Back pain is a symptom of more than 20 diseases. These are cardiovascular and nervous diseases. To establish an accurate diagnosis, it is necessary to consult a neurologist, cardiologist, pass some tests and undergo examinations. Once the diagnosis is established, treatment should be started immediately, as the delay can aggravate the situation.
Back pain can appear in the spine, under the scapula, under the ribs, and in the lower back.
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The pain in the spine is also of different location:
- Neck Pain;
- Chest pain;
- Back pain;
- pain in the pelvic area;
- pain in the coccyx.
Pain sensations can be local or radiating to the limb, below the shoulder blade, to the shoulder.
Patients characterize their pain as aching, stabbing, stabbing, and baking. This mainly refers to pain in the chest and lower back.
Causes of back pain
With many diseases of the spine and pinched nerve endings, the back can hurt. But these diseases often and for a long time do not make themselves felt. Pain appears in the case of a provoking factor, in which the disease seems to wake up from hibernation. Then you need to take painkillers and treat the disease itself.
Causes of pain
- Prolonged muscle tension
- Severe physical overload.
- Prolonged unchanged body position. A person remains sitting or standing for a long time, without changing the position of his body, without warming up.
- Spinal injury.
- Hypothermia of the body.
What contributes to back pain?
- rachiocampsis;
- little physical activity;
- incorrect weight lifting;
- unsuitable furniture causing discomfort to the spine;
- hormonal imbalance.
Diseases that cause back pain.
- Osteochondritis of the spine.
- Myositis of the muscles of the spine.
- Neuralgia.
- Radiculitis in the lumbar region.
Symptoms of diseases that cause back pain.
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Osteochondritis of the spine
This is an inflammation of the intervertebral discs, in which their deformation occurs.
Pain in osteochondrosis is painful, which does not make it possible to withstand physical activity for a long time. Painful sensations sometimes subside and reappear in unpleasant circumstances. In severe cases, a herniated disc develops. The back pain gets worse. The patient is temporarily unable to work.
Myositis of the muscle fibers of the back.
Sharp pain increases with deep breathing or when moving. It happens that pain does not allow a person to fall asleep. Sometimes the temperature rises slightly, the patient trembles. Sore muscles thicken and ache when palpated.
Intercostal neuralgia
Causes ongoing pain. The pain worsens when the person takes a deep breath, sneezes, or coughs. The pain seems to girdle the spine, radiate between the ribs. On palpation, the muscles are not tense, but painful. Along with intercostal neuralgia, pain occurs from angina pectoris and myocardial infarction. In this case, the pain radiates to the heart.
Lumbosacral sciatica
With inflammation of the lumbosacral spine, pain in the leg or gluteal muscle can occur. Muscle spasms occur. The aching pains are interrupted by shooting pains. With such severe pain, the patient cannot move and just sit still.
During a neuralgia attack, you go numb from the painful shock. It happens that with pain there may be numbness, a burning sensation or a small tingling sensation. People called this condition a lumbago.
How to treat back pain caused by spinal diseases?
- With pain, the patient needs to move as little as possible.
- Sleep on a firm, comfortable mattress.
- Take anti-inflammatory drugs, they are released in tablets and blisters. For severe pain, injections are given. The ointment should be applied not only to the site of the dislocation of pain, but also to the surrounding tissues. An ointment containing bee or snake venom is used only where it hurts.
- Preparations with warming effect. They improve blood circulation and relieve pain. Using mustard plasters also helps.
- Physiotherapeutic procedures such as electrophoresis and ultrasound help. Acupuncture is sometimes used.
- For severe back pain caused by sciatica or neuralgia, pain relievers are taken. Or they block novocaine.
- The B vitamins are prescribed in the form of injections. Then you can take pills.
Back pain is caused by diseases of the internal organs. An accurate diagnosis can only be established by a doctor with a thorough examination.
How to treat back pain in remission:
- special exercises;
- an orderly regime of work and rest;
- inadmissibility of heavy physique;
- physiotherapy;
- treatment in a sanatorium;
- the use of vitamins of group B. They improve the nutrition of inflamed tissues and relieve them.
- the use of anti-inflammatory drugs;
- with a hernia of the spine, an operation is sometimes prescribed in the neurosurgery department.
Any disease is easier to prevent than to cure. To avoid diseases of the spine, the following rules must be observed.
- Check your posture
- Don't lift heavy objects.
- Live an active lifestyle.