If you suffer from back pain in the lumbar area, this can be due to several causes. The pain is capable of ha as in spinal post and come of the internal organs and soft tissue. Sometimes the pain accompanies the pathologies of the system and is one of its symptoms. To find the background of the unpleasant sensations, go through a complete diagnostic – this will help you to start the treatment in a timely manner.
The osteochondrosis of the spine
More often, the pain is located in the area of the spine, to be exact – in his lumbar-sacral department. Therefore, when the back pain in the lumbar area, all the possible causes are divided into primary and secondary. Among the main reasons that lead to any disease of the vertebrae (functional, degenerative, inflammatory, and others), and the high school consider that all the others of the disease.
The most common is the premise on which appears the pain –the osteochondrosis. Appears in the contraction and the intervertebral discs, loss of moisture in the cartilage and the approach of the disks to each other. The pain develops due to the exposure of the discs on the nerve roots, and other symptoms (disorders of the functions of the organs, numbness, "skin of" chicken", etc) – in the context of impairment of the vascularization of the area.
The osteochondrosis without treatment is complicated:
- The protrusion;
- Hernia;
- The destruction of the disk drive.
- The kidnapping (fall) of the unit.
The pain of this condition is increases as your progression, given in the leg, accompanied by strong, acute attacks in the lumbar area. The osteochondrosis with age is observed in the 60-80% of people.
Vertebral syndrome from other diseases
The causes of pain in the spinal column can be the result not only of the osteochondrosis. In medicine is the notion of "syndrome-spine", which is called from different pathologies with the change of the configuration of the spine, its mobility and functions, disorders of posture and gait.
Distortion is another common is the premise for the back pain. Back can suffer when:
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- The kyphosis;
- The lordosis;
- The scoliosis.
The kyphosis is inborn – if the child has a trapezoidal vrtebra, the hemivertebrae, but this is rare. Often the back pain when the kyphosis appear in the background of spondylitis (inflammation of the cartilage and vertebrae for the type of arthritis), spondylosis (degenerative osteoarthritis of the joints in vertebrates the spindles). Also kyphosis and the excess of this disorder may appear after an injury, of failure, in the background of the aging of the organism. The curvature of side-to-side (scoliosis) in the lumbar area is rarely found, mainly, refers to the Gradolumbarth of the division.
Spinal the pain that can accompany the defeat of the post in the disease behtereva. In this case, is capable of forming arcuate deformation, which results in the pain of the coccyx to the neck. In severe cases of the body height is low, the vertebrae are confirmed. The defeat of the waist for any type of disease can be accompanied by with lumbodynia – quick shot when careless movement that occurs due to a sudden breach of the roots. A serious complication that can be the syndrome of the ponytail, when you trapped a large plexus of nerves.
The causes of pain in women
The pain in the back of the woman may have specific causes. The pain, in addition to the steps above assumptions, it is able to get out of these states:
- Menstruation. During menstruation, the pain may not be a sign of a problem. In some women it is individual feature of the body, and this is called primary algomenoree, without any organic cause has not. If the syndrome appeared suddenly, this may be due to failure of hormonal,
inflammatory diseases. Normally, the stronger sense in the abdomen, but in the spine also occur frequently. - Ovulation. The pain in the middle of the cycle more often becomes a symptom of the departure of the egg from the ovary. Ovulation in most women it is combined with unpleasant sensations in the lower part of the back and in the abdomen, in the groin.
- Pregnancy. The pain in pregnant patients in the back associated with the increased load on the spine, these symptoms are the second and the third quarter. In the early years of the period, after the conception is similar to the signal can also take place, and their causes are both natural (placement of the embryo, hormonal reconstruction) and pathological (ectopic pregnancy). To reduce the pain, the woman should wear a bandage, sleeping on the comfortable cushions, put a pillow under the abdomen.
Often in the lower part of the back pain occurs after an abortion, when endometritis, cervicitis, erosion, colpitis, when adnexitis – it is important the timely diagnosis.
