Hello, dear readers! Who of us does not know the pain in the back? This discomfort at least once has experienced on itself all. Sometimes the cause of back pain is physical fatigue, and sometimes a serious disease. And in the latter case, the pain and discomfort domiciled in the body for a long time, exterat and bringing considerable discomfort.
Let us learn to define, why your back hurts and how serious is born the pain, to have time to see the specialist right up to when the problem has not become a serious illness.
With the physical exhaustion it is clear: winter has left snow, in summer they worked in the garden in a pose "sic" — back pain is ensured, in particular with the unusual. Here the treatment is simple rest. Another thing, when the back pain occurred seemingly for no apparent reason. Then, very probably, it is the disease.
The symptoms and causes of back pain. Who to contact for help?
Low back pain
The main feature of this disease is called pain in the back pain, which accompany the crunching of the spine, a feeling of discomfort. After you experience a feeling of numbness in the site of lesion of the spinal column, the movement is limited, the pain can become stronger when you lift weights, when a person sneezes, coughs or makes any sudden movement. "Rapiente", strong and strong pain occurs due to compression of the nerve roots of the discs in the spine. A person may feel the pain from a few minutes to several days. If your back pain has affected the thoracic spine, the person starts to hurt the heart, because of what is often wrong in the definition of causes, suspecting no low back pain, and this disease, such as angina pectoris.
When the pain due to degenerative disc disease moves on a permanent basis, it becomes chronic, the man continuously experiences fatigue, he all the time wants to lie down to rest, can not stay long standing.
Four people, feels the pain in the spine, the three of them have due to degenerative disc disease. With age, the backbone of our consume more and more, as a result, half the world's population over the age of 30 years, sick of this disease!
If your suspicions have fallen on the back pain, your task is to go see a neurologist. You will make a photo, will be happy to advise you on a complex of vitamins a, adjust power, and recommendations for exercises of medical gymnastics. Already today, in your power to plan and make excursions in the swimming pool, because swimming is a wonderful activity to keep your back in shape.
Hernia
When the disease is still in the initial phase, back you experience a dull pain when you bend with a turn of the hand, when you sneeze, cough or lift heavy objects. And ' likely appearance a feeling of weakness in one of the legs. With the further displacement of the disk dull pain can become strong, in some cases, it gives the step, the buttock or the thigh. Because of a pain in the herniated muscle occurs voltage, which decreases the mobility. Given that pain is not me normally straighten it, it is not surprising that the posture of the patient is disturbed.
As usual, intervertebral hernias occur in people over the age of forty years, and the problem is this is not uncommon. If you have experienced a trauma, a hernia can form and up to 40 ka. That the man ages, the more "deposits" his spine – the vertebrae pressed together more and more, the discs simulat and begin to act beyond the spinal column. Any of the spine can be affected by hernia, such as osteochondrosis.
If you think you have the appearance of hernias, it will be necessary to go to a orthopedic or neurologist. The most effective way to diagnose intervertebral hernias believe the tac. The traditional method of treatment of hernias – surgery, though not always justified.
The back pain in the area of the spine in some situations, it may be a sign of a compression fracture, which is available in the elderly, who more than 60 years, this happens because of the increased fragility of the bones.
In rare cases, may cause pain as a result of the formation of tumors of the spine.
Neuralgia intercostal
The pain you experience in the area of the ribs – the side, or back, and also in the lower part of the back and shoulder blades. The pain can be aching or sharp, burning, or stupid, are able to occur from time to time, and may be present all the time. If the pain is sharp, often feels like Rapiente in the heart.
To data symptoms are still and the redness of the skin or pallor, excessive sweating, sensation of contraction of some muscles.
With pain in the throat irritation occurs, violation, compression of the intercostal nerves. In that place, where discriminated against and damaged a nerve, a person may feel numbness of the skin.
Recognize this disease is not easy, because it is able to masquerade as other diseases, why your task is to ask to the therapist and to the detail, to talk about your symptoms. You will be assigned research, which help to define the diagnosis, as well as the treatment of throat pain prescribed ointments, to relieve the pain, vitamins of group b, nothing, physiotherapy...
Kidney disease
Aching pain usually accompany kidney disease. During the exercise, when a person sits or lies in these situations, the pain can appear, however, if I lie down, the pain "you let go". Of course, the aches and pains in the back, are added, and other symptoms of kidney disease: high temperature, frequent urination, dark urine, abdominal pain.
Kidney problems can give you not only the back pain, but and chest, as if this can seem incredible. The fact is that these feelings can cause sand or stones in the kidneys, stroke, infection, inflammatory process, and "wandering kidney" (still called "lowered kidney — disease nephroptosis is characterized by a displacement of the kidney with the place).
When the pains in the back, are added, and other symptoms of kidney disease, your job in the near future to go through a consultation with a doctor-urologist, who will be happy to advise you to start doing the ULTRASOUND and diet: completely eliminate alcohol, spicy food and salty food and limit exercise. Also, it will be necessary to increase the number of glasses per day of water or fruit juice. Advise of drink and special decoctions of herbs with diuretic (uva ursi, the leaves of blueberry).
