Hello, dear readers! Who among us is not familiar with the pain in the back? Is the hassle at least once experienced by everyone. Sometimes the cause of the occurrence of back pain is physical fatigue, and sometimes – a serious disease. And in the latter case, the pain and discomfort is located in the body for a long time, exterat and bring considerable discomfort.
Let's be together, you learn to define, because it hurts my back and how serious is it comes to the pain, to have the ability in time to consult a right professional, while the problem developed into a serious illness.
With physical fatigue, everything is clear: the winter away from the snow, in the summer we worked in the garden, in an attitude of "SIC" — pain in the back is ensured, especially with a new experience. Here the treatment is simple – rest. Another thing, when the pain in the back came up seems to be no apparent reason. Then, it is possible, it is the disease.
The symptoms and causes of back pain. Who to turn to for help?
Osteochondrosis
The main symptom of this disease called pain pain in the back, which will accompany the critical moment in the spine, the feeling of discomfort. Then occurs a sense of numbness at the point of damage of the spine, the movements are special, the pain may become stronger when lifting weights, when someone sneezes, coughs or makes any sudden movement. "Rapiente", sudden and severe pain resulting from the pressure of the nerve root discs of the spine. The man can feel the pain from a few minutes to several days. If osteochondrosis impressed the chest section of the spine, the person starts to hurt the heart, which is often confused with the determination of the cause, he suspects not osteochondrosis, and this disease, the angina pectoris.
When the pain is due to degenerative disc disease enters on a permanent basis, it becomes chronic, the person is constantly tired, all the time he wants to take a break, not for a very long time to sit or stand.
Four people, feeling the pain in the spine, the three have, therefore, a degenerative disc disease. With age, our spine wears out more and more, therefore, half of the world's population over the age of 30 years old is a sick disease!
If suspicions fell on osteochondrosis, your goal is to go for consultation to a neurologist. You will make a photo, can you recommend vitamins, adjust diet and to advise the exercise therapeutic exercise. Today it's up to you to organize and to hike to the pool, because swimming is a wonderful activity for keeping the back in shape.
Herniated intervertebral
When the disease is still at an early stage, in the back occurs dull pain when bending with the position of my body on the edge, when you sneeze, cough or lift heavy objects. It is likely that the occurrence of sensation of weakness in one of the legs. With the further displacement of the disc pain from idiot can become severe in certain cases gives to the leg, hip or thigh. Because of the pain, when hernias in the muscles occurs, voltage, which affects the mobility. Given that the pain does not give normally straighten it, it is not surprising that the posture of the patient is disturbed.
After the manner of intervertebral hernias occur in people over the age of forty years, and this problem is not rare. If you happened to trauma, a hernia can form and up to 40-ka. As the man grows, the more it "adjusts" the spine post – vertebrae pressed against each other, getting closer and closer, rims simulat and begin to act beyond the limits of the spine. Any part of the spine can be overwhelmed by hernia, and osteochondrosis..
If you suspect that you yourself show a hernia, you should consult an orthopedic or a neurologist. The most effective way for the diagnosis of intervertebral hernias believe a ct scan. The traditional method of treatment of hernia – surgery, although it is not always justified.
Pain in the back, in the region of the spine in some cases, it may be a sign of compression fracture, which is possible in the elderly, in whom more than 60 years, this is due to increased bone fragility.
In rare cases, can cause pain as a result of the formation of tumors of the spine.
Intercostal neuralgia
Pain arising in the area of the sides – on the side or on the back, as well as in the lower part of the back and the blades. The pain can be soreness or sharp, burning or idiots, is able to experience from time to time, and may be present all the time. If the pain is acute, it is often / Rapiente in the heart.
The data of the symptoms are and skin redness or pallor, excessive sweating, feeling of contraction of certain muscles.
When intercostal neuralgia occurs irritation, pinching, compression of intercostal nerves. In the place where they strangulated and damaged a nerve, the person might feel numbness of the skin.
To recognize the disease this is not just because they are in a position to conceal under other diseases, because your job is to contact a doctor and thoroughly tell you the symptoms. You will be assigned study, which will determine the diagnosis, as the same treatment of intercostal neuralgia ointment has been prescribed, relieving the pain, b-complex vitamins, nulla, physical therapy...
Kidney disease
Pain pain is usually accompanied by diseases of the kidneys. During exercise, when a person is standing or sitting in such cases, the pain can occur, however, if I lie down, pain "relaxes". Of course, pain in the back are added, and other symptoms of kidney disease: high temperature, frequent need for urination, dark color of urine, pain in the abdomen.
Kidney problems can give you pain, not only in the back, and the chest even if it looks awesome. The point is that these feelings can cause sand or stones in the kidneys, symptomatic infections, inflammations, and "moves to the kidney" (still called "drooping kidney" — a disease nephroptosis, is characterized by the displacement of the kidney from his seat).
When the pain in the back are added, and other symptoms of kidney disease, your job is in the near future to pass on tips from your doctor-specialist urologist, who can suggest you to start to do an ULTRASOUND and stick to your diet: to completely remove the alcohol, spicy and savory dishes and to limit physical activity. In addition, you need to increase the number of drink during the day simple water or fruit drinks. Advise the consumption and especially decoctions of diuretic herbs (bearberry leaves, cranberries).
