Back pain is reported in 85% of people. How do we do it right and is it possible to get rid of the pain once and for all?
Does your back hurt? ᲨYou are not alone! Sociological research data show that back pain is the second leading cause of disability in the adult population after viral infections. It is born with us (according to neonatologists, 80-90% of babies get spinal injuries at birth) and sooner or later surpasses everyone. It is believed that this is a reward for walking properly. As a person grows, the load on the "spine" increases, existing spinal problems intensify, and stress, anxiety, obesity, overwork, sedentary lifestyles exacerbate existing problems - and back pain can occur even at an early age.
What hurts there?
Most pain (about 95%) is related to muscles, ligaments, and joints. This is popularly called retreat. These pains are unpleasant but not dangerous and in most cases go away on their own in 2-3 days.
3-4% of pain is associated with radiculopathy (sciatica) - damage to the spinal cord. Usually grazed by a hernia. The pain disappears when the swelling caused by the compression passes.
1-2% of back pain is caused by spinal cord injury or inflammatory diseases, cancer, diseases of the cardiovascular system or gastrointestinal tract in which the pain syndrome can spread to the back. This is the most dangerous type of back pain. To rule out such pathologies, be sure to consult a doctor.
You can not hesitate
The main indicator that you need medical help is the regularity of the pain. If you twist it from time to time - there is probably nothing wrong with it. If you are suffering from low or moderate pain, you can not hesitate. An urgent need to consult a doctor if the pain is accompanied by a rise in temperature or the pain syndrome increases during treatment.
At home
The most effective remedy is oral anti-inflammatory drugs. Just do not overdo it - they are only safe for the first time. With prolonged use, these drugs can cause ulcers and bleeding in the gastric mucosa. Traditional home remedies - nonsteroidal ointments - can only be used as an adjunct. They are harmless but ineffective. Wearing a corset also gives relief - the fixation loosens the spine, relieves spasms and restricts sudden movements. Only the corset should be normal - elastic, not warm.
If treatment has been ineffective for three days, you should consult your doctor, who will block anti-inflammatory injections. By relieving spasms and relaxing muscles, the pain disappears immediately and often forever.
Ა Forbidden!
Bath and massageUnder the strictest prohibition. They exacerbate swelling and pain.
Contact chiropractors for newspaper ads.Manual therapy is an area where there are three hundred charlatans for each specialist. If you really want to find a good doctor, you should contact certified clinics where certified specialists work.
It is important to immediately correctly determine treatment tactics. This should be done by a neurologist or neurosurgeon. It is dangerous to heal the spine on your own. 30% of patients in the neurosurgical department tried home methods of treatment and thus laid down on a hospital bed.
Cut or not?
Until recently, a person diagnosed with a hernia was immediately referred for surgery. Today, surgery is performed only if there are instructions:
- Persistent pain that cannot be removed with any pill;
- Pelvic dysfunction - incomplete emptying of the bladder;
- Weakness and numbness in the leg.
All these symptoms make surgery inevitable, because without it the patient can become disabled.
Whatever we risk
The risk of surgery causing it to be delayed or abandoned altogether is considered by many patients to be extremely exaggerated. There are technologies in neurosurgery that allow you to accurately calculate the effectiveness of surgery and which symptoms will disappear after it and which will remain.
The probability of recurrence of pain after surgery does not exceed 1-1. 5%. A hernia can indeed appear elsewhere, but it is not a complication but a spread of the disease that is often found in young undisciplined patients. As soon as the pain disappears, they return to a normal lifestyle: sit behind the wheel, resume exercise. And to do so is absolutely impossible.
Is osteochondrosis to blame for everything?
Osteochondrosis is a chronic degenerative-dystrophic change in the intervertebral space. People over the age of 25 have signs of osteochondrosis. It is impossible to prevent osteochondrosis, but you can save yourself from its complications by causing back pain.