Headaches and many back and very different, sometimes it happens with the majority of adult men. Someone has pain is not indicative of anything serious, just need to do a couple of simple exercises, she is the past. Someone becomes a symptom of a tumor, infection, injury or degenerative changes of the spine.
Understand what is causing the pain, it is and what to do with it, it is not so difficult.
Causes of back pain
Why the back pain? Causes of back pain are many. To describe them is easier, destroying in groups.
- Temporary. The syndrome is observed in healthy people in a short amount of time, as a result of the impact of adverse circumstances the abuse of physical activity, along with the identification of a location. It is not dangerous, just to get rid of.
- Degenerative. Appears as a result of changes in the spine: is moved to the vertebra, problems with the intervertebral discs, a dip to the nerve. It is not dangerous, but is unpleasant and enjoys long course.
- Infectious. It becomes a symptom of an inflammatory process, which passes in close proximity to the spinal column or in his other muscles. Dangerous, because the infection affects the entire body extremely negative and may lead to the death of the patient.
- Radiant. Becomes the symptom of diseases of internal organs. The spine is not free, the pain is given to the back.
- Other. In this group there are also causes that are not entered in the first four.
Understand, because the back pain, it is necessary to disassemble each group separately.
Temporary pain
This small group, but it is with them has the possibility to meet any person. The causes of these three:
- The awkward position of the body. The back pain becomes the natural reaction to the tension in the muscles and bend the spine. Pain pulling bad. Are characteristic to people who work sitting for several hours, creating a comfortable work space, in the case of prolonged stay in the same position.
- Strain to the muscles. If an inexperienced man begins to wear the gravity, will enable a job or go to the gym, and the reaction of its muscles and ligaments, it is natural for the next day he will be the one to suffer the pain. His shot, intensifies when you try to move. If you continue to strain, it is possible to bring the muscles before inflammation.
- Pregnancy. For a child he could go out for generic paths, already in the first months of pregnancy in a woman's body starts producing the hormone that soft ropes. In this case, the longer the duration, the greater the weight of the child and the load on the spine, the result become pulling of persistent pain, localized in the low back or buttocks.
The back pain of this type are themselves the muscles are regenerated, a child is born, the position of the body changes and everything back to normal practically without the participation of the patient.
Everything that you can do to alleviate their condition, providing, in time of peace.
Degenerative pain
These dysfunctions more severe than temporary, and of ourselves, do not pass. These include:
- Low back pain. The reason for degenerative changes in the structure of the intervertebral discs. They lose their elasticity and become flat, bringing the vertebrae become less mobile, crumble, change shape. Differ, depending on what they are amazed at the departments of the vertebral column: cervical, thoracic, lumbar. Neck, accompanied by pain, that damage to the shoulder, painful headaches, dizziness, weakening of the hearing. The chest is given to the chest, often is so strong that you are having problems with breathing. When the lumbar are in the feet, often accompanied by lameness and disorders of the pelvic organs.
- Hernia of the disc. The hernia develops when the intervertebral disc protrudes between the vertebrae. Before the dull pain, pull, enriched, when on the drive up the vertebrae when the patient coughs, increases the severity, sitting to long in one place. Further strengthened, he begins to give in a limb, becomes acute. Accompanied by muscle weakness, rapid change in posture worse and worse, issues with the sensitivity of the limbs. If not treated, can lead to a paralysis of everything below the disk that is stuck.
- The displacement of a vertebra. Evolution or for congenital or due to degenerative changes in the spine structure. Localizes more often in the lumbar region, constant pain, pulled, responding to the buttocks and legs.
- Disc prolapse. Becomes the logical continuation of the development of hernia of the vertebral column. Pinched the disc protrudes so much that it actually falls from its place. For the state is characterized by acute pain patient stops in a position very trying not to move, not to aggravate.
- Sciatica. Occurs due to crushing of the roots of the spinal cord. Manifests with pain, then tingling, numbness, decrease of sensitivity, until complete atrophy phase, the communication of which to the nervous system provides a particular sport. Because of sciatica occurs as a strong low back pain, pain syndrome, in which the patient suddenly shoot to the shoulders and locks in flexion posture, unable to straighten.
- Osteoporosis. Occurs either due to old age, either due to hormonal disorders in the body. The bone tissue, as a result, the effects of the disease, it becomes less dense and loses its normal structure. Pain appear a long stay in a static pose, or when the weather changes. To accompany them, change of posture, leg cramps and extreme fragility of the bones of any weak shot can lead to breakage.
- Ankylosing Spondylitis (As). The disease, which leads to a weakening of the small joints of the spine that connect the individual vertebrae. It is characterized by constant pain, which is enriched for the night and it becomes easier to morning.
Degenerative changes and chronic are treated for the most part the change of life-style, and manual therapy. Symptomatic therapy is applied only during exacerbations, as well as operational are indicated only in some cases, osteochondrosis, for example, do not help.
Infectious
Specific inflammation of the spine not so much for the most part, the syndrome occurs because of infectious diseases, which can, in principle, be located anywhere. Often these two diseases:
- Tuberculosis. Lung most common form, but is just as well that affect the spine. Excruciating pain, the treatment is long and difficult, often the human remains as a result of a person with a disability.
