative of kidney infection and requires an urgent treatment in the clinic.
Back pain often increases with the passing of the years, bringing it to малоподвижности. Possible causes are low back pain, intervertebral hernia, and protrusion of the disc, reducing the elasticity of cartilage. If the pain appeared after exercise, housework, lifting weights, the reason for this can be to the traction of the muscles or ligaments, and also in the displacement of vertebral disks and a violation of the nerve. The background diseases of the spine, the likelihood of similar cases increases.
Treatment for back pain
Treatment spinal pain is always a complex event, which includes the following methods:
- intake of pain medication, reduction of inflammatory processes;
- physiotherapy, manual therapy;
- massage, physiotherapy exercises;
- ensure a healthy work environment and recreational activities;
- a diet aimed at weight reduction and obtain the necessary nutrients to maintain the elasticity of muscles, ligaments, and cartilage.
In some more serious cases may need surgery.
The prevention of back pain
For the prevention of back pain is necessary to keep under control a series of factors. First of all, you need to make sure a comfortable place to sleep and work.
Bed is uncomfortable or the chair lead to a constant uneven load on the spine. Give preference mattress mat, pillows and chairs. To prevent hypothermia, which can cause inflammatory processes.
If your work is connected with physical activity, avoid to produce the least possible amount of operations in a forward tilt. To lift weights is it better to sit with your back straight. You need to keep track of your weight and try to keep it within the standard age, in order to not overload the spine.
Necessarily engaging in physical activity, especially swimming, which form muscle without an excessive load on the joints. Wear comfortable shoes that will prevent a wrong to the load on the foot and the musculoskeletal system as a whole.
When you test the support of back pain necessarily consult a physician. Remember that only a full investigation with the identification of a course of chronic diseases and can give the right clinical picture and will assign an appropriate treatment. The conformity of the data to the doctor's recommendations, timely intake of medicines and the course of the special procedures will help you to quickly return to the normality of life.