Other causes of the disease and
The pain in the lumbar area – it is a common symptom in diseases of the kidneys. More often than throw, plaintive laments sensations, along with a little bit of a fever is a symptom of pyelonephritis, or inflammation of the renal parenchyma. The disease is related to the penetration of the infection or hypothermia. However, often the cause of the problem becomes urolithiasis, when the pelvis and kidney appear concretions. It is less frequent pain due to:
- The omission of the kidneys;
- Carranza;
- Cysts;
- Benign of education;
- Glomerulonephritis.
Pain syndrome when these diseases often below the ribs, on the navel, the lower part of the womb. There are other possible causes of the sensation in the lower part of the back:
- The violation of the composition of the bone tissue. When osteomalacia, treating osteoporosis vertebrae and bone thinning, the pain appears the movement, and later – in peace.
- Tumors of the lymph nodes, metastases to this area. Many of the tumors of different localization without treatment, give metastases in the area of the spine, in the kidneys, in the vessels.
- Of the infection. The severe pain can lead to epidural abscess, tuberculosis, osteomyelitis, vertebral.
- Of the injury. A compression fracture of the spine fracture of the bones of the pelvis also give a strong tolerance to the pain syndrome in the area of the waist.
- Myositis. To the inflammation of the muscles, which can occur in any area of the body, painful symptoms are localized in the lower part of the back. Most of their causes a strong hypothermic or physical overload.
Other possible causes of the sensations may be Reiter's syndrome, mental disorders, appendicitis, cholecystitis, pancreatitis, men – epididymitis, prostatitis in severe form.
Back pain in children
In childhood and the most frequent age of the spine pain in the lumbar area, due to the development of the violations of posture. Children do not adapt successfully in school, at home, spend a lot of time on the computer, the television, carried the bag on one shoulder. All of these factors cause the development of kyphosis, of the kyphoscoliosis, excessive lordosis. Increase the risk of developing a disease in the feet flat, the deformation of the stop.
Trivial pre-conditions so that the pain becomes muscles of the physical education. Also cause painful signs capable of stretching the muscles, ligaments, blow, blow in the back, a strong incorrect movement, a fracture of the coccyx. Often suffer from pain of children with obesity, latent in the mattresses, the main gipodinamiya style of life, often carry the stress.
Less frequently in childhood, the pain are triggered by:
- Acute cholecystitis, the stagnation of bile, leg of the gallbladder;
- The inflammation of the pancreas, acute pancreatitis reactive;
- Pielonefritom, the appearance of stones or sand in the kidneys.
Pain of the children in the area of the waist of the flu, the difficult acute respiratory infections, girls-teenagers – the first menstruation, or in front of them. The teens in the morning pain in the spine may indicate the development of the hernia, or even of the neoplastic disease, it is important not to stop the symptoms without attention!
Types of back pain and symptoms
When it hurts the back, to choose the appropriate treatment will help the correct interpretation of pain. By the degree of expressiveness that can be:
- Chronic which appears with regularity, but moderated by the strength;
- Acute-grave – acute, shot that occurs suddenly or after exposure to a number of factors.
Also the back pain is mechanical (caused by degenerative changes) or inflammatory (appears when the inflammation of the spine, soft tissues, organs). The pain is local (local), apparent (coming from other bodies, given in the kidneys), root (conditional compression roots), diffuse (available in several areas of the spine).
Plaintive laments, spasmodic sensations, along with spasms characterized or muscle aches, or spasm of the muscles. Clumsy, often, symptoms appear, requires the verification of the organs of the urinary system, especially if you are growing in intensity. The acute pain after a work by a physicist, may reflect a complication of the degenerative disc disease, herniated or bulging of the. Dagger, unbearable pain appear when compression of the tail of a horse and require urgent need of a placement in the hospital.
The diagnosis of the pathologies of the back
Selection of a specialist for the primary resource depends on more than the manifestations and the type of pain. If the pain in the position of lying on my back that does not go away, it doesn't change a change of the position of the body is combined with general malaise, it is the condition is of the internal organs. You should consult a urologist, gastroenterologist, to the inability to identify feelings to a therapist. The doctor will prescribe a series of surveys:
- The general analysis of blood;
- Biochemistry;
- Ultrasound or magnetic resonance imaging of the organs of the peritoneum;
- Ultrasound retroperitoneum, bladder.
