Hello, dear readers! Who of us does not know the pain in the back? So the discomfort, which is at least once experienced any. Sometimes the cause of back pain is physical fatigue and sometimes serious disease. In the latter case, pain and discomfort, which are located in the body a long time, exterat and cause considerable discomfort.
To learn how to figure out why the back pain and how severe is the pain caused to be able to time to consult the right specialist until the problem escalated into a serious disease.
With physical fatigue, everything is clear: winter has left snow in summer and worked in the garden, in the position of "SIC" — pain lower-back guaranteed, especially with the habit. Here is the treatment is simple – a pleasant stay. Another thing, when back pain has emerged seems to be no apparent reason. Then, very likely, that we will talk about the disease.
Symptoms and causes of pain in the back. Who to contact for help?
Osteochondrosis
The main symptom of this disease is called dull pain in the back, which was annexed to the crunch in the spinal column, discomfort. In the future, is a feeling of numbness at the site of injury of the spine, movement is limited, the pain can become stronger when lifting weights, when a person sneezes, coughs or makes any sudden movement. "Rapiente", a sharp and intense pain occurs because of compression of nerve roots, and discs in the spine. The man can feel the pain from a few minutes to a few days. If struck osteochondrosis thoracic spine, the person starts to hurt the heart, because that is what is often wrongly determine the cause, knowing not osteochondrosis, such disease, angina pectoris.
When pain from degenerative disc disease becomes permanent, it becomes chronic, the person is feeling tired, he always wants to lie down to rest, can't sit long or stand.
Four feeling pain in the spine, three are of her on the cause of osteochondrosis. With age our spine to bear more and more, so is half the world's population older than 30 years suffer from this disease!
If your suspicion has fallen on the lower back pain, your task is to go on consultation to the neuropathologist. Take a photo, we recommend a complex of vitamins, adjust the diet and suggest exercises physiotherapy. Today you have the power to make a plan and make a trip to the pool, because swimming is an excellent activity for keeping the back in shape.
Herniated discs
When the disease is still in the initial stage, in the back there, a dull ache when bending with the turn away when you sneeze, cough or lift heavy objects. This is likely to cause a feeling of weakness in one leg. With further displacement of the disc from the pain can be dull to sharp, and in some cases radiates into the leg, buttock, or thigh. Due to the pain associated with hernias muscle tension occurs, which degrades the mobility. Given that the pain usually does not straighten up, it is not surprising that the posture of the patient is disrupted.
As usual, the intervertebral hernias occur in people more than forty years, and this problem is not rare. If damage has occurred, the hernia can be shaped and up to 40. A man becomes older, more "settled" your spine – vertebrae, which are pressed against each other to come closer, drives simulat and protrudes outside of the spine. No spine can be affected with hernia, and degenerative disc disease.
If you think you have a herniation, you will need to go to an orthopedist or neurologist. The most effective way of diagnosing a herniated discs to consider, CT. Traditional methods to treat a hernia is surgery, although this is not always justified.
Back pain in the spine, in some cases, it may be symptom of compression fracture, which is possible in older people who more than 60 years, this is due to the increased fragility of the bones.
In rare cases the occurrence of pain as a result of the formation of tumors of the spine.
Intercostal neuralgia
Pain occurs in the region of the ribs on the side or in the back, low back and shoulder blades. The pain can be aching or sharp, burning or dull, may occur from time to time, and may be present all the time. If the pain is acute, it is often felt as Rapiente in the heart.
If these symptoms be added, and skin redness or pallor, excessive sweating, feeling of twitching of certain muscles.
When intercostal neuralgia is irritation, entrapment, compression of the intercostal nerves. In the place where the disadvantaged and nerve damage, a person can feel numbness of the skin.
To identify this disease is not easy, because it can masquerade as other diseases, because your task is to consult with a therapist and give details of your symptoms. You will be assigned for research that will help determine the diagnosis, and treatment of intercostal neuralgia prescribe ointment relieves pain, b vitamins, nulla, physiotherapy...
Kidney disease
Pain the pain usually accompanied by kidney damage. During exercise, when a person stands or sits in such cases, pain may occur, however, if you lie down, the pain "let go". Of course, pain in the back and added additional symptoms of kidney disease: high fever, frequent urination, dark urine, pain in the abdomen.
Problems in the kidneys can be to pain not only in lower back but also in the thoracic spine, as it seemed incredible. The fact is that such feelings can cause sand or stones in the kidneys, any infection, inflammatory process, and "wandering kidney" (it is also called "drooping kidney" disease, nephroptosis characterized by a displacement of the kidney out of place).
When back pain are other symptoms of kidney disease, your work in the near future, to consult with the urologist that we recommend that you first do an ultrasound and stick to your diet: remove all alcohol, spicy and salty foods and limit physical activity. In addition, you need to increase the number of drinks per day, plain water or fruit drinks. We suggest that you drink a special decoction of diuretic herbs (bearberry, bilberry leaf).
