Backache

Each of us has experienced back pain at least once-from mild discomfort to severe chest and back pain (pain in the lower back, chest area). Discomfort that disturbs the lower back from time to time may be one of the manifestations of many diseases.

The most common cause of pain is osteochondrosis of the spine, which occurs in most people after the age of 35 to 40. However, he did not explain the severity and duration of the pain. To understand the nature of the disease, it is necessary to understand the problem and its root cause in detail.

Reason

There are many answers to the question of why your back was injured. The main mechanism of pain syndrome is still disc dystrophy and degenerative changes. As a result, joint subluxation and compression of spinal nerve endings exacerbate symptoms.

Let us look at the various causes of low back pain:

• The main diseases of the spine: intervertebral disc herniation, osteochondrosis, spondylosis, kyphosis, scoliosis, arthritis.
• Injuries, contusions, fractures, tumors. They are called the secondary cause of pain syndrome.
• Cardiovascular disease.
• Nephrology: Sand or kidney stones.
• Among women, gynecological problems and even pain during menstruation.

Triggers of pain syndrome:

1. Sedentary lifestyle, sedentary work. This item includes staying on the steering wheel of a car or computer monitor for a long time;
2. Overweight, obese;
3. Pregnancy includes back muscle weakness and weight gain;
4. Excessive exercise (in daily life or in the gym);
5. The body temperature is too low.

Possible diseases

The nature of pain directly depends on the disease causing the symptoms. In primary pathology (arthritis, intervertebral disc hernia), monotonous pain in the lower back: the pain increases or decreases as the body position changes. It is accompanied by goose swelling, burning sensation, and alternating numbness in the lower limbs. The dull pain observed in lumbar radiculitis is not only in the patient's back, but also in the buttocks, legs and thighs.

Visceral diseases (angina pectoris, pyelonephritis)is characterized by more pronounced pain, longer, and lasting after rest or changes in body position. Therefore, in gynecological issues, the lower abdomen should also be worried, while in cardiovascular diseases, it is necessary to pay attention to shortness of breath and lack of air.

Important! Specific pain in the waist area accompanied by a high fever may be a manifestation of an emergency situation-kidney or gallstone colic, unstable angina.

Severe ricketsIt is manifested by severe shooting pain-low back pain ("back pain"), which can radiate to the legs and pelvis during coughing or rapid exercise. Disc herniation has the following characteristics:

• It's impossible without squatting first.
• It is difficult to lift without support (chair, knee);
• In the prone position, the patient is forced to take a pillow.

The inflammatory process (myositis, radiculitis)will be accompanied by pain and inability to perform basic movements, because the simplest movements are restricted by the pain syndrome.

Fractures and dislocationsAccompanied by severe, growing pain, swelling of the damaged area. The color of the skin above the painful surface changes to blue or red (depending on the nature of the injury).

How to get rid of low back pain

Excessive physical exercise or prolonged exposure to draught in the near future will cause back discomfort. Let's take a closer look at simple and quick help to solve the familiar annoying pain.

If you develop pain syndrome after hypothermia or inflammation of the root of the spinal cord (sciatica), you can use warm water showers. No physical activity is allowed after bathing. Analgesic ointment has warmth, anti-congestion and anti-inflammatory effects.

Benefit from anti-inflammatory ointments and gels, as well as special exercises to relieve intervertebral discs and muscle corsets, which can reduce the pain of osteochondrosis.

Bruises or sprains cause increased swelling. Dry cold compresses (the ice cubes from the refrigerator are wrapped in cloth) will help reduce or prevent this. Apply every two hours for two days and apply the focus of pain for half an hour.

It is worth remembering that only an expert can correctly diagnose the cause of pain and formulate a treatment plan. Therefore, we recommend that if you experience shocking symptoms, please register for consultation at our clinic.

Treatment and prevention of back pain

Western medicine is represented by three main therapeutic areas:

• containing medicine;
• Not a drug;
• Surgery.

