Symptoms and treatment for back pain

Alica John
Aug 25, 2017 · 2 min read

Back pain can be experienced suddenly and lasts within a month or more, that is caused, by a fall or a heavy object lifting, but if your back pain lasts more than three months it is said to be chronic back pain

Back pain can often be occurred without any specific cause, or the hidden cause can be identified by a test or imaging study, some common symptoms attached to back pain can be,

Muscle or ligament strain

Lifting heavy objects repeatedly or sudden moves may stress back muscles and spinal ligaments, poor physical posture and movement cab cause painful muscle spasm

Bulging or ruptured disks

Discs between the spinal cord works as a cushion, when the soft material of the disc is bulging out or damaged it results in pressing the nerve. In some cases the disc is ruptured without back pain and can only be indicated in an X-Ray

Arthritis

Arthritis can be a noticeable cause of lower back pain, arthritis in the spine can lead to a contraction of the space around the spinal cord, the condition is called spinal stenosis

Skeletal irregularities

Another cause of your spinal pain is skeletal irregularities in such condition the spine is abnormally curved, but the pain has occurred in severe conditions

Osteoporosis

In such condition you spine can become prone to fractures if your bone becomes porous and brittle

Symptoms

Symptoms of back pain include

· Muscle pain

· Stabbing pain

· Pain that starts from lower back and continues through the legs

· Limited range of motion

Treatments

Medications

Depending on the type of your back pain the physician might recommend you for the following medications

Pain relievers

Non steroidal anti inflammatory drugs are helpful to relieve pain, but these medications must be taken as recommended by the physician otherwise can cause severe side effects

Muscle relaxants

If you don’t get relief from your back pain with over the counter drugs and the prescribed non steroidal anti inflammatory drugs than your physician might advise for muscle relaxants but muscle relaxants bring drowsiness and sleep

Physical therapy and exercise

Physical therapy is the vital element for back pain treatment, a physical therapist uses a variety of techniques such as heat, electrical pulses and muscle relaxing techniques, to your back muscles and soft tissues

Gradually, as the pain improves the physical therapist will teach you exercises to improve your muscle flexibility, strength and posture of your whole body, regular workout may help you prevent pain from reoccurring

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