Modern statistics claim that almost the entire population of the country often suffers from back pain, but not everyone is in a hurry to start treatment. Sometimes anxiety and even pain can occur after sitting in an uncomfortable position. However, in this case, it is not an alarm, but simply the result of a wrong position of the spine.
Many people forget how important physical activity is. If you do not put the necessary load on the spine and the whole body, there is a violation of the blood supply to the lower back. And then with a sharp load begins severe pain.
But if pain almost always accompanies a person, it is likely that there are reasons for it. And you should consult a specialist who will conduct examinations and prescribe the right treatment.
Why does the lower back hurt
Low back pain can be of a completely different nature: a tingling, cutting, aching, shooting, stabbing, aching or burning sensation. Sometimes the nature of the pain already indicates the nature of the disease.
Back pain is different. It is important to understand the sources and causes of pain, as well as to begin treatment of the disease.
However, even the most highly qualified specialist will not be able to immediately find the causes of the disease. Therefore, you should consult a doctor immediately, because he will be able to determine the true causes of the problems and prescribe the necessary treatment. Doctors divide back diseases into three main groups:
- back diseases;
- diseases of internal organs;
- radiating pain.
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Back diseases include many variants: degenerative, inflammatory and traumatic diseases of the spine. Before prescribing treatment, the doctor must conduct a thorough examination, because there are dozens of causes of pain. In medicine, pain syndromes that affect the lumbar region are divided into primary and secondary.
primary syndrome
Primary low back pain syndrome is the cause of changes in the musculoskeletal system of a morphofunctional nature. As a result, back pain. All parts of the spine are constantly subject to degenerative-dystrophic changes:
- osteochondrosis - damage to bone and cartilage tissue, damage to the intervertebral disc and adjacent vertebrae, which leads to spondylosis;
- protrusion (disc herniation) - swelling of the intervertebral disc without rupture of the fibrous ring, a process that does not manifest itself for a long time.
secondary syndrome
Secondary syndrome serves as a kind of signal that there are serious problems in the body. The causes of back pain with secondary syndrome are more:
- curvature of the spine - scoliosis;
- inflammation of non-infectious nature;
- spinal fracture;
- tumors in the vertebrae, retroperitoneal cavity, spinal cord;
- infectious diseases affecting the vertebrae and intervertebral discs (with tuberculosis, brucellosis, epidural abscess, etc. );
- there is a stroke condition that disrupts the blood supply to the spinal cord and a feeling of pain in the lower back;
- diseases of the gastrointestinal tract;
- often back pain is reflected in nature, ie the pelvic organs are affected by certain diseases (renal colic or venereal disease).
Diseases of the internal organs
It often happens that the lower back hurts not because of back problems, but because of the deep reflection of pain in the organs. In most cases, the pain comes from the pelvic organs: pancreas, kidneys, colon, tumor behind the peritoneum. The causes of pain are so diverse that only a good specialist can diagnose the disease in time and prescribe the right treatment.
Causes of acute back pain
There are many causes of back pain, but all of them are related to the spine. The most harmless cause is often acute muscle tension. It is these muscles that are the brightest source of pain and restrict a person's movement. Most athletes and people with severe physical activity suffer from this disease.
A common but harmless cause of back pain is hypothermia. Girls who wear skirts and trousers with a low waist are often defeated, ie they are left open on the lower back street. Contrary to popular belief, you can "cool" your back not only in winter but also in summer.
In addition, low back pain can often occur years after the injury.
Causes of back pain due to diseases of internal organs:
- when a gastric or duodenal ulcer is found behind the net;
- acute pancreatitis causes abdominal pain, the cause of which is a mistake in the diet;
- renal colic in urolithiasis is characterized by impaired urinary excretion;
- diseases of the female genital organs (fibroids or endometriosis) bother girls before menstruation and its first days;
- when acute appendicitis is located behind the intestine or behind the peritoneum.
- prostatitis or malignant disease of the prostate, resulting in back pain in men.
Radiating pain
Diseases of the hip joint or sacrococcygeal segment cause severe pain in the lower back. Pain in the lumbar-sacral region is called lumbodynia, and lumboischialgia in the hip area. Radiating pain is difficult to localize because it mimics lumbago or sciatica. Therefore, treatment should be started immediately.
Psychological reasons
In addition to physiological causes, psychological causes of back pain are also identified. It is believed that a person may take on too much responsibility but not receive the support of his relatives. In addition, back pain can occur when a person does not feel safe. Also, the reasons may be sexual (hatred, resentment, insult, refusal to have sex). Therefore, perhaps you need treatment with a psychologist.
How to prevent back pain
In some cases, the following tips will help you avoid pain and in some cases can significantly reduce chronic back pain.
- Move more and sit less, and if you do, make sure your back is in the right position.
- If you sit for a long time, take a break every 45-60 minutes for a small workout.
- Either don't lift heavy things at all, or do them right: bend your legs, keep the load on your extended arms, and straighten your legs evenly.
- It is necessary to keep the abdominal muscles in good condition.
- It is necessary to do special exercises every day to strengthen the spine and its muscles.
The result
Low back pain is a very disturbing symptom, indicating that the causes may be very deep and may require urgent treatment.
It may seem that the issue is one thing, but in fact everything is completely different. Therefore, you can not treat yourself, but immediately consult a doctor who will prescribe the appropriate treatment. It is good to identify the causes of pain at an early stage, until everything acquires a state of indifference with all sorts of complications.