Treatment of low back pain

Epidemiological studies clearly indicate that about one in three people sometimes experience a certain kind of back pain, the most common cause of their appearance being vertebral osteochondrosis, which results from pinching of the nerve endings of the spinal cord. Of course, other causes of lumbar pain are also common, but osteochondrosis leads to their occurrence in more than half of the total number of such cases. Well, the pain itself can have a different character: both aching and sharp. The first type of pain occurs after a dream or a long sitting, and the second - at any time in the most uncomfortable position. Acute pain, as everyone knows who has ever experienced them, which is worse than aching, because it is easier to hold on to the lower back while lying or sitting, rather than stand, bending, and snoring to get to the bed or sofa. Well, the syndromes of lumbar pain, which we'll talk about below, have the two most common types - lumbago and sciatica.

lumbago syndrome The two main pain syndromes in the lower back are completely different concepts, and the similarities between them are no more than between their names. So, if we talk about lumbago, then this kind of pain is sharp and sudden, and it is characterized by overexertion of lumbar muscles. Most often it appears at the time of the load or immediately after it, and cause it such temperature processes as excessive overheating of the body and its subsequent overcooling. Lumbago usually appears at the very beginning of the dystrophic process of the intervertebral disc, in which there is a gelatinous nucleus. During this process, it loses its elasticity and fragmentarily disintegrates. Fragments formed as a result of decay, press on the sensitive fibrous ring. The irritation of the ring receptors and causes pain, as well as various reflex reactions and muscle tension of the waist.

When this severe back pain appears, it causes the effect of pulsation, piercing and other extremely unpleasant sensations. This is why it can be understood that the treatment in the back of the pain does not tolerate absolutely no delay. Moreover, with severe pain it is necessary to call an ambulance, because the patient can not straighten himself without violating the configuration of his spine and, as a result, not exacerbating the condition of the disease. But surgical treatment and professional medical intervention is very good both for lumbago and for sciatica syndrome, of which we will talk later.

Syndrome of sciatica

This syndrome is the apogee of pain in the lower back, because the nerve endings that are jammed are located lower than with lumbago, and therefore the pain is much stronger because of the larger area of ​​sensitive areas. Cramped in the syndrome of sciatica endings are the endings of the sciatic nerve, which in the human body is the largest. It begins in the spinal cord around the waist, which takes on the greatest strain. Its long duration implies the very frequent occurrence of precisely its diseases, whatever the names they are characterized.

Pain in sciatica is different, and there are both simple numbness or creeps, as well as more serious shots, tingling, burning sensations. But sometimes the pain is so severe that because of it the patient can not perform the elementary actions - to sleep, sit, walk, stand, bend, turn. .. Sometimes it's even painful to swallow, and it hurts the back. In a word, sciatica is even more terrible and dangerous than lumbago, and the treatment of these two syndromes is compulsory and does not tolerate the slightest delay.

Back pain treatment of all kinds of pains

Treatment of low back pain, as every person understands, is the procedure necessary for the slightest occurrence of such pain, as it gives very serious discomfort to every person who experiences it. In addition, it can lead to serious illnesses, and those, in turn, can seriously damage the health of the human body as a whole. And to postpone treatment in any case it is impossible. For him, you can use and alternative medicine, which are also effective, but it is best, of course, to contact a professional doctor who will help cure osteochondrosis or another lumbar disease permanently, for a long time forcing her to forget about returning to the patient's body.

First of all, it is worth mentioning about such treatment as simple injections in the lower back. There are many varieties of medicines, several for each disease, but more often for each disease there are one or two effective drugs, and the rest are only temporary or preventive treatment. However, for short-term pain relief, there are just such temporary strong drugs, injections that can drown out the pain for several hours. This is not a full-fledged treatment, but the procedure is simply indispensable when a sick person needs to urgently go, say, to an examination or to report.

Pain treatment also has many other varieties. Today, very drug-free methods are very popular, which include various massages, as well as manual back therapy. A detailed description of the therapy would take a very long time for the reader, especially since it is not the most important point. One has only to say that the developer of manual therapy was the world-famous Dr. Ignatiev - and immediately it becomes clear that such treatment is absolutely safe and thoroughly tested, and therefore the most effective. Well, medical methods of traditional medical treatment of osteochondrosis and other diseases of the waist, in addition to the system of injections, also include various pills and a variety of compresses from the medical staff. They are also effective, but treatment in such ways takes a little longer.