Every year, the number of patients who go to a medical institution for help complains of back pain. If you do not do a lot of physical activity in the skeleton, your activity consists of an inactive lifestyle - in the evening, your back is still sore.
Why is this happening and how to get rid of persistent discomfort?
The cause of back pain can be hidden in some pathologies. If you have any discomfort in the lumbar region, see a neurologist immediately. Chronic back pain and discomfort can lead to limited movement and decreased activity.
In most situations, the cause of back pain can occur in diseases of the spine, diseases of vital organs, as a result of professional activities, birth trauma. Only an experienced specialist can make an accurate diagnosis after an examination. In some cases, a number of additional diagnostic measures are prescribed.
According to statistics, back pain affects 50% of the world's population.
At the same time, in infancy, such a phenomenon is a rare sign of pathology of internal organs. In most cases, back pain affects elderly patients.
Pathogenesis of occurrence
As a rule, the cause of back pain is associated with musculoskeletal defects. Less common pathogenesis, which lies in the severe violation of the skeletal elements. Also, at some point, back pain can be caused by the most dangerous disease. Like tumors and inflammation of the spinal cord, pathology of organs is essential for life - the heart, liver, and the like.
So the reason:
- Pregnancy.
- Scoliosis.
- Pelvic bleeding.
- Aortic injury.
- Infection of infectious parasites into spinal muscle tissue and pelvis.
- Spread of malignant neoplasms to the posterior.
- Postponement of infectious diseases. For example FLU.
- Various injuries.
The reason why cn hurts
may be due to the presence of certain diseases:- osteochondrosis;
- radiculitis;
- intervertebral hernia;
- bone cancer;
- broken bones;
- sciatica and various other disorders.
Osteochondrosis
Back pain in osteochondrosis is painful. Also, symptomatology is a spasm in the spine, an unpleasant feeling in the lumbar region. After a certain time, numbness appears in the pathological zone. This restricts movement. Back pain is more pronounced with exercise.
Also looks brighter when coughing, sneezing, sudden movements. "Infernal pain" haunts due to compression of nerve endings by discs.
Back pain can last from a few minutes to a day. If the disease has spread to the chest, an unpleasant sensation appears in the heart organs. Therefore, patients do not always guess about the disease, thinking that they have angina pectoris. If you do not start treatment on time, osteochondrosis becomes chronic. The patient can not stand or sit for long, quickly tired, he always wants to lie.
3/4 of the population experiencing symptoms of acute back pain suffer from this disease. Moreover, the disease strikes people over the age of thirty. This is due to the fact that over the years, the human spine is depleted and becomes susceptible to various pathologies.
If your back hurts and you suspect osteochondrosis, you should make an appointment with a neurologist. He or she will make diagnostic steps to make an accurate diagnosis, prescribe special medications, prescribe physiotherapy training and give him or her the necessary diet.
Radiculitis
Back pain can arise with diseases such as sciatica. This disease is the result of compression of the nerve endings, as a result of which there are changes in different properties. This all accompanies back pain, which often happens.
This syndrome manifests itself in the place of the disease. It can be permanent or temporary. Pain can radiate to the arms and legs. In addition, muscle mass becomes weak, and limbs become numb.
Herniated Disc
During the early stages of the development of the disease, the back pain becomes dull. It becomes more when bending, twisting, sharp movements. Often, lethargy can appear in one of the lower limbs.
After a certain period of time, the back pain starts to acute. As a result, there is strong muscle tension. This contributes to the limitations of movement. As a result, the patient's posture changes for the worse. As a rule, this pathology is formed in patients after forty years. At an earlier age, it manifests itself as a result of injury.
This disease should be treated in the early stages of its development. You need to ask for help from an orthopedist or neurologist. As a rule, doctors use CT to diagnose this pathology. As therapy, they use surgical intervention.
Diagnostic activity
If persistent back pain makes your life difficult, go to the hospital.
First of all, the specialist performs an examination with palpation of muscle tissue and spinal cord. He also assesses the state of the central nervous system. The second step is a blood and urine laboratory test. This is necessary to eliminate possible pathologies in the kidney organs.
Radiography is used as an additional diagnostic measure. This is needed to eliminate the possibility of fractures of various types, osteomyelitis and a number of other diseases.
If X-rays show unclear results, CT and MRI of the spine are also prescribed. CT scans clearly show all the skeletal elements, and MRI - the condition of the spinal cord and disc.
While performing the listed diagnostic methods, the presence of osteochondrosis is often noted. It can not even be called a disease, but an age-related change in the spine.
