How to Help Back Pain?

In order to know how to help back pain, we must first understand what is causing the discomfort.

The pain may be:

•  Specific - as caused by a herniated discos / pause hernia diagnosed spinal cord or spinal disorders.
• Not specific - when it is caused by stress on the muscles and ligaments that support the spine that causes pain in areas of the neck, upper back, shoulders or lower back.

Symptoms range from irritability upset with chronic pain that can prevent daily activities. Specific signs may include pain in the lower back / top, muscle spasms, pain radiating to the thighs, buttocks, leg or under the arm, and tenderness in the back, where the underlying cause may be based . The pain could be caused by a nerve problem, discos, bones, muscles or ligaments.

The most common causes of back pain are:

•  degeneration of bones, muscles and nerves due to aging - the discos tend to lose their water content with age, resulting in a crisp hard and dry is more vulnerable to damage.
•  Genetic problems, such as a predisposition to degenerative disco disease, arthritis, osteoporosis and spinal stenos may also mean that you are more at risk of developing these conditions than others.
•  A large / herniated disco
•  Kidney disease
•  Pregnancy
•  Tumors
•  Internal bleeding
•  Shingles
•  Infection of the pelvis
•  aortic aneurysm
•  infection of the bone and cartilage, or in the skeleton
•  Ovarian cysts and other problems
• Paget's disease 

Problems with bones, muscles or ligaments contribute to 95% of cases of back pain. May be sudden or it may be due to a persistent strain for a period of time. In most cases, the pain is short-lived and can not be attributed to permanent damage. Instead, many people have underlying problems of the spine that are not even aware that the symptom of pain is not present.

Back pain is often due to:

•  Standing or stooping for long periods of time
•  Sit on a chair poorly designed
•  Lack of exercise
•  Poor posture
•  Sleeping in a bed / mattress that does not provide adequate back support
•  Incorrect lifting, carrying or technical
•  An accident - Travel / autumn / car accident

As you can see, there are many possible causes of back pain and that is why the determination of the root cause is very important before any treatment.


Fortunately, most causes of back pain are manageable and can be mitigated or avoided by making small changes in lifestyle.

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