Acute pain in the back

Sudden attacks of acute pain in the back can be very painful, but this does not mean that it will always be "back pain". Of course, often the acute pain occurs due to any chronic problems, but once that has passed, and the state of the mouse, ligaments and joints of the back has become less critical, you can do and resolve the causes chronic. The basis of the treatment of attacks of acute back pain is of gears exercise program combined with the rest. In this section you will learn what you need to do, if it started a heart attack, and when there is a need to call a doctor, can get a gear recovery program, including exercises, postures for the holidays, and the methods of self-help.

Causes of acute pain

The most common cause of acute pain in the back chronic long-term existing violations, such as bad posture, or weakness of the muscles of the stomach. These changes can increase pressure and tension on the spinal column and the muscles of the spine up to this point, what will happen to their damage. Degenerative processes such as osteoarthritis and osteoporosis, and if their development is arrived at the stage of tissue damage, can be the cause of acute pain in the back. In these cases, after one day or the other may be a temporary relief, but it is very likely that the attacks of acute pain will repeat itself until solved their chronic reason.

Chronic causes of acute pain in the back

If an acute attack of pain is the result of a damage caused by a chronic illness, the most likely causes may be the following.

  • Posture;
  • The weakness of the abdominal muscles;
  • Osteoarthritis;
  • Osteoporosis.

Mechanical causes of acute pain

Chronic conditions are not always the main cause of acute back pain. Very often, a heart attack can be caused by a movement, that in and of itself is negligible, as for example the inclination for laying on the floor bag. In reality, the damage occurred for a day or two before, when a non-familial physical effort. When the muscles try to protect the spine from an unusual load, are very thesis, as well as the ligaments, vertebrae and discs. The next day, the muscles harden and they hurt or they relax to such a point that they are not able to support the spine, while ligaments and joints are not yet back in his usual state. So a purely mechanical crash destabilizes the entire system, and therefore seemingly trivial movement can be the last drop that causes a spasm of the muscles, pulling the strings, the displacement of a disk or an inflammation of the joint. Wrong weight lifting, and the voltage when the unusual load — the common causes of acute pain in the back.

Wrong weight lifting

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Wrong weight lifting, for example, when you bend forward, to take things out of the trunk of the car, creates an additional load on the back. When you raise the severity of the bending, the joints of the thesis stronger, and this leads to the fact that the already weakened the joint, a disc or a group can not cope with a load in excess of.

Excessively intense or other physical load

Strenuous exercise, in particular those associated with the curves of the body (the game of tennis or dance lessons), are often the cause of acute back pain. In some types of the movement exercises are mainly aimed in one direction (tilts forward), and you will participate in only one muscle group. The muscles of the front of the group become strained, it will weaken and are not able to decrease completely, and to reject the body makes. This means that the muscles and ligaments become strong enough or flexible enough, to counter the increase of the load in the curve of the trunk.

What to do when a surge of pain?

In the case of acute pain, first of all, stop doing what you did, lying on the bed or on the floor, even if for this you need to crawl (the only exceptions to this rule are the cases, when you are suddenly stunned by the leg or both legs, you have an accident, dropped, or suddenly received a blow to see the questionnaire below). In the supine position, the load is removed with the spinal column, the pressure on him becomes four times smaller compared to the standing position. The pressure reduction can greatly relieve the pain and give your muscles, torn protective spazmom, the opportunity to relax. You can also help yourself to the force, aimed at relaxation of the mind and the body: try not to worry about his forced immobility, whatever you do, when you started the attack, you can end up then.

Which position to take

The best way to reduce the pressure on your spine lie on your back. Try to lie down first without a pillow, but if the pain is not the past, placed under the head. If necessary, put a pillow under the knees for lower back, not too bent. If the pain down to the toe, put a pillow under the lower part of the foot, so for the thighs and knees were at a right angle, it will help relieve the tension in the sciatic nerve.

In some cases, the position lying on the back, does not relieve the pain. If you find this painful situation, try the manoeuvres indicated in the article rapid resolution of the pain, to find a position where pain is not felt. The answers to the questions offered in the list below will help you determine how serious is the problem, and understand what actions to take.

How severe is the problem?

With the help placed below the questionnaire we can understand what you should do in your case, but if there are any doubts, consult a doctor.

If your ideal situation, at least one of the following scenarios, do not move and ask someone to call an ambulance.

  1. You just had an accident.
  2. Have recently collapsed or have been seriously affected.
  3. You are suddenly stunned by the leg or both legs.

If your ideal situation, at least one of the following conditions, consult a doctor immediately. Call a district or contact the emergency room.

  1. You have pain in the chest, left arm or the left side of the jaw.
  2. The pain does not pass, and enriches, when this does not help and the change of position.
  3. He feels his weakness in the legs, accompanied by their numbness and, perhaps, the difficulty of urination and the evacuation of the bowels.
  4. The pain is strong, durable, and is appeased only when you tilt forward.

If your ideal situation, at least one of the following conditions, consult your doctor in the next few days.

  1. You feel numbness or tingling in the arm or leg.
  2. Recently have lost weight and are feeling general malaise and fatigue.
  3. You are a woman and you already have menopause.
  4. You are pregnant.
  5. You are a vegetarian, or a long period complied with the diet.
  6. You have more than 60 years.

If your ideal situation, at least one of the following hypothesis, it remains the day in bed, and if there is no improvement, consult a doctor.

  1. The pain change if you move or change the position of the body.
  2. Recently played strange physical exercises associated with a big load.
  3. It is embarrassing to turn or lift a heavy object.