Female pathology is cured and examined under the supervision of a gynecologist who after the inspection on the couch, the deposit of the strokes and the ultrasound of the pelvis. To clarify the nature of pain and its causes has proof of an orthopaedic surgeon, vertebrologist – is assigned to the x-ray, magnetic resonance imaging, analysis of rheumatoid factor. If you are suspected of treating osteoporosis it may be necessary to make the densitometry analysis of calcium, phosphorus, a series of hormones. In lesions of the lumbar area should be directed to the emergency room or to the room of traumatology.
The pharmacological treatment
The treatment totally depends on the precise cause of the pain. Temporarily numb, but not cure the disease will help to nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (nsaids). These tools of the inflammation, manage pain syndrome. Severe cases (lumbago, back pain) require the introduction of medications into the muscle, the vein.
In less severe cases, you can apply an ointment with nsaids, the grease with the area of the waist and other painful area, the pain disappears quickly. The osteochondrosis is usually prescribed to take pills with nsaids of change of 7 to 10 days, so that for a long time to numb and eliminate the inflammatory response.
When the back pain in the lumbar area, the treatment may include and the media (if the disease is caused by problems with the spine):
- Vitamins of the group;
- The muscle relaxers;
- Chondroprotectors;
- Corticosteroids in injections.
The kidney disease treated with plant products, antibiotics, drugs of solvent stones, Peel off the sand. When the pain is caused by tumors, the treatment carried out are under the supervision of a radiation oncologist.
Other types of treatment
Physiotherapy, as a general rule, it is only recommended in chronic diseases of the spine. Pain in the lower back due to inflammation of the internal organs in the background of the physical therapy could intensify, infection occurs more serious consequences. Of physiotherapy techniques are recommended:
- Electrophoresis with drugs for the pain, magnesium, anesthetics, corticosteroids;
- The electro muscle stimulation relaxes, eliminates spasms, optimizes the circulation of the blood in the lumbar area;
- Amplipuls – relieves pain, improves trofiku tissue;
- The balneotherapy, the wax in diesel and dirt – heated, decreases pain, improves the speed of extraction of the products of inflammation.
Also the patient can be assigned to the hood of the spinal column, the chiropractic, the treatment osteopath. It is mandatory to lfk – without gymnastics to recover the health of your back is not going to work. To cure diseases of the spine may also recommend an orthopedist – you can take trusses, corsets for training the posture and reduce the pain.
Home remedies
Reduce back pain can be and with the help of the media. There are a number of recipes, which are useful in the diseases of the spine:
- Grate a piece of ginger root. Mix in equal parts with the honey. Attach a blend to a rag, place in the problem of the area. By covering the top with a cloth, roll bandage, or handkerchief, and let stand one hour.
- Mix equal parts st. john's wort, and the herb comfrey. A tablespoon of the mixture to make a glass of water, sit for an hour. Drink 100 ml three times/day for not less than a month. When the pain and the pain sensations in the lumbar area, this method will help you to regain mobility, to improve the state of cartilage.
- Connect 3 tablespoons of almond oil and 10 drops of eucalyptus essential oil. Apply the oil to the friction problem of the area in the appropriate action when it appears the pain.
Prevention of the pain syndrome
To not know about the pain in the spine and the waist area, it is necessary to comply with a series of preventive measures. It is important to eat with the inclusion in the menu of the curd, dairy products, nuts source of calcium. The sedentary lifestyle and obesity are not valid with them is to fight with the help of feasible sports, cardio. All the conditions of the pathology is should be treated on time, drink more water can prevent hronizatsii pain in the bottom of kidney stones and problems.
A very important for the health of the spine. You can't lift without load distribution – it is necessary to stand up with a heavy object in the hands directly. When working in the seated position, it is necessary to make a periodic warming of 3 to 5 minutes – this will help to avoid stagnation and degenerative processes. If you sleep on an orthopedic mattress, avoid the curvature of the spine, from the early age, this will help to avoid problems in the future.