Diseases of the DIGESTIVE tract
In the waist area (in the region of the upper lumbar and lower thoracic vertebrae) may occur pain when a stomach ulcer. In this disease, pain in the back occurs during the night or on an empty stomach and goes after the food.
Gastritis can also cause back pain. The stomach pain may not be noticeable, but it is a sense of emptiness, like a man in a very long time not eating. Muscle pain in the back arising from the left side.
Pain in the back as a consequence of problems with bowel way is possible with symptoms such as watery stools, feeling of bloating, increased accumulation of fluid.
If the cause of back pain – problems with the stomach, you will need to heal, and not to try to eliminate the pain. Go to the appointment with a gastroenterologist, and take all the necessary tests. Eat a diet, eliminating smoked food, spicy and fried meals and eat more often, does not allow long breaks between meals. You can, of course, to pass a course of massage, in order to eliminate back pain, however, when a sick stomach, I will go back eventually.
Gynecological diseases
The back pain the women is often due to problems with gynecology. Is displayed at the bottom of the back and sometimes gives the buttocks. With the rest of the symptoms of a problem with gynecology regarding: details option, unpleasant odor, menstrual problems, etc.
Diseases of female sexual sphere, capable to cause back pain: inflammation of the ovaries, dysmenorrhea (inflammation of the lining of the uterus), various infections and tumors.
If you suspect that you have problems with gynecology, go for consultations at the technical and do an ULTRASOUND. You will be assigned to the appropriate diagnosis and treatment is recommended to avoid sub-cooling and overheating (it's not worth access to the sauna and take a hot bath), in order not to cause an inflammatory process.
Diagnosis of back pain
- The most "popular" back pain called pain lower back pain. You can talk about how a hernia or protrusion, so the problems with gynecology or the kidneys.
- The most dangerous is considered to be the pain in the thoracic spine, is the most unpredictable. Cause of this pain is a serious health problem, ranging from a heart attack, finishing the volume.
- The most difficult is easily treatable — pain in the lumbar spine, giving the foot.
Severe pain in the back happens when:
- osteochondrosis,
- of the intervertebral hernias,
- radiculitis.
During the sciatica pain, it is like an idiot, right, and acute. The typical pain discomfort appears with one side of the body, can give a foot, shin, thigh, hip. If the person is coughing, changing body position goes, the pain is getting stronger. The pain can be added burning sensation, numbness, itching, burning sensation or "chills".
Acute back pain is when:
- displacement of the discs of the spine due to degenerative disc disease, wrong weight lifting, for the dislocation or fracture of the spine, as well as from the surgery to the spine?
- a fall, sudden movements, muscle strength, hypothermia?
- back pain, usually is standard for those engaged in heavy physical work. In a few days, acute pain usually disappears, although it may take up to three weeks?
- renal colic, a feeling of intense pain, not only appears on the back and in the abdomen, sometimes feel in the genitals;
- problems with the urinary tract, the pain occurs in the lower back and the abdomen, besides, the body temperature is high?
- pulmonary diseases and the pain occurs not only in the back, but also under the shoulders and the chest. May increase the cough, the individual feels a general malaise and elevated temperature.
Aching pain in the back happens when:
- inflammation of the muscles of the waist, myositis (inflammation of skeletal muscle). The data sense appear as a consequence of insulation or muscular grip. In place of the muscles become hard and with anguish ache even more. Although this aching pain quite prolonged in time, is not strong and does not cause special inconvenience.
Chronic pain in the back occurs when:
- spondylosis (so called overgrowth of bone on the edges of vertebral body-like spines). The pain, often accompanying symptoms are numbness, weakness in the legs. With the defeat of the cervical spine of the pain occurs in the back, shoulders, when someone opens the head?
- ankylosing Spondylitis, oncology, osteomyelitis, problems with the metabolism.
The pain, giving the left or the right foot, occurs when:
- nerve sciatic nerve, pain is felt in the sacrum and lower back, the back surface of the thigh or buttock, or the leg along with a feeling of tingling and numbness of the muscles.
Prevention of back pain
Not to experience discomfort in the area of the back, you'll need to follow these instructions:
- You stand and walk properly, bend over and crane, keep your back straight.
- Sit down, resting on the back of the chair, legs reliqua on the floor and not fill foot to foot. If you must sit, place your feet on a bench, with the level must be above the hips. Stand up from time to time and knead muscles, puncture, simple exercises for warming up, to change attitude.
- Right lift, without sharp movements: first, crouched, took a heavy object, and then you wake up with a straight back.
- Sleep properly in a semi-rigid bed, lying on his side.
- Enough you place your body physically, regularly do exercises for strengthening the muscles of the back and abdomen. If there are serious problems with the spine, before embarking on a complex exercise, it is necessary to consult a specialist.
From all of physical exercise, swimming is considered the most ideal for the health of the spine.
If you have had a target to get rid of back pain, the movement must be present in your life regularly. Go walk in traffic you don't aspire to quickly sit, climb the stairs, bypassing the elevator / lift. Apart from this, eat right and balance, think positive (for a start, stop to watch the news and "disastrous" transfer to the tv). All of these simple changes in your behavior is able to significantly improve the condition of the spine.
Be healthy!