Lower back pain is a common symptom among modern civilized people. It primarily affects young and adult adults of both sexes. to get this complaint. We can hardly find a person who has not suffered from back pain at least once in their life.The causes of back pain range from simple causes like muscle strain to spinal cancer and hence back pain should not be ignored. The pain is felt in the lumbar and sacral region and may radiate to nearby areas. Below are some of the causes of back pain.
1) Back pain due to diseases in the back.
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 disorders:-
-a) Injuries:-
1) Compression fracture of the spine.
2) rupture of intervertebral discs.
3) Ligament and muscle injuries of the back.
4) Lumbar sacral strain.
5) Intervertebral joint injuries.
6) fracture of vertebral processes.
b) Functional back pain due to imbalance:-
1) During pregnancy.
2) abdomen.
3) Diseases of the hip joint.
4) curvature of the spine due to a congenital defect.
5) leg short on one side
c) back pain due to inflammatory conditions:
1) infection of the bone due to bacteria
2) spinal tuberculosis
3) arthritis.
4) brucellosis.
5) Lumbago or fibrositis.
6) Inflammation of the muscles.
7) ankylosing spondylitis
.
d) Back pain due to degenerative back diseases.
1) Osteoarthritis.
2) Osteoporosis in the elderly.
3) Degeneration of the intervertebral disc.
e) Tumor in the spine:
1) Primary tumor of the bones in the spine.
2) Metastatic tumors to other sites such as prostate, lungs, kidneys, intestines, etc.
2) Back pain due to gynecological problems:-
a) After childbirth.
b) After gynecological operations.
c) prolapse of the uterus.
d) pelvic inflammatory disease.
e) Cancerous lesions of the pelvic organs.
f) endometriosis.
3) Back pain from problems in other parts of the body.
a) Kidney stones.
b) Ureteral stone.
c) Prostate cancer.
d) Inflammation of the pancreas.
e) Gallstones.
f) Stomach ulcer.
g) Inflammation of the pelvic organs.
h) Occlusion of the aorta and iliac arteries.
Examination of a case of back pain:-
1) Complete blood count.
2) routine urine test.
3) Ultrasound of the abdomen and pelvis.
4) X-ray of the lumbar and sacrum region.
5) Magnetic resonance imaging of the spine.
6) Computer tomography of the abdomen and pelvis region.
7) Examination of the rectum, prostate and urogenital organs.
Treating Back Pain:-
1) Eliminate the cause of back pain.
2) Treat symptomatically.
3) Back exercises.
4) Traction.
5) Yoga.
6) Surgery.
7) Homeopathy.
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