CAUSES OF LOW BACK PAIN.

  

Low back pain is a common symptom among modern civilized people.It mainly affects middle-aged people and young adults of both sexes.People who work in a chair without exercising and those who regularly carry heavy loads are prone to have this complaint. We can hardly find a person who has not suffered from back pain at least once in his or her life.The causes of low back pain range from simple reasons like muscle strain to cancer of the spine and therefore back pain should not be ignored.The pain is felt in the lumbar and sacral region and may radiate to nearby sites.

Here are some causes of back pain.

1) Back pain due to back diseases.

2) Back pain due to gynecological problems.

3) Back pain due to problems in other parts of the body.

1) Back pain due to back diseases

                             

a) Injuries:-

     1) Compression fracture of the spine.

     2) Rupture of intervertebral discs.

     3) Ligament and muscle injuries of the back.

     4) Lumbosacral sprain.

     5) Injuries of the intervertebral joint.  

     6) Fracture of the vertebral processes.

b) Functional back pain due to imbalance: - 1) During pregnancy.

     1) During pregnancy.

     2) Pot belly.

     3) Diseases of the hip joint.

     4) Curvature of the spine due to a congenital defect.

     5) Short leg on one side. 

  

c) Back pain due to inflammatory conditions.

     1) Bacterial infection of the bone.

     2) Tuberculosis of the spine.

     3) Arthritis.

     4) Brucellosis.

     5) Lumbago or fibrositis.

     6) Inflammation of the muscles.

     7) Ankylosing spondylitis.

d) Back pain due to degenerative diseases of the back.

     1) Osteoarthritis.

     2) Osteoporosis in the elderly.

     3) Degeneration of the intervertebral disc.

e) Tumor of the spine:--

     1) Primary tumor of the bones of the spine.

     2) Metastatic tumors from other sites such as prostate, lung, kidney, intestine, etc.

2) Back pain due to gynecological problems:-

     a) After childbirth.

     b) After a gynecological operation.

     c) Prolapse of the uterus.

     d) Pelvic inflammatory diseases.

     e) Cancerous lesions of the pelvic organs.

     f) Endometriosis.

3) Back pain due to problems in other parts of the body.

     a) Kidney stones.

     b) Urethral stones.

     c) Prostate cancer.

     d) Pancreatitis.

     e) Gallstones.

     f) Gastric ulcer.

     g) Inflammations of the pelvic organs.

     h) Occlusion of the aorta and iliac arteries. 

Examination of a case of back pain: - 1.

1) Complete blood count.

2) Routine urine examination.

3) Ultrasound of the abdomen and pelvis.

4) X-ray of the lumbar and sacral region.

5) MRI of the spine.

5) CT scan of the abdomen and pelvic region.

6) Examination of the rectum, prostate and genitourinary organs.

Treatment of back pain

1) Removal of the cause of the back pain.

2) Symptomatic treatment.

2) Exercises for the back.

3) Traction.

4) Yoga.

5) Surgery.

7) Homeopathy.