Back pain is a symptom of over 20 diseases. These are cardiovascular and nervous diseases. To make an accurate diagnosis, it is necessary to consult a neurologist, cardiologist, pass some tests and undergo examinations. Treatment should be started immediately after the diagnosis is made, as delaying it can make the situation worse.
Back pain can occur in the spine, under the shoulder blade, under the ribs, and in the lumbar area.
Pain in the spine is also localized differently:
- Neck pain;
- Chest pain;
- Back pain;
- pain in the pelvic area;
- Tailbone pain.
Pain sensations can be local or radiate into the extremity, under the shoulder blade, or into the shoulder.
Patients characterize their pain as aching, stabbing, stabbing, and burning. This mainly refers to chest and lower back pain.
Causes of Back Pain
With many diseases of the spine and pinched nerve endings, the back can be painful. But these diseases often and for a long time do not make themselves noticeable. Pain occurs with a provoking factor where the disease appears to wake up from hibernation. Then you need to take pain medication and treat the disease yourself.
Causes of pain
- Long-term muscle tension.
- Severe physical overload.
- Longer unchanged body position. A person sits or stands for a long time without changing the position of their body, without warming up.
- Spinal injury.
- Hypothermia of the body.
What contributes to back pain
- Rachiocampsis;
- little physical activity;
- improper lifting of weights;
- unsuitable furniture that causes spinal discomfort;
- hormonal imbalance.
Diseases that cause back pain
- Osteocondritis of the spine.
- Myositis of the muscles of the spine.
- Neuralgia.
- Lumbar radiculitis.
Symptoms of diseases that cause back pain
Osteocondritis of the spine
This is inflammation of the intervertebral discs, during which their deformation occurs.
The pain in osteochondrosis is painful, which does not allow enduring physical activity for a long time. Painful sensations sometimes subside and reappear in uncomfortable circumstances. In severe cases, a herniated disc develops. Back pain gets worse. The patient is temporarily unable to work.
Myositis of the muscle fibers of the back
The aching pain increases with deep breaths or movement. It happens that pain does not make a person fall asleep. Sometimes the temperature rises slightly, the patient trembles. Sore muscles thicken and pain when palpating.
Intercostal neuralgia
It causes persistent aching pain. The pain is worse if the person breathes deeply, sneezes, or coughs. The pain seems to encircle the spine and radiate between the ribs. When palpating, the muscles are not tense, but painful. Along with intercostal neuralgia, there is pain from angina and myocardial infarction. In this case, the pain radiates to the heart.
Lumbar sacral sciatica
If the lumbar spine is inflamed, there may be pain in the leg or gluteus muscle. Muscle cramps occur. Aching pain is interrupted by sharp pain. With such severe pain, the patient is unable to move and simply sit still.
During a neuralgia attack, he becomes numb from a painful shock. There are times when pain, numbness, burning sensation, or a small tingling sensation may occur. People called this condition lumbago.
How to treat back pain caused by diseases of the spine?
- In the event of pain, the patient has to move as little as possible.
- Sleep on a comfortable, firm mattress.
- Take anti-inflammatory drugs, they are released in tablets and ampoules. Injections are given if the pain is severe. The ointment should be applied not only to the site of the dislocation of pain, but also to the surrounding tissue. An ointment with bee or snake venom is only applied to the painful area.
- Preparations with a warming effect. They improve blood circulation and relieve pain. Using mustard patches will also help.
- Physiotherapeutic procedures such as electrophoresis and ultrasound can help. Sometimes acupuncture is used.
- If there is severe back pain from sciatica or neuralgia, pain relievers are taken. Or they block novocaine.
- 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 made by a doctor with a thorough examination.
How To Treat Back Pain In Remission:
- special exercises;
- an orderly work and rest system;
- Inadmissibility of heavy physical;
- Physical therapy;
- Treatment in a sanatorium;
- the use of vitamin B. They improve nutrition in inflamed tissues and relieve them.
- the use of anti-inflammatory drugs;
- if the spine has a hernia, surgery is sometimes prescribed in the neurosurgical department.
Any disease is easier to prevent than cure. To avoid diseases of the spine, the following rules must be observed.
- Monitor your posture
- Do not lift heavy objects.
- To live an active lifestyle.