Back pain is a symptom of more than 20 diseases. These are cardiovascular and nervous diseases. To make an accurate diagnosis, it is necessary to consult a neurologist, a cardiologist, pass some tests and undergo examinations. Once diagnosed, treatment should be started immediately, as delay can worsen the condition.
Back pain can occur in the spine, under the shoulder, under the ribs and in the lumbar region.
Spine pain is also a different localization:
- sore throat;
- chest pain;
- pain on the back;
- pain in the pelvic area
- tail pain.
The sensations of pain may be local or radiate to the extremity, below the shoulder blade, to the shoulder.
Patients describe their pain as aching, shooting, stabbing and burning. This mainly refers to chest and waist pain.
Back pain causes
With many diseases of the spine and pinched nerve endings, the back can be damaged. But, these diseases often and for a long time are not felt. Pain occurs in the case of a provocative factor, in which the disease appears to wake up from hibernation. Next, you need to take painkillers and treat the disease itself.
Causes of pain
- Long-term muscle tension.
- Severe physical overload.
- Prolonged unchanged body position. A person sits or stands for a long time, without changing the position of his body, without warming up.
- Spinal cord injury.
- Hypothermia of the body.
What contributes to back pain
- back flexion
- little physical activity.
- incorrect weight lifting;
- inappropriate furniture that causes discomfort in the spine.
- hormonal imbalance.
Diseases that cause back pain
- Osteochondritis of the spine.
- Myositis of the muscles of the spine.
- Neuralgia.
- Radicitis in the lumbar region.
Symptoms of diseases that cause back pain
Osteochondritis of the spine
It is an inflammation of the intervertebral discs, in which their deformation occurs.
The pain in osteochondrosis hurts, which does not allow for a long time to endure physical activity. Painful sensations sometimes subside and reappear under unpleasant conditions. In severe cases, a disc herniation develops. Back pain gets worse. The patient cannot work temporarily.
Myositis of the back muscle fibers
The aching pain increases with a deep breath or when you move. It happens that pain does not allow a person to sleep. Sometimes the temperature rises slightly, the patient trembles. Sore muscles thicken and ache when you feel them.
Intercostal neuralgia
It causes constant pain. The pain is worse when the person is breathing deeply, sneezing or coughing. The pain appears to belt the spine, radiating between the ribs. On palpation, 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 sciatica
Inflammation of the lumbar spine can cause pain in the leg or gluteal muscle. Muscle spasms occur. The aching pains are interrupted by the shooting pains. With such severe pain, the patient can not move and just sit.
During a neuralgia attack, he is numb from painful shock. It happens that with the pain there may be numbness, a burning sensation or a slight tingling sensation. People called this situation lombago.
How to deal with back pain caused by diseases of the spine?
- With pain, the patient should move as little as possible.
- Sleep on a comfortable, firm mattress.
- Take anti-inflammatory drugs, available in tablets and ampoules. For severe pain, injections are given. The ointment should be applied not only to the point of dislocation of the pain, but also to the surrounding tissues. An ointment containing bee or snake venom is used only on the sore spot.
- Preparations with heating effect. They improve blood circulation and relieve pain. Using mustard mustard also helps.
- Physiotherapy procedures such as electrophoresis and ultrasound help. Acupuncture is sometimes used.
- For severe back pain caused by sciatica or neuralgia, analgesics are taken. Or 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 deal with back pain in depression:
- special exercises;
- a normal working and resting regime;
- unacceptably heavy natural;
- physiotherapy;
- sanatorium treatment.
- the use of B vitamins. They improve nutrition in inflammatory tissues and relieve them.
- the use of anti-inflammatory drugs;
- with a spinal hernia, an operation in the neurosurgery department is sometimes prescribed.
Any disease is easier to prevent than to cure. In order to prevent diseases of the spine, the following rules must be observed.
- Watch your attitude
- Do not lift heavy objects.
- To live an active lifestyle.