The rapid elimination of the pain (first day)

If the posture, as proposed in a previous article (What to do when a surge of pain), for you it is inconvenient, try the poses, which are described below, in order to find a position in which the pain is not felt, and to stand for 24 hours, but remember that exercise is strictly limited needed to reduce the inflammation and prevent the immobility. Because the causes of pain in different people are different, it is necessary to try each position and each exercise and in this way to find the ones that best help you. If, for some change of the position of the body during the exercise, it is felt that the pain has subsided, take this location for a holiday. And vice versa, do not stay in any position, if the pain when this is amplified. Try the movement on the bed, if with hard mattress, otherwise, use a gymnastics mat or a carpet.

Pose to eliminate the pain

  • Lie on your stomach, stretching your hands on your hips.
  • If the pain does not withdraw, place a pillow under the belly. If this does not help, a little turn on the thigh, look to the right and to the left, because the effectiveness of a movement given the seat of damage. Put your head on your hands, if you prefer.

Warning

If some exercise leads to the appearance or increase of pain or her increasing popularity, stop immediately. Continuing, it can aggravate the problem. In the first two days, proposed to exercise should be repeated not more than three times each about three times per day. In the rest of the time just need to rest. How to reduce the pain, gradually increase the number of repetitions up to a maximum of 10 times every year.

Tilts the pelvis

  1. Lie on your back and bend your knees at a right angle, the feet must remain on the floor.
  2. Fold the lower part of the back, tearing the back from the floor, and then with the power of the press in the middle. Make sure that the rib cage remained motionless, while the thighs swinging back and forth.
  3. Repeat the exercise three times, at the end of the year the loins must take a neutral position in the middle between the extremes. In two days starts to increase gradually the number of repetitions of this exercise up to 10.

The movement of rotation of the knees

  1. Lie on your back and bend your knees, as in the previous exercise, but the hips should lie down on the floor.
  2. Download the knees from side to side, making them fall to the ground so low, as far as is comfortable. Repeat the exercise for three times. In two days starts to increase gradually the number of repetitions up to 10 times.

Elimination of the pain (second day)

Once physicians believed that the best treatment of acute back pain is absolute peace, but now established that it is very best to alternate holidays with the exercises. If after 24 hours you have not heard of improvement, call the doctor, but if pain is diminished, add recommended in the article "the Rapid elimination of the pain the exercises shown below. They will help you to prevent the rigidity of the muscles of the back and, consequently, reduce the likelihood of problems in the future, and also to support muscle tone and strength.

Bending, lying

  1. Lie on your stomach, on the carpet or a hard mattress, getting up on his elbows. Relax and stay in this position till a count of 10. Sit back, relax; repeat the exercise three times.
  2. Repeat the first exercise, but this time climb on the palms of the hands, and not on the elbows.

Pulling the knees

Lie on your back on a hard surface. Bend your knees at a right angle and tighten their chest. Hold this position before the account of 10, then slowly lower the feet on the floor. Repeat three times.

The slopes to the side

Stand with your feet provide the width of the shoulder. Slightly move a thigh part, and with the same hand and slide the hand along the leg towards the bottom, you feel the tension with the other side of the body. Repeat three times. Then perform this exercise in a different direction.

Extension of the back

  1. Starting position as when you bend to the side, hands on hips. Slightly deflection is, which connects the scapula and slightly lifting the chin, but not so high, to look at the ceiling. Repeat three times.
  2. By the last repetition, before completing the exercise in the neutral, vertical position, slightly bend forward, rounding your shoulders.
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Warning

Stop immediately, unless some exercise leads to the appearance or increase of pain, or its growing popularity. Continuing, it can aggravate the problem. In the first two days, proposed to exercise should be repeated not more than three times each about three times per day. In the rest of the time just need to rest. How to reduce the pain, gradually increase the number of repetitions up to a maximum of 10 times for each exercise.

The path to healing

If the pain gradually moves away (if no, please consult your physician), after two days of rest and exercise, you can resume a normal life. To restore the mobility and flexibility, it is important for you to have been so active, to the extent possible; of course, you must not do anything that would interfere with the final healing. But now he has a sense of resting on your back for an hour or so each day to give the tissue time for healing and self-healing.

If the pain returns

If you're not paying attention to and comply with the rules, which are listed in the table below, it remains a threat, making a clumsy, breaks all the work done, and this will lead to a recovery of back pain. If this is the case, stop work immediately and lay down on a hard surface face down or on your back, or accept the installation, which was best of all has contributed to the resolution of the pain.

Lying on your side

This position is not beneficial for your spine, like the others, but it is so that it is convenient only in this position. In this case, put a pillow between the knees to the thigh, which is high up, not скатывалось forward, with a consequent torsion of the spinal column. It can also be useful to put another pillow against the abdomen and the chest, as a pillow, as if you pamper her, to support the spinal column front. Do not put more than one pillow under your head, especially if you have pain in your neck or upper back.

What to do and what not to do to heal

Two days after that, you need to get up from the bed to conclude, and return to normal activities. However, do not forget the following:

What not to do

  • Not to raise the gravity and do not bend.
  • Not doing the hard work of the house: don't vacuum, don't go away, do not iron.
  • Don't make steep climbs and descents.
  • Do not wear gravity, for example, the purchase of suitcases, mountains of linen wet.
  • Do not start the sporting activities, that are linked with a big load.
  • Do not sit and do not stay long without changing posture.