Modern statistics claim that almost the entire population of the country often experiences back pain, but not everyone is in a hurry to start treatment. Sometimes after sitting in an uncomfortable position, discomfort and even pain may appear. However, in this case it is not an alarm signal, but simply a consequence of the misalignment of the spine.
Many people forget the importance of physical activity. If you do not put the necessary load on the spine and the whole body, then there is a violation of the blood supply in the lower back. And then with a sharp strain, severe pain begins.
But if the pain accompanies a person almost all the time, then most likely there are reasons for this. And you should contact 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: aching, cutting, aching, shooting, stabbing, aching or burning. Sometimes the nature of the pain indicates the nature of the disease.
Back pain is different. It is important to understand the sources and causes of pain and to begin treating the condition.
However, even the highly specialized specialist will not be able to immediately find out the causes of the disease. Therefore, you should immediately consult a doctor, as he will be able to determine the true causes of the problems and prescribe the necessary treatment. Doctors divide lower back disorders into three broad groups:
- back diseases;
- diseases of internal organs;
- radiating pain.
back pain
Back diseases include many variants: degenerative, inflammatory and traumatic diseases of the spine. Before prescribing any treatment, the doctor necessarily conducts a full examination, since the causes of pain are dozens. In medicine, pain syndromes affecting the lumbar region are divided into primary and secondary pain syndromes.
primary syndrome
The primary low back pain syndrome is the cause of musculoskeletal changes of a morphofunctional nature. As a result, your back hurts. All parts of the spine are constantly subject to degenerative-dystrophic changes:
- Osteochondrosis - damage to bone and cartilage tissue, causing damage to the intervertebral disc and adjacent vertebrae, leading to spondylosis;
- Protrusion (herniated disc) - a process in which the disc swells without rupture of the fibrous ring, does not manifest itself for a long time.
secondary syndrome
The secondary syndrome serves as a kind of signal that there are serious problems in the body. With a secondary syndrome, the causes of back pain are much more:
- curvature of the spine - scoliosis;
- inflammation of a non-infectious nature;
- spinal fracture;
- tumor on the vertebrae, in the retroperitoneal space, in the spinal cord;
- Infectious diseases affecting the vertebrae and intervertebral discs (with tuberculosis, brucellosis, epidural abscess, etc. );
- the condition of a stroke with violation of the blood supply to the spinal cord and there is a feeling that the lower back hurts;
- diseases in the gastrointestinal tract;
- back pain is often reflected in nature, i. H. the pelvic organs are affected by a disease (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 reflection of the organs' pain sensations from the depths. In most cases, the pain comes from the pelvic organs: pancreas, kidneys, large intestine, tumor behind the peritoneum. The causes of pain are so diverse that only a good specialist doctor can identify the disease in time and prescribe the right treatment.
Causes of acute back pain
There are many causes of back pain, but they all have to do with the spine. The most harmless cause is usually an acute muscle strain. It is these muscles that are a bright source of pain, they limit a person's movement. Athletes and people with heavy physical exertion are most often affected by this disease.
A common but harmless cause of back pain is hypothermia. Most often defeated are girls who wear skirts and pants with a low waist, that is, the lower back is left open on the street. Contrary to popular belief, you can "cool off" your lower back not only in winter, but also in summer.
In addition, the lower back can often continue to hurt many years after a spinal injury.
Causes of back pain from diseases of internal organs:
- if a gastric or duodenal ulcer is found on the back of the grid;
- acute pancreatitis leads to girdle pain, the cause of which is improper nutrition;
- Renal colic in urolithiasis is characterized by a violation of urination;
- Diseases of the female genital organs (fibroids or endometriosis) disturb girls before menstruation and in the first days;
- when acute appendicitis is localized behind the cecum or behind the peritoneum.
- Prostatitis, or malignant prostate disease that causes back pain in men.
Radiating pain
Diseases of the hip joint or the sacral segment lead to severe pain in the lower back. Pain in the lumbosacral region is referred to as lumbodynia and in the hip region as lumboischialgia. Referred pain is difficult to locate because it mimics lumbago or sciatica. Therefore, it is necessary to start treatment urgently.
psychological reasons
In addition to physiological causes, psychological causes of back pain are also identified. It is believed that this may be due to the fact that a person takes on too many tasks and responsibilities, but does not receive support from loved ones. In addition, back pain can occur when a person does not feel safe. The reasons can also be of a sexual nature (upset, dissatisfaction, offense, refusal to have sex). Therefore, treatment with a psychologist may be necessary.
How to avoid back pain
In some cases, the following tips will help prevent pain, and in some cases, they can significantly reduce chronic low back pain.
- Move more and sit less, and when you sit down make sure your back is in the right position.
- If you sit for a long time, take a break every 45 to 60 minutes for a little exercise.
- Do not lift heavy things at all or lift them properly: bend your legs, hold the load on your outstretched arms, straighten your legs evenly.
- The abs must be kept in good shape.
- Every day you need to do special exercises to strengthen the spine and its muscles.
Conclusion
Lower back pain is quite an alarming symptom, indicating that the causes can be very deep and require urgent treatment.
It may seem that the thing is one thing, but in reality everything is very different. Therefore, you can not self-medicate, but immediately go to the doctor, who will indicate the appropriate treatment. It is best to identify the causes of pain early, until everything has assumed a neglected state with all sorts of complications.