Back Pain Causes, Types and Cures

Back Pain Causes, Types and Cures

What is Back Pain?

Back Pain is a common problem that belongings most people at some point in their life. It may be triggered by bad posture while sitting or standing, bending with embarrassment, or lifting with the wrong way. Buy it’s not a serious condition. In nearly all cases, back pain will improve in a few weeks or months, although some people experience long-term pain or pain that keeps coming pack.

Who Gets Back Pain?

Back pain is not mandatory for a particular age group. Anyone can have back pain, but here are situations that increase your risk more are:

Getting Older: Back pain is more common the older you get. You may first have back pain when you are 30 to 40 years old.

Poor Physical Fitness: Back pain is more widespread in people who are not fit.

Being Obese: Over weight can stress the back and cause pain.

Your Job: If you have to lift, push, or pull while twisting your spine, you may get back pain. If you work at a desk all day and do not sit up straight , you may also get back pain.

Smoking: Smoker’s cough may also cause back pain, who smoke are slow to heal, so back pain may last longer.

Types of Back Pain:

Pain in your back is most common in the lower back area of your body called “lumbago”, although it can be fely anywher slong your spine, from your neck down to your hips. Sometimes, back pain can be caused by an  injury or disease, such as:

Slipped Disc: When one of the discs in the spine is damaged and presses on the nerves.

Sciatica: Irritation or comoression of the sciatic nerve, which cause pain, numbness and tingling that travels down one leg.

Whiplash: Neck injury caused by a sudden impact

Frozen  Shoulder: Inflammation sround the shoulder that causes pain and stiffness

Ankylosing Spondylitis: A long-term condition that causes pain and stiffness where the spine meets the pelvis.

Healing for Long-Term Back Pain

If you are desperately worried about your backache or your pain hasn’t improved by sround six weeks, the best idea to visit your general practitioner (GP), who can better guide you about the healing treatments.

·         Stronger Piankillers

      Exercise classes

·         Manual Thaerapy

·         Counselling

·         Support and advice at a specialist pain clinic

Various people choose to see a therapist for manual therapy or acupuncture without seeing their GP. Which is likely to cost around 5-10 thousand for each appointment. When all else has failed spinal surgery is the only way that suggests by the therapist.

Put a Stop to Back Pain

How you sit, stand, lie and lift can all effect the health of your back. Try to avoid placing too much pressure on your back and ensure it’s strong and supple. Regular exercise, such as walking & swimming, is and excellent way of preventing back pain. Activities such as yoga can improve your body flexibility and strenghthen your back muscles.

Here are the signs if problem is very serious:

You should inquire about urgent medical help if you have back pain and:

·         A high temperature

·         Unexplained weight loss

·         Pain in yout chest

·         A swelling or a deformity in your back

·         An inability to pass urine

·         It’s constant and doesn’t ease after lying down

·         A loss of bladder or bowel control

·         It started after an accident, such as after a car accident

·         Numbness around your genitals, buttocks or back passage

·         It’s worse at night

These problems could be a sign of something more serious in future and need to be evaluated as soon as possible.