Hello, dear readers! Who among us know the back pain? Such discomfort at least once to experience it all. Sometimes the cause of the back pain physical fatigue, sometimes a serious disease. In the latter case, the pain and discomfort located in the body for a long time, exter, which is a major inconvenience.
Let's learn how to determine why back pain is, how severe the pain is originating from to be able to time to contact the relevant professionals until the problem escalated into a serious disease.
The physical fatigue, everything is clear: the winter left in the snow, in the summer he worked in the garden, the pose, the "SIC", sore lower back ensure, in particular, the habit. Here's a simple treatment – a pleasant pastime. Another thing, when your back pain changes, it seems that for no reason. Then, probably, yes, and then we talk about the disease.
Symptoms causes of back pain. Who to contact for help?
Osteochondrosis
The main symptom of the disease is called a dull pain that it brings to a crunch the spinal column, discomfort. In the future, there is a sense of numbness at the site of injury, the spine, the movement is limited, the pain become stronger when weight lifting when a person sneezes, cough or making any sudden movements. "Rapiente", a sharp, strong pain occurs because of compression of nerve roots and discs of the spine. You can make a man feel the pain from several minutes to a few days. If you hit osteochondrosis thoracic spine, a person starting to hurt my heart, because what is often incorrectly held to be the reason knowing that is not the osteochondrosis, such disease, angina.
When the pain is the degenerative disc disease becomes permanent, becomes chronic, the person always feel tired, always wants to lie down to rest, can't sit for long or stand.
Four feels pain in the spine, three of them, because the osteochondrosis. The age of the spine wear out more and more, that's why half the world's population older than 30 years is sick of this disease!
If the suspicion fell on the lower back pain, your task is to go on consultation to the neuropathologist. A photo, we recommend, vitamin complex, adjust the diet recommend exercises, physical therapy. Today you have the power to plan to a trip to the pool, because swimming is a wonderful activity for keeping in shape.
Herniated disks
When the disease is still in its initial stage, the back occurs, a dull pain when bending turn to the side when you sneeze, cough or lift heavy objects. Probably because weakness feeling in one leg. Further displacement of the disc the pain can be dull, sharp, and in some cases radiates to the legs, buttocks, or thighs. Because the pain associated with hernias muscle tension occurs, which degrades the mobility. Given that the pain does not usually get a grip on yourself, it is not surprising that the posture of the patient disorder.
As always, inter-vertebral hernias occur in people more than forty years old, but this problem is not rare. If the damage occurred, the hernia is produced, but not more than 40. The man gets older, the more "arrange" the spine – the vertebrae are pressed toward each other closer to simulate, stand outside of the spine. All the spine affecting the hernia, and degenerative disc disease.
If you think you have a hernia, you need to go to the orthopedic doctor or neurologist. The most effective way to diagnose herniated disks, consider a CT scan. The traditional method of treatment of hernia is surgery, although this is not always justified.
Back pain the spine in certain situations, it may be a symptom of compression fracture, which is possible for older people who are more than 60 years, this happens due to the increased fragility of the bones.
In rare cases, the onset of pain as a result of the formation of tumors of the spine.
Cold.
Pain arises in the region of the ribs on the side or the back, lower part of shoulder blades. Pain can be aching or sharp, burning or boring, they also may, from time to time, be present at the time. If the pain is acute, it often felt like Rapiente the heart.
To these symptoms are added, redness, or paleness, excessive sweating, feeling, muscle twitching certain muscles.
When intercostal neuralgia, irritation, traps, compression of the intercostal nerves. The place where the disadvantaged, nerve damage, a person feels numbness on the skin.
Recognize, that the disease is not easy, because you will than other diseases, because your job is to consult a therapist, as well as the details of the symptoms. You will be assigned to research, which helps to determine the diagnosis, the treatment of intercostal neuralgia prescribed ointment, to relieve pain, b vitamins, zero, physiotherapy...
Kidney disease
Aching pain usually accompanied by kidney damage. During exercise, when a person stands, or sits, in these situations, pain can occur, however, if you go to sleep, the pain, the "let go". Of course, the pain in the back, and then he added, you may find that the symptoms of kidney disease: high fever, frequent urination, dark urine, abdominal pain.
Problems with the kidney may be the pain not only lower, but also the thoracic spine, since it seemed wonderful. The fact that such feelings can switch out the sand or stones in the kidneys, any infection, inflammatory process, and the "wandering kidney" (it is also called "drooping kidney" — a disease nephroptosis characterized by displacement of the kidney, the place).
If you have back pain, there are other symptoms of kidney disease, your work in the near future, to consult a urologist who will recommend that the first ultrasonic to adhere to the diet: remove all alcohol, spicy, salty foods, and limit your physical activity. Besides, you need to increase the number of drinks per day, plain water or fruit drinks. It is suggested to drink a special decoction diuretic herbs (bearberry, bilberry leaf).