Diseases of the GASTROINTESTINAL tract
In life (in the area of the lumbar and the upper and lower thoracic vertebrae) may occur pain gastric ulcer. In this disease the back pain appears at night or on an empty stomach, and passes after a meal.
Gastritis can also cause back pain. In the stomach the pain may not be felt, but there is a sense of emptiness, as if the man already for a long time I have not eaten. Muscle, back pain occur on the left side.
The back pain as a result of problems with the intestinal tract that is available together with symptoms such as diarrhoea, feeling of bloating, increased flatulence.
If the cause of the back pain – stomach problems, it is necessary to take care of, and strive to eliminate the pain. Go to the appointment with a gastroenterologist, and bring all the necessary analyses. Follow a diet, eliminating meats, spicy foods and fried foods and eat more often, avoiding long intervals between meals. You can, of course, pass a course of massage, to eliminate the feeling of pain in the back, but when a sick stomach them through a bit.
Gynecological diseases
The back pain in women often occurs because of problems of gynecology. Appears in the lower part of the back and sometimes gives to the buttocks. For the rest the symptoms of problems with the gynecology refer to: specific discharge, odor, problems with the menstrual cycle, etc.
Diseases of the sexual sphere of female, can cause back pain: the the inflammatory process in the ovaries, dysmenorrhea (inflammation of the lining of the uterus), a variety of infections and cancers.
If you think you have problems with gynecology, you go to see a specialist and do an ULTRASOUND. You will be assigned the corresponding diagnosis and treatment are advised to avoid subcooling and superheat (not worth to take advantage of the sauna and take a hot bath), so as not to trigger the inflammatory process.
The diagnosis of back pain
- The more "popular" back pain call pain back pain. You can speak it as a hernia, or protrusion, on the problems with the gynecology or kidney disease.
- The most dangerous pain of the thoracic spine, and the most unpredictable. The cause of this pain is a serious problem for the health, from a heart attack, cancer.
- The most difficult-to-treat — pain in the lumbar area, pain that radiates to the leg.
Severe back pain happens when:
- osteochondrosis,
- intervertebral hernias,
- radicolite.
Radicolite the pain is pain, it is like a stupid, and acute. As usual, pain discomfort appears from one side of the body, can give the foot, leg, thigh, buttock. If a person is coughing, changing body position, walking, the pain becomes stronger. The pain can add a feeling of burning, numbness, itching, tingling or "chills".
Acute pain in the case of:
- displacement of the discs in the spine due to degenerative disc disease, lifting weights, dislocation, or fracture of the spinal column, and also because of an operation on the spinal column;
- fall, sudden movement, muscle stretching, or subcooling;
- low back pain, it is usually typical for those engaged in heavy physical labor. After a couple of days of severe pain usually disappears, although it may last up to three weeks;
- renal colic, a feeling of intense pain appeared to be not only back pain, but the stomach, you feel at times, and in the genitals;
- problems with the genitourinary system, the pain occurs in the lower back and abdominals, furthermore, the body temperature is high;
- lung diseases, and the pain occurs not only back, but beneath the shoulders and in the chest. It may worsen when coughing, a person feels a general malaise and has a high temperature.
The stabbing pain in the back happens when:
- inflammation muscle lumbar myositis (inflammation of skeletal muscles). Data-sensations appear as a result of hypothermia or muscle over-voltage. In the site of the injury the muscle becomes solid and with a voltage which hurt even more. Also if this pain is annoying quite a long time, she is not strong and does not give particular nuisance.
The pain in the back chronic occurs when:
- spondylosis (so they call the excessive growth of bone tissue around the edges of the vertebral bodies, reminiscent of the thorns). The pain is pain, often accompanying symptoms, – numbness, weakness in the legs. With the defeat of the cervical pain occurs in the neck, shoulders, when a man turns his head;
- ankylosing Spondylitis, oncology, osteomyelitis, problems with the exchange of substances.
Pain, pain that radiates to the left leg or the right, occurs when:
- inflammation of the sciatic nerve, the pain is felt in the rump and lower back, back of the thigh or buttock or foot to calf together with the sensation of tingling and numbness of the muscles.
The prevention of back pain
To not experience discomfort in the back, you should follow these rules:
- Wait and walk properly, don't slouch crane, keep the back straight.
- Sitting down, leaning against the backrest of the chair, the foot reliqua in wood and do not throw the leg. If you must sit for a long time, put your feet on a small bench, the level should be above the hips. Arise from time, and stretching exercises for the muscles, do simple exercises of warm-up, change your position.
- Just lift the gravity, without abrupt movements: before you sat down, took a heavy object, and then you stand up with your back straight.
- Sleeping properly on a semi-rigid bed, lying on his side.
- Simply upload it to your body physically, regularly do exercises that strengthen the muscles of the back and abdomen. If there are serious problems with the spinal column, before proceeding with any complex exercise, you need to make sure to consult an expert.
Of all the physical activities, swimming is considered the ideal for the health of the spine.
If you set a goal to get rid of back pain, the movement must be present in your life regularly. Go for a walk, public transport do not look in a hurry to climb up the stairs, passing the elevator. In addition to this, eat well and in a balanced way, think positive (to begin to stop watching the news and "devastating" broadcast on tv). All of these simple changes in your behavior can greatly improve the condition of your spine.
Be in health!