Back pain is the second most common after headache.
The appearance of pain in the back is associated most often with diseases of the musculoskeletal system.
Some problems with the internal organs and can also give pain in the back.
The nature of the pain can be strong, persistent, pain, strong, discreet, shooting.
Experiencing back pain, the person may not always be able to move freely, to bend, to move.
This fact contributes to the moral and physical discomfort. Brings a lot of discomfort persistent pain in the back.
The causes and the location of pull back pain
Nagging nagging back pain is most often localized in the lumbar region or lower back. In some cases, pain may occur in the side of the region. The pain that occur in the back can be primary or secondary.
Primary occurs as a result of destructive changes of the vertebrae, intervertebral discs, malfunction of the muscle and connective tissues. In the category of basic back pain include chronic alterations of the posture, sedentary lifestyle, age-related changes, excessive exercise.
Causes of secondary pain can be trauma, tumors, inflammatory processes or other pathological process that occurs due to a kidney disease, infections of the urinary tract, sexual dysfunction, heart disease, respiratory disease, neuralgia intercostal. Secondary pain arises again, or it can occur systematically over a long period of time.
Persistent back pain depending on the location of different symptoms:
- pulling sharp pain in the waist area, which is characterized by low back pain in the leg or arm, most often indicates a spinal cord injury. Normally, this pain is incremental: the first sensations of pain are mild in nature, then pain occurs more often, stronger, cover the whole lumbar region;
- the deformation of the individual vertebrae, which is characterized by pain, which are localized in the region is destructive to the development of the spine. This poses a persistent back pain in this Department, where there is a destructive development. The vertebrae can bulge and have an unnatural operation. The pain also may spread to the lumbar region;
- growing full of pain, aggravated by movement of one side of the spine, then the other can be a symptom of inflammation in the muscles of the back. Process (myositis) may be accompanied by inflammation and redness in the inflammation;
- nagging pains that appear in the sacral region of the spine, which is characterized by the limitation, this affects the joints of the spine. The spine becomes shorter, gradually, the pain and the limitation of the motor have been improved. These symptoms are characteristic of the disease spondylitis.
In addition to disabilities of the spine, the bones and the muscle tissues of the back, pain can cause the alteration of the internal organs:
- of the cardiovascular system. Nagging pain that occurs in the lower part of the back to the left can often indicate a violation of the cardiovascular system. The most severe pain that can be a sign of ischemia, the possible development of a condition before a heart attack occur in the breast, to give the shoulder blade back, on the left hand side;
- of the respiratory system. The pneumonia caused by drawing pains in the left side of the back. This happens because of damage to the lower part of the pleura.
Other disorders of internal organs can also cause a pulling pain: the inflammation of the pelvic organs, diseases of the ureter, bowel disorders, diseases of the kidney, internal genital organs, cancer tumor processes.
During pregnancy due to the load on the back and squeezing the fruit to the nearby organs and vessels usually have a nagging pain in the lumbar region.
The consequences of pulling back pain
You need to understand that when the pain is a symptom of abnormal development of organs, muscles or bone structures of the vertebrae. Especially is full of pain resulting from cancer. The appearance of pulling pain, especially emerging constantly, is the reason to go to the doctor.
Paramount must identify why there is pain in the back. The elimination of the causes of pain in the back to relieve the persistent pain.
If you don't pull treat back pain, may worsen the development of disease, which leads to sensations unpleasant. In the case of earthquakes, development of the spine possible the growth of bone tissue, fractures of internal organs.
Inflammatory processes may damage adjacent systems of the body. Any pain should be treated. With the appearance of severe pain, long-term and constantly reminding me, should avoid physical tension in the back.
The elimination of pulling back pain
Nagging pain that occurs in the back, does not happen immediately after the first visit to the doctor. Often complex treatment is a long process, especially if it involves alteration of the structure of vertebrates, the cartilaginous tissues of the spine.
First aid
As first aid for pain in the back need to adopt a position lying down. If there is a sharp pain in the back, you can try to stop the pain, and then consult a doctor.
