Back pain - what should I do?

Back pain - a common symptom. Most people encountered him at least once in their life. One of the most common reason for doctor visits, and jumping exercises.

Key words: back pain, back pain, spine

Back pain can occur at any age but is more common between 35 and 55 years. Is the pain related to the spine, how it works, our bones, muscles, intervertebral disc, ligaments, tendons and nerves.

The problems with the vertebrae can cause pain in the spine, disks, vertebral column and the bond between them around the disc, spinal cord, brain and nerves, muscles, internal organs, abdominal and pelvic regions. And why upper back pain may be aortic disease, tumor, inflammation of the spine and chest.

Risk factors

The presence of risk factors increases the likelihood of, or another situation. For example, obesity significantly increases the risk of diabetes type.

The following factors are associated with increased risk of the emergence of low back pain:

• office work;
• business conjugated with the constant stress;
• pregnancy - pregnant women often pain, the pain, the spine;
• sedentary lifestyle;
• age;
• depression;
• obesity excessive weight;
• cigarette;
• heavy physical exercise;
• heavy physical labor.

Back pain symptoms

If the patient feels the symptom, then you can see it as a sign, Doc. For example, the pain - this symptom is the sign of a rash later.

The main symptom is pain, spine pain, any tread. Sometimes the pain spreads down the hip and leg or shoulder and arm.

Consult a physician immediately if any symptoms of pain in the spine that is accompanied by languages:

• weight loss;
• high temperature (fever);
• facilitated low back pain after rest;
• pain, giving the foot;
• the pain is going down, below the knee;
• fresh spinal injury in existence;
• urinary incontinence (even a small);
• difficulty urination - difficult to pass urine;
• fecal incontinence - loss of control on the process of bowel movement;
• numbness in the genital area;
• numbness the anus;
• numbness buttocks.

Please an expert for advice if you are one of these groups:

• people under the age of 22 or over the age of 55;
• patients took steroids a couple of months;
• cancer patients;
• a cancer patients;
• patients with low immunity.

The cause of back pain

The human spine this complex structure, Nov, ligaments, tendons, discs and bones. Friction dampers the function of the intervertebral disc between each pair of vertebrae. Any problem with these components that can lead to pain in the spine. In some cases, the cause of the pain fails to load.

Stretching

The most common causes of pain in the spine include:

• tense muscles;
• strained ligaments;
• the climb is a difficult topic in the wrong posture;
• the climb is a very difficult subject;
• the result is sudden and strange act;
• Nov spasm.

Structural problems

Following structural problems in the spine that can cause pain:

• protrusion of the intervertebral disc. Why Burhaniye outer shell internal drive space, content, outward. Nerve impingement that could be causing this and, as a result, the pain;
• hernia the bulging intervertebral disc in the inner disk, the contents of the large sizes;
• sciatica, acute and shooting pain that radiates, buttocks, and the rear region of the foot, called a protrusion or herniation of intervertebral disc, nerve compression;
• arthritis patients often experience joint problems, osteoarthritis, hip, lumbar spine, knees and hands. That may occur in some cases spinal stenosis narrows the space that surrounds the spinal cord;
• abnormal bending of the spine - your spine that bends in an unusual way, most likely the patient will suffer from pain in the spine. Sample abnormal bending, which bends aside the spine in scoliosis;
• osteoporosis - bone, including the vertebral, brittle, and porous, which leads to increase them brittle.

Below are some other causes of pain in the spine:

• cauda equina syndrome - nerve roots represent a ponytail bunch, branches, dorsal brain. Cauda equina syndrome feel a dull pain in the lumbar spine and hip people. Also may take place, loss of sensation, buttocks, genitals, buttocks. Sometimes people suffer from cauda equina syndrome incontinence of urine and/or stools;
• tumor spine cancer in the spine, squeeze the nerve, resulting in pain;
• infection of the spine - if high body temperature observed in patients, as well as painful, hot zone, the back, then he can talk about an infection of the spine;
• other infection can cause pelvic inflammatory disease in women bladder infection kidney disease and back pain;
• sleep disorders sleep disorders related to the spine that is experiencing the pain more frequently in the total population;
• herpes zoster infection can affect the nerves;
• wrong bed - if your bed does not support to specific body parts and ensures that they do not have a smooth back position, risk, spine pain.

Pain in the spine can be the reason for a particular movement or body position, such as long-term driving, cough etc.

When back pain

The pain, the spine, within a few days, the following tips can help you reduce the pain and discomfort and speed up recovery:

• thick active as much as possible;
• when necessary, use over-the-counter pain relievers;
• use hot and cold compress. A hot water bottle and a package of frozen vegetables and it works.

How to stay optimistic though hard pain, pain, work, don't lose heart. This accelerates the healing process.

Long-term pain, spine just won't do for six weeks, you should see a doctor. Doctor taking a medical history, examination and, if necessary, more research on your product. Your doctor's X-rays with a suspected problem or osteoarthrosis, bone system, SA (computerized tomography) or MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) questionable intervertebral hernia, or problems with nerves or other soft fabrics. In such a case, MRI is the best choice. In addition, your doctor may recommend some laboratory tests to pass or measure electrical neural activity (EMG).

After diagnosis, the doctor prescribed treatment. In most cases, adequate conservative treatment may involve:

• special exercises;
• reflexology;
• traction of spine;
• massage.

In severe cases a question may be posed about the process of making. Helps the surgeon to choose an appropriate method, and also will inform you of related potential complications. After a while, the passage of the surgery is recommended for preventive treatment of the spine. Remember, spine surgery, and quite dangerous in the operating area, a nearby nerve.