Diseases of the gastrointestinal tract
In the waist area (the area of the upper lumbar and lower thoracic vertebrae) the pain may occur when stomach ulcers. In this disease, pain that occurs at night or on an empty stomach and goes after meals.
Gastritis can also cause back pain. Stomach pain may not be felt, but the feeling of emptiness, as if the people had not. Muscle pain in the low back appears on the left side.
Back pain due to problems with the digestive tract along with any symptoms such as loose stool, feeling of fullness, flatulence.
If the cause for the back pain – stomach problems, it is necessary to cure him, and does not seek to eliminate the pain. Go to answer a gastroenterologist and to undergo all the necessary tests. Follow the diet, excluding meat, spicy and fried meals and eat more often, avoiding long intervals between meals. You can, of course, take a course of massage for elimination of pain in the back, but is sick of the stomach over time will come back.
Gynecological diseases
Lower back pain in women is often caused by problems with gynecology. She appears in the lower part of the back and sometimes radiates into the buttocks. For the rest of the symptoms of problems with obstetrics include: specific discharge, unpleasant odour, problems with the menstrual cycle.
Diseases of the female reproductive organs, which can cause back pain: the the inflammatory process in the ovaries, endometritis (inflammation of the lining of the uterus), various infections and tumors.
If you think you have problems with gynecology, go to a specialist and an ultrasound. You will be assigned to the appropriate diagnosis and treatment are advised to avoid hypothermia and overheating (it is not necessary to visit the sauna and hot baths), so as not to trigger the inflammatory process.
Diagnosis for pain in the back
- Most back pain is called dull pain in the lower back. She speaks as a hernia or protrusion, about the problems with obstetrics, or the kidneys.
- The most dangerous is pain in the thoracic spine, it is also the most unpredictable. The reason for this pain, it is a serious problem for health, ranging from heart attack, ending the tumor.
- The most difficult-to-treat — pain in the lumbar region radiating to the legs.
Severe pain in the back is on:
- osteochondrosis,
- the intervertebral hernia,
- sciatica.
With sciatica the pain hurts, sometimes dull, and sharp. Usually pain, discomfort, appears with one side of the body, you can put your feet, drumstick, thighs, buttocks. If the person is coughing, changing body position, walking, the pain becomes stronger. The pain can be burning, numbness, itching, tingling or "chills".
Acute back pain is when:
- offset discs in your spine due to degenerative disk disease, improper lifting, with dislocation or fracture of the spine, as well as for operations on the spinal column;
- drop, sharp movements, muscle tension, hypothermia;
- lumbago, this is typical for those who perform heavy physical work. After a few days of sharp pain usually disappears, although it can take up to three weeks;
- renal colic, a feeling of severe pain appears not only in the back, but in the abdomen, a feeling that sometimes in the genitals;
- problems with the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue pain occurs in the lower part of the back and abdomen, in addition to the body temperature becomes high;
- pulmonary diseases, and pain occurs, not only in the back and in shoulder blades and chest. You can increase, when coughing, one feels a General weakness and holds the heat.
Pain pain in the back is on:
- inflammation of the muscles of the waist, myositis (inflammation of skeletal muscles). These feelings occur as a result of exposure to cold, or muscle cramps. The affected muscles become rigid and the tension hurts even more. Although this is an excruciating pain quite a long time, this is not strong and does not cause a lot of discomfort.
Chronic back pain occurs when:
- spondylosis (the so-called overgrowth of bone tissue at the edges of the vertebral bodies, which is like the thorns). The pain is excruciating, often associated symptoms – numbness, weakness in the legs. With the defeat of the cervical pain occurs in the neck, the shoulders, when he turns his head;
- ankylosing spondylitis, cancer, osteomyelitis, problems with metabolism.
Pain, which radiates to the left or right leg, occurs when:
- inflammation of the sciatic nerve pain is felt in the sacrum and lower back, back of the thigh, or the buttocks, the legs or the lower part of the leg, along with tingling and numbness of the muscles.
The prevention of back pain
That would not have back pain, you must follow these rules:
- Stand and walk properly, do not slouch or crane your neck, keep your back straight.
- Sits, leaning back in his chair, legs reliqua on the floor and not throwing one leg over the other. If you have time to sit, place the feet on a little bench, level must be above the hips. Get up from time to time and be sure to stretch the muscles, do some simple exercises for warming up, change position.
- Properly lift weights, no sudden movements: for the first time, sat down, is a difficult subject, and then stand with a straight back.
- Sleep properly in a semi-rigid bed, lying on his side.
- Enough of overloading your body physically, regularly do exercises that strengthen the muscles of the back and abdomen. If there are serious problems with the spine, before you start each set of exercises, it is necessary to consult with specialists.
From all physical activities, swimming is the most ideal for the health of the spine.
If you have set a goal to get rid of back pain, the flow must be present in your life on a regular basis. Go on foot, in vehicles that are not looking for a fast sit, climb stairs, past the Elevator. In addition to this, eat right and balanced, think positively (for starters, stop watching the news and "devastating" TV). All these simple changes in your behavior can significantly improve the condition of your spine.
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