Gastrointestinal disease
The waist area (the area of the upper lumbar and lower thoracic vertebrae) pain may occur when the gastric ulcer. This disease, the pain appears at night or on an empty stomach, after eating.
Gastritis can also cause back pain. Abdominal pain may not be felt, but the void-it feels as if people don't. Muscle pain occurs on the left side.
Back pain is a result of problems of the intestinal tract as well as the possible symptoms such as loose stools, abdominal fullness, flatulence.
If the cause of the back pain – stomach problems, it is necessary to cure, not seek to eliminate the pain. Go on reception to the gastroenterologist, or hand over the necessary tests. Follow the diet except for the meat, spicy, fried food to eat more often, avoiding long between meals. You can, of course, is a course in massage to eliminate the lower back pain, but the patient's stomach they over time will come back.
Gynecological diseases
The lower back pain in women is often caused by problems in gynecology. Looks like the lower part of and sometimes radiates to the buttocks. The rest of the symptoms, problems, gynecological include: unique discharge, unpleasant odour, problems with the menstrual cycle.
Diseases of the female reproductive organs that can cause back pain: the inflammatory process in the ovaries, endometritis (inflammation of the mucous membrane of the uterus), various infections, tumors.
If you think you have a problem with gynecology, a special, an ultrasound. You will be assigned to the appropriate diagnosis and treatment are advised to avoid hypothermia, overheating (it is not necessary to visit the sauna, and a hot bath), you do not provoke an inflammatory process.
Diagnosis of back pain
- Most back pain is called a dull pain in the lower back. You can talk to, like a hernia, or protrusion, of the problems gynecology or the kidney.
- The most dangerous pain in the thoracic spine, it is also unpredictable. The reason for this is that such pain is a serious problem to your health, ranging from heart attack to end the tumor.
- The most hard-to-manage — pain in the lumbar region radiating to the leg.
Severe pain in the back:
- osteochondrosis,
- inter-vertebral hernia,
- sciatica.
Sciatica pain is pain, sometimes dull, sharp. Usually pain, discomfort is displayed on one side of the body, can give a foot, leg, thigh, buttocks. If the person is coughing, changing body position, walking, the pain becomes stronger. The pain can be burning, numbness, itching, tingling or "cold".
Acute back pain if:
- the offset disk of the spine degenerative disc disease, improper lifting, dislocation or fracture of the spine, as well as the operations of the spinal column;
- in the fall, sharp movements, muscle tension, hypothermia;
- lumbago, it is usually the case for those involved in heavy physical work. After a few days the sharp pain usually disappears, although it will last up to three weeks;
- renal colic, the intense pain looks like, not just the back but the belly, feel sometimes the genitals;
- problems of the genitourinary system pain occurs in the lower back and abdomen, in addition to the body temperature becomes high;
- respiratory tract disorders, pain, not just the back, the shoulder blades, and chest. Can increase, if the cough, a feeling, a general malaise, a fever.
Hurt, my back hurts:
- the inflammation of the muscles of the waist, myositis (inflammation of skeletal muscles). These feelings appear as a consequence of exposure to cold, or muscle ache. The affected muscles become rigid, and the tension it hurts even more. Although this aching pain for quite a long time, not strong, not caused much inconvenience.
Chronic pain occurs when:
- spondylosis (the so-called overgrowth of bone tissue at the edge of the vertebral body, which is like the thorns). The pain hurts, it is often associated symptoms – numbness, weakness in the legs. The defeat of the neck pain occurs in the neck, the shoulder, when turning the head;
- ankylosing spondylitis, cancer, osteomyelitis, problems with metabolism.
Pain radiating to the left or the right foot, occurs if:
- the inflammation of the sciatic nerve pain is felt in the sacrum, lower back, back, the thigh or the buttock, leg or the lower leg, and the tingling, the numbness, of the muscles.
The back pain prevention
In order to have discomfort in the back, observe the following rules:
- To stand correctly, not slouch or crane your neck, keep your back straight.
- He sat, leaning back in his chair, legs reliqua on the floor, and threw one leg over the other. If you have the time to sit down, place your feet on a little bench, level should be above the hip. Wake up, from time to time, make sure to stretch your muscles a few simple exercises to warm up, switch places.
- Correctly lift weights, no sudden movements: the first, sat down, took a heavy object, stand straight back.
- Sleep in accordance with a semi-rigid bed on the side.
- Enough to overload the body physically, regularly do exercises to strengthen the muscles of the back, abdomen. If there are serious problems with the spine, before you start any exercises, it is necessary to ask for professional help.
All physical activities, swimming is the most ideal for the health of the spine.
If your goal is to get rid of the back pain, the movement must be present in your life on a regular basis. You go on foot, the vehicles are not designed quickly to sit, climb the stairs, bypassing the Elevator. Moreover, eat balanced, positive thinking (first off, don't watch the news, the "destroyer" TV). These simple changes in behavior can significantly improve the condition of the spine.
Be healthy!