Each of us has had back pain at least once - from mild malaise to excruciating chest pain (pain in the lower back, chest area). Discomfort in the lower back from time to time can be one of the manifestations of a wide range of diseases.
The most common cause of pain is osteochondrosis of the spine, which occurs in most people after 35-40 years. However, it does not explain the severity and duration of the pain. To understand the nature of the disease, it is necessary to understand in detail the problem and its origin.
Reasons
There are many answers to the question why your back hurts. The main mechanisms of pain syndrome remain dystrophic and degenerative changes in the intervertebral discs. As a result, overflow of the joints and compression of the nerve endings of the spine increase the symptoms.
Let's look at the different causes of back pain:
- Primary diseases of the spine: intervertebral hernias, osteochondrosis, vertebrae, kyphosis, scoliosis, arthritis.
- Injuries, bruises, fractures, tumors. They are reported as secondary causes of pain syndrome.
- Cardiovascular diseases.
- Nephrology: sand or kidney stones.
- In women, the pain can also occur with gynecological problems and even during menstruation.
Pain Syndrome Activators:
- sedentary lifestyle, sedentary work. This item includes a long stay behind the wheel of a car or computer monitor.
- overweight, obesity? Pregnancy involves a combination of weakened back muscles and weight gain.
- excessive physical activity (in daily life or in the gym).
- hypothermia of the body.
Possible diseases
The nature of the pain depends directly on the disease that caused the symptom. In primary pathology (arthritis, intervertebral hernias), the lower back hurts monotonously: the pain increases or decreases with a change in body position. Accompanied by a sensation of goose, burning, alternating numbness of the lower extremities. Dull pain observed with lumbar rhizolitis is felt by the patient not only in the back, but also in the buttocks, legs and thighs.
Diseases of internal organs (angina, pyelonephritis)are characterized by a more intense and prolonged nature of pain that persists after rest or change in body position. Thus, with gynecological problems, the lower abdomen is additionally concerned, and with cardiovascular pathologies, shortness of breath and shortness of breath are observed.
Important! Specific lumbar pain in combination with high fever can be manifestations of emergencies - kidney or gallstone colic, unstable angina.
Worsened osteochondrosisis manifested by severe, shooting pains - "back pain (" lumbago "), emitted in the leg, pelvis when coughing or rapid movements. Herniated disks have features:
- the slope is impossible without the first stop.
- difficult to get up without support (chair, knee).
- In the prone position, the patient is forced to put on a pillow.
Inflammatory processes (myositis, radiculitis)proceed with aching pain and inability to perform basic actions, as the simplest movements are limited by the pain syndrome.
Fractures and flaresare accompanied by intense, increasing pain, swelling of the damaged area. The skin above the painful surface changes color to blue or red (depending on the nature of the injury).
How to get rid of back pain
Excessive physical activity or prolonged exposure to a draft in the near future will lead to back discomfort. Let's take a closer look at the simple and quick help for known, annoying pain.
If the pain syndrome develops after hypothermia or inflammation of the spinal cord roots (sciatica), a hot shower will help. Any physical activity is contraindicated after bath procedures. Pain relief ointments provide warming, decongestant and anti-inflammatory effects.
Pain in osteochondrosis can be reduced thanks to anti-inflammatory ointments and gels, as well as special exercises to relieve the intervertebral discs and the muscular corset.
Bruises or sprains cause increased swelling. A dry cold compress (ice from the freezer wrapped in a cloth) will help reduce or prevent it. Apply every two hours for two days to the painful focus for half an hour.
It is worth remembering that only a specialist can correctly diagnose the cause of pain and develop a treatment plan. Therefore, we recommend that if you experience any worrying symptoms, enroll in our clinic for counseling.
Treatment and prevention of back pain
Western medicine is represented by three main therapeutic areas:
- pharmaceuticals;
- non-drugs?
- surgery.
Drug treatment includes taking pills and external application of ointments, gels, patches. The main groups of drugs:
- non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs - NSAIDs (pain relief, inflammation).
- heparin ointments (relief from swelling, improved venous outflow).
- papaverine ointments (pain relief, pain spasm relief, dilation of blood vessels).
- chondroprotectors (cartilage tissue repair);
- muscle relaxants (elimination of muscle tension).
To prevent chronic diseases, a course of injections is prescribed. The course of treatment of low back pain almost always includes injections of B vitamins. They improve metabolic processes and the restoration of nerve fibers, stabilize the work of the central and peripheral nervous system and restore pulse transmission. Analgesics are added to the composition of the drug to enhance the therapeutic effect. Vitamins are combined with NSAIDs.
In acute conditions, doctors perform therapeutic blockades. Most often used for diseases of the spine and joints. The doctor injects both anti-inflammatory drugs and adrenal glands. Prednisolone or dexamethasone (the main representatives of the group) anesthetize the affected area, relieve swelling.
Non-drug treatment includes physiotherapy - massage, cold therapy (cryotherapy), warming of the affected areas. Physiotherapy is usually prescribed for subacute conditions or depression.
Surgical treatment. Surgery is used in extreme cases - for malignant tumors, destruction of the spinal cord, compression fractures. Surgical treatment of herniated discs causes professional controversy: the positive result of the operation is often not justified and the risk of complications is very high.
Precautions:
- Do morning exercises, be sure to include exercises for stretching the lower back muscles.
- The right diet. Fried, salty, starchy foods, alcohol should be excluded - everything that contributes to the development of gastrointestinal diseases. It is necessary to add fiber, vitamins to the diet, to cook meat and fish in steam or in the oven. To improve blood circulation and intra-articular fluid production, it is recommended to drink up to 1. 5 liters of water (in the absence of contraindications).
- Watch your attitude.
- Walk or exercise periodically while sitting.
- It is recommended that you sleep on orthopedic pillows and mattresses.
Treatment at Tibetan Medical Clinic
Traditional Tibetan medicine considers back pain as a violation of the three pensions. Outraged dosha Bile destroys the back muscles. Excited mucus leads to endocrine problems, metabolic disorders. Exceeding the constitution Anemos (responsible for the nervous system) exacerbates the disharmony of the other two pensions.
Eastern doctors help not only to eliminate the symptoms, but also to understand the cause of the disease and its treatment.
At the clinic, you will not be offered to "block" the problem with pills, hormones and injections. After diagnosing the disease using ancient oriental techniques, the patient will receive an individual treatment plan. Basic sample of treatments used by Tibetan doctors:
- Correction of diet and restoration of mental comfort, emotional background.
- Herbal medicines. Herbal and herbal preparations will address the problem from within. Tibetan multi-ingredient preparations restore the balance between the three pensions "Wind", "Slime", "Bile". Unique collections stop not only the symptom, but also have a healing effect on the whole body as a whole.
- Acupuncture. The effect of the needles on the bioactive points relieves vascular and muscle spasm, increases blood flow to the damaged areas of the back.
- Acupuncture massage. The specialist presses his fingers on the points of the energy meridians, working with chronic diseases of the internal organs.
- Suction massage (vacuum) improves the microcirculation not only of the painful areas, but also of the whole organism.
- Moxotherapy. The wormwood cigar restores the balance of the three doshas, the integrity of the whole system. Stone therapy. Cold and hot stones neutralize swelling and inflammation.
- Chemotherapy is one of the acupuncture options using metal balls. Small balls are applied with plaster on bioactive points for up to 2 weeks.
- Chirotherapy - cleansing a slag body with leeches, normalizing the metabolic processes of the body.
The effectiveness of Tibetan methods in the treatment of diseases of the musculoskeletal system has been proven and confirmed by our patients.