Does your back ache’s- causes, symptoms and remedies.

Most people (80%) are affected with back ache. It is a common medical problem and it is a symptom not a sign. Knowing the cause can solve most of the problem because it helps us to approach the right person. Men suffer more than women.

CAUSES:

If the pain lasts below a month it can be categorized as ACUTE and above a month can be CHRONIC

Acute Backache:

Sudden twisting and turning, Prolonged driving, Straining back due to job profile, lifting heavy objects, emotional stress, high heels, injury to the spine or spinal cord.

Chronic Backache:
Includes muscular problems, nerve problems, Spondylolosis, Spondolysis, lumbar spondylysthesis, stenosis, Inter vertebral disc prolapsed, neuritis, infectious diseases like tuberculosis, osteomylietes, Cauda equina syndrome, kidney stones, Herniated disc, Sciatica.

Symptoms of Backache:
•    Continuous Pain
•    Feeling nauseated, vomiting, fever and weakness
•    Difficulty or Changes in bowel or bladder habits
•    Pain moving hips and waist
•    Pain on moving waist, hip, unable to twist and turn.
•    Pain moving the lower and middle part of the back
•    Pain originated in Upper back, Middle back, Lower back.
•    Associated Sharp pain
•    Radiation or numbness to legs.
•    Lumbar spondylosis or cervical spondylosis.
•    If pain accompanied by fever it can be an infection.
•    Numbness or weakness in your legs or feet
•    Pain leaves you anxious or depressed
•    Rarely Curvature of the spine
•    If pain running along your posterior (back) side of leg can be sciatica.
•    Mood outs

Causes of Backache
•    Prolonged sitting for hours together
•    Lack of enough exercise.
•    Pain in Joints (Arthritis) and Muscles
•    Influenza
•    Menstrual cycle changes.
•    Mental stress
•    Diet variations
•    Kidney problems and prostate problems.
•    Obesity
•    Sleeping patterns
•    Food Habits
•    Constipation
•    Injury to the back
•    Excess physical strain to back
•    During Pregnancy
•    Arthritis
•    Straining of the joints
•    High heels
•    Deterioration in the discs of the spine

TREATMENT AT HOME:
TO DO:

• Exercise can be the best method in eradicating the backache because in the process of exercise the nutrients get supplied to the spinal discs.
• Resting flat can help to minimize the back ache.
• Massage gently your back with oil.
• Too soft seats are not the choice to sit for prolonged hours for back pain people.
• While sleeping Place knees bent in right angles and sleeping to sides can minimize.
• Standing Straight and while sitting make sure it provides enough support to our back.
• Lastly prevention of back ache comes through regular exercises, Yoga, meditation, stretching back and leaning front ways, stimulating and toning up the muscles with exercises
• Taking lots of vitamin C containing food makes us to feel better.
• Taking Leafy Vegetables and taking less oil content foods,
• Avoid smoking, caffeine, junk foods and sweets
• Take fruit juices (especially lemon juice) and take a balanced diet.
• Clinically Useful Practises:
• While treating any pain the goal is to subside the severity of the pain as soon as they can and to set right the person to make his routine activities with maximum recovery. Some people can get right with some therapies which may not be applicable for others. Determining the severity and depending on the condition some may need surgery (approximately 12.5%).
• Heat treatment relieves spasms and  acute back pain. Also treated by Hot patches and heat packs over hours helps to subside pain.
• **Note– Ones body is used to Heat pack therapy it become a regular necessity.

**Before you take ANALGESICS (Pain killers listed) consult pain medicine consultant**

Usage of medications for relaxing muscles, NSAID’s (non steroidal anti inflammatory drugs), Paracetamol, Combination of drugs (combined to weak opioid and paracetamol) Weak and strong opiods, Anti convulsants, Antidepressants are commonly used for relieving pain.

ACUPUNCTURE, EXERCISE, PAIN KILLERS, RESTORATION PROGRAMME’S FOR PROPER FUNCTIONING.

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