Medications include taking pills and topical ointments, gels, and patches. Main categories of drugs:

• Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs-NSAID (relieving pain and inflammation);
• Heparin ointment (relieve edema and improve venous outflow);
• Papaverine ointment (to relieve pain, relieve spasm, dilate blood vessels);
• Cartilage protectant (restore cartilage tissue);
• Muscle relaxants (eliminate muscle tension).

In order to prevent chronic diseases, a course of injections is prescribed. The treatment of low back pain almost always includes injections of B vitamins, which can improve metabolic processes and the recovery of nerve fibers, stabilize the work of the central and peripheral nervous system, and restore impulse transmission. Analgesics are added to the pharmaceutical composition to enhance the therapeutic effect. Vitamins are used in combination with non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs.

In acute situations, the doctor will perform a therapeutic blockade. They are most commonly used for spine and joint diseases. The doctor injected anti-inflammatory drugs and adrenal hormones at the same time. Prednisolone or dexamethasone (the main representative of this group) anesthetize the affected area and relieve the swelling.

Non-drug therapy involves physical therapy-massage, cold therapy (cryotherapy), which warms up the affected area. Physical therapy is usually prescribed under subacute conditions or in remission.

Surgical treatment. Use surgical intervention in extreme cases-for malignant tumors, spinal cord destruction, compression fractures. The surgical treatment of intervertebral disc herniation has caused professional controversy: the positive effects of surgery usually cannot justify its validity, and the risk of complications is too high.

Preventive measures:

• Do morning exercises, must include exercises to stretch the lower back muscles.
• Proper nutrition. Fried, salty, starchy foods, alcohol should be excluded-everything will lead to the development of gastrointestinal diseases. It is necessary to add fiber, vitamins, steam or cook meat and fish in the oven. In order to improve blood circulation and the production of fluid between joints, it is recommended to drink up to 1. 5 liters of water (in the absence of contraindications).
• Monitor your posture.
• When sitting for a long time, walk or exercise regularly.
• It is recommended to sleep on plastic surgery pillows and mattresses.

Treatment in Tibetan medicine clinic

Tibetan traditional medicine believes that luteinism is a violation of the three constitutions. Angry dosha Bile twitches the muscles in his back. Excited mucus can cause endocrine problems and metabolic disorders. The excessive composition of wind (responsible for the nervous system) exacerbated the disharmony of the other two constitutions.

Dongfang doctors not only help to eliminate symptoms, but also help understand the cause of the disease and deal with it.

In the clinic, you will not be provided with "plugging" pills, hormones and injections. After the disease is diagnosed using ancient Oriental techniques, the patient will receive a personalized treatment plan. Samples of basic treatment methods used by Tibetan medicine:

1. Correct nutrition and restore mental comfort and emotional background.
2. Herbal medicine. Herbs and herbal preparations will solve the problem internally. The Tibetan multi-component preparation restores the balance between the three constitutions of "wind", "mucus" and "bile". The unique collection can not only eliminate symptoms, but also have a healing effect on the entire body.
3. Acupuncture. The effect of the needle on the biologically active points can relieve the spasm of blood vessels and muscles and increase the blood flow to the damaged parts of the back.
4. Shiatsu massage. Experts press their fingers on the energy meridians to deal with chronic diseases of internal organs.
5. Cupping massage (vacuum) can not only improve the microcirculation of the painful area, but also improve the microcirculation of the whole body.
6. Moxotherapy. Wormwood cigar can restore the balance of three doshas and the integrity of the entire system. Stone therapy. Cold and hot stones can eliminate swelling and inflammation.
7. Tsubotherapy is one of the acupuncture options using metal balls. The pellets are smeared with plaster on the bioactive spots for up to 2 weeks.
8. Pseudotherapy-clean the loose body with clean water and normalize the body's metabolic process.

Our patients have proven and confirmed the effectiveness of the Tibetan method in the treatment of musculoskeletal diseases.