Trauma of the spine first aid consists of actions that can help the condition:
- you should go to sleep on a hard mattress;
- the site of the injury (in the absence of a breach of the skin) to make a pillow with ice for no more than ten minutes. This will relieve the inflammation and eliminate muscle strain;
- you can use the ice massage should be repeated several times a day.
Important! Damage to the spine can cause the development of pathological processes in the vertebrae, so that after the injury should consult a doctor. Self-manipulation if you experience back pain it may not always be effective due to the incorrect determination of the causes of the pain syndromes. When severe trauma in some cases we must restrict the physical activities of the spine and cause medical.
If the pain occurs consistently, disappear and appear again, this trend can be attributed to the chronic. Only medical intervention can help cure this type of pain.
Drugs
Normally, when a particularly sharp pulling pain there is no need to take pain killers. To reduce the inflammation and eliminate acute and unbearable pain by using special ointments, gels, possess anti-inflammatory and analgesic properties.
The tools help to eliminate the pain for some time. As a general rule, it is necessary the systematic use of this drug for pain management. During this period, should refrain from any physical activity.
However, it should be understood that the elimination of pain is not conducive to the elimination of the causes of shooting back pain, relief of pain drowns the signal of the body about any violation in the body.
Surgical treatment
Causes pulling pain in the back, often remove it through medicines, exercises, therapeutic massage, and other means that do not require surgical intervention.
Cases in which the intervention is necessary, are treated separately and are classified as chronic pulling pain.
Indications for surgical intervention in systematically appearing or not passing a painful syndrome of the back are:
- constant sharp pain in the back that will not happen because of the conservative treatment;
- scoliosis of the spine (Junior progressive);
- herniated disc in the complicated form due to the compression of the vertebrae, the nerve endings;
- swelling or hernia of the spine;
- unstable development of the spine.
Most often, in diseases of the internal systems of the body, leading in pulling back pains, operation is not necessary: the treatment is done with drugs.
Folk remedies
The use of folk remedies is indicated for the relief of pain of pulling character in the result of inflammatory processes in muscle and surface tissues of the back.
With the help of the plant ingredients and organic products can be prepared packages, which not only helps to relax the muscles of the back, but can eliminate the pain, reduce the inflammation, relieve the inflammation:
- compress with honey, blue clay and aloe will help you ease the pain when a herniated disc or degenerative disc disease;
- for sciatica help of clay with vinegar;
- incense and Apple cider vinegar — the removal of sharp pains;
- the leaves and roots of well helps to eliminate sharp pulling pain;
- mustard, stacked on a already pieces back honey will help to relieve the pain and the inflammation.
Traditional medicines help to cope with unbearable back pain and is also effective for the treatment complex. The traditional use for treatment, be sure to coordinate with your doctor.
Physical therapy
Physical therapy the most effective method of removing pain in the spine. Physiotherapy should be performed only as indicated to the specialist as, in some cases, do not perform the exercises are not only intense, but also smooth, quiet operation.
When pulling back pain exercises most often performed in the position of supine.
Is:
- flexion and extension of feet;
- lifting the legs out to the sides;
- the breeding of the knees;
- exercises with roller.
Important! If the exercises cause pain, do not continue with their implementation. It is not necessary to exercise in spurts, or with sudden movements, such an arrangement does not lead to the result, and can only intensify the pain.
Massage and self-massage
The massage can also be assigned when pulling back pain. The inclusion of massage in the treatment is available only after the diagnosis of the disease, since in some cases it is absolutely contraindicated:
- tuberculosis;
- in the cases of cancer;
- for high blood pressure;
- acute inflammatory processes.
The massage should be performed by a qualified technician. It may also suggest methods of self-massage, which can be done independently at home in case of pain.
Therefore, persistent back pain can't occur alone: they are a sign of pathological processes in the spine, muscle tissues, internal organs of the body. Nagging pain can be temporary, and can occur in advanced chronic.
Temporarily remove the absence of intolerable pain by the use of drugs, folk remedies, but to eliminate the pain of the syndrome (addressing its causes), you should contact your doctor. With the methods of diagnosis, the doctor determine the origin of the pain.
Comprehensive treatment with drugs, massage, physical therapy will help to cure the disease that leads to pain. In some cases, the surgery. For the removal of the cause, the patient must get rid of the symptoms.