- Osteomyelitis. Affects the bone, the periosteum, the bone marrow. Flows difficult, with the formation of pus. Pain pulling, accompanied by the formation of fistulas, suppuration of the wounds on the body.
And tuberculosis, and osteomyelitis are accompanied by a fever, headache, muscle weakness, fatigue, and often nausea, vomiting, diarrhea all the classic symptoms of infection. The treatment of them is needed immediately, since over the initial phase is done it will be more efficient.
Radiant
Diseases of internal organs can also cause the development of headaches. The pain does not increase and does not decrease by the change of position of the body, and also accompanied by a clear symptomatology, pointing to a particular organ.
- The kidneys. The most frequent variant, often with inflammatory diseases or with the stones. The pain intact, at the lumbar level, more strongly behind, not depending on the traffic. Accompanied by frequent urges to urinate, saturated color of yellow urine or blood in itself, a higher temperature. Sometimes in the form of renal colic acute pain on one side of the back.
- The GASTROINTESTINAL tract. Ulcer or gastritis pain can give back. The forecasts sore to occur, or in the evening, when the man walks away to go to bed, or when he is hungry or immediately after eating. Accompanied the classic symptoms of disorders of the stomach and bowel distention, increased gas formation, nausea, constipation or diarrhea. Sometimes it is added to the heartburn and blood in the stool black, if the patient has a stomach ulcer, black, if the ulcer of the intestine.
- Gynecology. In women, the pain, also, are aching in nature, located just above the lumbar. Accompanied by disturbances of the menstrual cycle, secretions of unusual color and texture with an unpleasant odour, problems during the sexual act, sometimes fever.
- The lungs. The pain stabbing, chest, embellished with inhale, weakened during the exhalation. Accompanied by shortness of breath, superficial, lack of breath, the symptoms of lack of oxygen, tiredness, vertigo, fainting.
- Heart. The pain stabbing, also in the breast department, it can be given in the shoulder and arm with the left hand. Accompanied by fibrillation or tachycardia, shortness of breath, dizziness.
In this case, pain syndromes easily linked with the internal organs, because during the normal sensations of back pain without other symptoms does not occur.
Other
To this group belong the pathology, such as a malignant tumor and an injury to the back, which are not entered in the previous. For them is characterized by different symptoms:
- The tumor. Cancer of the spinal column occurs only rarely, then you discover amazed or the bone marrow or the bone tissue. This tour discovers riddled with metastases, and then, in addition to the primary symptoms the patient suffers still and severe back pain.
- The trauma. Fall, shock, and other injuries are hematoma, sometimes fracture of the ribs or to the spine. And the symptoms, and the treatment is very much depend on the nature of the injury, the vertebra came from as a young man. Often the consequences vary from simply wait until you will descend a bruise before going to the hospital and wait for a long time, up to when the bones.
In any case, these causes are serious and require a doctor's visit, diagnosis, and treatment.
The types of pain
The back pain is different and often assume that the problem can only be for his character. Happens:
- strong traction characteristic for degenerative changes, or, if it is accompanied by symptoms, to diseases of the heart and of the lungs;
- acute occurs when radicolite, appear vertebra, colic, renal and infectious disease severe, often accompanied by an increase of temperature;
- sore are often called muscle tension (and then by palpation of the muscle, solid, flattened), but it can indicate and degenerative changes are not in the acute phase, if the back pain persistent;
- radiant symptoms of back pain are accompanied by symptoms from other organs, the pain does not change in intensity nor depending on the position of the body, or depending on the time of day.
If the back pain, the pain, says a lot about what is amazed. Sometimes they do not even need to visit the doctor and able to solve alone.
What to do when the back pain?
There are a number of cases, when to go to the doctor not necessarily:
- if it is a disease that is chronic in nature and ill to meet with him once more;
- if the pain occur because of muscle surges;
- if the patient is sitting in an awkward position, and can connect clearly with this pain.
In such cases, it is sufficient to keep the place that hurts warm (you can cover it scarf), avoid awkward postures and to drink vitamins help the body to recover faster.
Write immediately to the doctor or to call home, it is necessary, if:
- the pain has appeared after the accident.
- the pain is accompanied by a loss of sensitivity in the back or limbs;
- the pain passes in a few days or even strengthened;
- it is accompanied by fever and other symptoms of the infection;
- the pain does not pass, even if you lie down and relax;
- the pain is accompanied by other symptoms, tachycardia, shortness of breath, urination problems, constipation or diarrhea.
The doctor should also visit, if the pain in the back suffering from a child or an elderly person over the age of fifty years.
Diagnostics
The diagnosis is constantly after the visit, in which the doctor asks the patient about the symptoms and leads palpation, held a series of surveys to understand what might lead to back pain.
Among these:
- common blood tests and urine samples to give an idea about the state of the body, and also reveal infectious an infection, if it exists;
- x-ray suitable for the detection of cancers and tuberculosis, and you get a good idea on the shape of the spine and its deformation;
- ULTRASONOGRAPHY and magnetic RESONANCE imaging applied to obtain the maximum of a detailed picture of the spine.
After receiving the results of the tests, the doctor can already speculate that the cause of this state and to assign more specialized for the analysis. A biopsy, which will show which processes can occur in the tissues, neurological tests, showing the depth of the defeat, infectious cultures, detect the pathogen.
Thus the circle narrows, as well, that the reason of this disease will become apparent and you can proceed to the treatment.