Back Pain
Out of 10 every 8 people in the world has been suffered from severe attack of back pain during their life time. Back pain is a symptoms rather than disease. Doctor finds out the cause of back pain and treats accordingly. Back pain is pain felt in the back that usually originates from the muscles, nerves, bones, joints or other structures in the spine.
WHAT ARE CAUSES OF BACK PAIN ?
There are many causes of back pain. Long standing degeneration (wearing away) of the vertebrae and the intervertebral disc is the primary cause behind this disorder.
- Advancing age
- Joint Problem Lumbar Facet Arthropathy
- Ligament or muscle injury
- Disc problem slipped disc or tear in disc
- Repetitive back injury
- Repetitive stress Poor Muscle tone
Occupational trauma lifting heavy loads on head, gymnastics, working on the computer for long hours.
HOW BACK PAIN IS DIAGNOSED ?
Getting an accurate diagnosis of the cause of back pain is critical, because different diagnoses will require very different treatment approaches. And the sooner an accurate back pain diagnosis is made, the sooner the patient can find an appropriate treatment for pain relief and to improve his or her ability to enjoy everyday activities.
The most common diagnostic tests include
- X-rays
- MRI scans
- Blood Test
- TREATMENT BACK PAIN DRUG THERAPIES
Painkillers are often helpful. Pain killer as well as anti-inflammatory medicine can help you to move your back for exercise. As well as it help to reduce an inflammation in back. Pain killer has a good role in early stages back pain.
In advance stages pain killers are not much useful. Also in long run pain killers can have an adverse effect on Kidney, liver and other major organs. So you should not take pain killers by your own, consult your doctor for this.