During diagnostic measures, in most cases, certain diseases are found with age. Pathology can be expressed even if the patient has never experienced back pain. Based on the results of a complete diagnosis, a qualified specialist makes a diagnosis and prescribes effective treatment.
Pain therapy
In order for pain syndrome to leave you forever, you need to eliminate the cause of its appearance. That is, he will be cured of this painful disease. The neurologist or orthopedist chooses an individual method of therapy for each case.
But the treatment of all types of pathology is associated with cupping, acupuncture, and even manual therapy.
Relieves pain
As a rule, the pain in any disease is reduced when the patient takes a lying position. But this is not recommended. When a person spends most of their time lying down, the disease begins to develop at a faster rate.
For certain types of pathology, a specialist prescribes adherence to rest in bed. Of course the doctor's recommendations must be followed, but try to shorten this period as much as possible. The sooner you wake up from sleep, the more beneficial it will be for your healing.
Do not load the spine too. During that period when you are tormented by pain, try to avoid physical exercise and wear a special medical corset for fixation.
Pain relief includes conservative methods of influence. Specialists prescribe medication for oral administration, as well as for injections. Usually, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs are prescribed, such as Diclofenac, lornoxicam.
Muscle relaxation is also used: Tizanidine and Tolperisone hydrochloride. When the dystrophy process occurs, chondroprotectors are used. Doctors may prescribe topical ointments and gels, which belong to the group of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs.
After a complete examination and accurate diagnosis, the doctor may recommend physiotherapy, which consists of warming with dry heat. As well as a set of exercises for physiotherapy training.
Manual therapy
If this method of treatment is performed by a qualified manual operator in accordance with all the rules and regulations, the pain syndrome will subside in the shortest possible time. In addition, manual therapy helps eliminate vertebral deformities.
Such treatment may not be performed independently, without the consent of the attending specialist. Only after diagnostic actions are performed (X-rays and magnetic resonance imaging), neurologists can recommend this method of exposure. This is due to the fact that therapy has its own contraindications.
Manual therapy should not be used if there is a hernia or if there is a defect in the vertebral disc. It is not recommended for use in cardiovascular pathology, including after a heart attack or stroke.
Never use this treatment for cancerous tumors.
For thyroid pathology and osteoporosis, this method is also not recommended. If the disease is at a worsening level, avoid manual therapy. In conclusion, such a method of relieving pain in the spinal area can not be used with poor blood clotting.
Acupuncture
Acupuncture is also called acupuncture. This method of treatment is usually used for pain arising as a result of a heavy load on the spine or when the patient is in frequent stressful situations.
Experts suggest that acupuncture helps restore endorphins. The effect of these elements on the body is similar to morphine. As everyone knows, morphine is a narcotic substance that can completely withstand pain.
Chinese medical professionals believe that acupuncture can relieve pain of any kind.
However, based on the study of Russian scientists, acupuncture can not be used in the following cases:
- with pathology of the heart organ and its structure;
- for malignant and benign tumors;
- if you have surgery;
- for diseases of the kidneys and liver;
- during pregnancy and during lactation;
- with weak blood clotting;
- if there is an acute infectious disease.
End result
We found that back pain and its causes are of various natures, treatment is chosen individually for each person. As a rule, the manifestation of pain is directly related to the pathology of the spine and spinal cord.
That is why you may need to make an appointment with a specialist neurologist.
As additional consultation, examinations by neurosurgeons, rheumatologists, oncologists, pulmonologists, traumatologists and many other qualified specialists will be performed. To understand which doctor is needed, make an appointment with your therapist. He will suggest further action plans.
In addition to the specialists listed, for the treatment and prevention of pain syndrome, they use the help of massage therapists, reflexologists, manual operators. The most important thing in therapy is not the elimination of pain defects, but the exclusion of pathogenesis as the pain occurs. We can take the example of complex therapy, which consists of two stages.
In the early stages - the use of painkillers due to their components: vitamins B and Diclofenac. Because Diclofenac is contained in drugs in minimal amounts, it cannot cause unpleasant side effects.
The next step is to use medication, which contains vitamins B1, B6 and B12 in the required amount. It helps restore myelin fiber sheath, increasing the transmission of impulses from nerve endings. It also relieves pain and prevents it from recurring.
The timely detection of the disease and its treatment can "put" the patient at his feet in the shortest possible time. The sooner you seek the help of a medical institution, the more likely you are to lead a satisfying life. Any attempt to eliminate the painful effects at home can result in irreversible consequences.