Back pain complain of 85% of people. How to properly care for it, and it is possible to get rid of the pain once and for all?
Back pain? You are not alone! Sociological studies show that back pain is the second after virus infections injury in adults. It is born in the us (according to the neonatologists, 80-90% of children with birth injuries of the spine) and sooner or later catches up with everyone. It is believed that this is revenge walking upright. Because people increasing the load on the spine increases, the existing problems of the spine, the stronger and stress, anxiety, obesity, overload, lack of exercise exacerbate the existing problems and back pain may occur even at an early age.
That there is pain?
The largest part (about 95%) pain in muscles, tendons and joints. In people it is called pull back. These pains are unpleasant, but not dangerous, and in most cases pass on their own in 2-3 days.
3-4% pain radiculopathy (sciatica) is a lesion of the spinal nerve root. Damaged, it usually hernia. The pain disappears when the swelling is due to compression.
1-2% of back pain caused by injury or inflammatory diseases of the spine, oncological processes, diseases of the cardiovascular system, or gastrointestinal tract, where the pain can't go back. This is the most dangerous time for back pain. To eliminate this disease, do consult your doctor.
However, we must not stay
The most important sign that you need medical help, – the regularity of the pain. If you twist from time to time – most likely nothing serious. If the pain is minor or moderate, pursue you relentlessly, we don't get to stay. You need to immediately contact a doctor if the pain is accompanied by temperature rise, or pain syndrome is growing on the background of treatment.
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The most effective way to oral anti-inflammatory drugs. Just don't overdo it – they are safe, only the first time. Long-term use of these drugs can cause ulcers and bleeding in the stomach lining. The traditional home-treatment – non-steroidal ointment – can be applied only, as the other measures. They are harmless, but ineffective. Give relief and wearing a corset – repair decompress the spine, relieve spasms, and to limit the sudden movements. Only corset to be normal – flexible, not warming.
If treatment has not been brought into force within three days, contact your doctor, which makes the blockade of anti-inflammatory injections. Due to relieve spasms and relax muscles, the pain disappears immediately and often permanently.
Banned!
Sauna and massages are strictly prohibited. They increase swelling and pain.
Contact a chiropractor is the ads in the newspaper. Chiropractic is an area where each expert has three hundred cheats. If you really want to find a good doctor, you must notify the certified clinics, staffed by certified experts.
It is important to correctly determine the tactics of treatment. This must be done by a neurologist or neurosurgeon. For the treatment of back dangerous. 30% of the patients in neurosurgery Department to try at home treatments and this has brought himself to the hospital beds.
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More recently, someone diagnosed with "hernia", and immediately gave direction to the operation. Nowadays, surgery is performed only when indicated:
- constant pain, do not remove any pills;
- disorders of the pelvic functions – incomplete emptying of the bladder;
- weakness and numbness in the legs.
All these symptoms made surgery inevitable, because without it the patient may become disabled.
Risks
The risk of surgery, in which it may be postponed or refused in General, many patients consider greatly exaggerated. Neurosurgery there technology to accurately calculate the efficiency of operations and what the symptoms are after it will disappear and which remain.
The probability of recurrence of the pain after surgery does not exceed 1-1,5%. Hernias in other areas can really look like, but this is not a complication and spread of the disease, which often occurs in young unruly patients. As soon as the pain goes away, they return to normal life: driving, continue training. And to do it categorically, that it is impossible.
Blame lower back pain?
Low back pain – chronic degenerative changes in the vertebrae. Signs of osteochondrosis is all people over the age of 25 years. To avoid osteochondrosis impossible, but you can protect yourself from its complications, which cause back pain.