Low back pain is a symptom that affects both the young adults and the middle aged of both genders. It is experienced by persons who work while sitting on a chair for a long time without exercise and by those who carry heavy loads.
The pain felt is felt in lumbar and sacral regions and may radiate to nearby parts.
What causes back ache?
A. Disease in the back
- Due to injuries
- Fractures on the vertebral column.
- Intervertebral discs fractures
- Injuries to ligaments and muscles of back
- Lumbosacral strain.
- Intervertebral joint injuries.
- Functional backache due to imbalance
- During pregnancy
- Pot belly
- Diseases of the hip joint
- Spinal curvature due to congenital defect
- Backache due to inflammatory conditions
- Infection of the bone due to bacteria
- Tuberculosis of the spine
- Arthritis
- Brucellosis
- Lumbago or fibrositis
- Inflamation of the muscles
- Anchylosing spondylitis.
- Backache due to degenerative diseases
- Osteoarthritis
- Osteoporosis in old people
- Degeneration of the intervertebral disc
- Spinal Tumor
- Tumor of the bones in the spine.
- Metastatic tumors from other sites
B. Backache due to gynecological problems:
- After childbirth
- After gynecological operations
- Uterine prolapse
- Pelvic inflammatory diseases
- Cancerous lesions of the pelvic organs.
C. Backache due to problems in other parts of the body
- Renal stones
- Prostate Cancer
- Pancreatitis.
- Biliary stones
- Peptic ulcer
- Inflammations of pelvic organs
- Occlusion of aorta and illiac arteries.
How will we find out the cause of back ache?
We can find out the cause through observation and diagnostic exams like:
- Complete blood count
- Routine urine examination
- Ultrasonography of the abdomen and pelvis
- X-ray of the lumbar and sacral region
- MRI of the spine
- CT scan of abdomen and pelvic region
- Examination of rectum,prostate, genito-urinary organs
How can we treat back aches?
- Removal of the cause of backache
- Symtomatic treatment
- Regular Back Exercises
- Traction
- Yoga or Stretching
- Surgery
- Homoeopathy.