Suffering from Back Pain?
As you probably already know, back pain is a very common complaint. About three in four adults will experience back pain during their lifetime—and that number may very well rise, given our aging population and recent trend of obesity. Prolong back pain can be chronic, so it is best to seek medical advice early.
Lower back pain (pain in your lumbar spine) is the most common. Most back pain comes from sprains and strains caused by stressful movements: lifting something without using proper techniques or a sudden twisting motion are just two examples of how you can hurt your back.
If your back pain is caused by a muscle sprain or strain, that usually heals on its own—just give it time. Your recovery can also be helped along by modest medical attention, such as over-the-counter or prescription medications. You could also use heat or ice packs, or even get a massage.
Sometimes a back pain is caused by a more severe spinal condition, such as a herniated disc or spondylosis. Depending on the severity of your pain and its cause, this may require more medical attention, such as physical therapy or even surgery. Below are the list of back pain and other problems:
Lower back pain (pain in your lumbar spine) is the most common. Most back pain comes from sprains and strains caused by stressful movements: lifting something without using proper techniques or a sudden twisting motion are just two examples of how you can hurt your back.
If your back pain is caused by a muscle sprain or strain, that usually heals on its own—just give it time. Your recovery can also be helped along by modest medical attention, such as over-the-counter or prescription medications. You could also use heat or ice packs, or even get a massage.
Sometimes a back pain is caused by a more severe spinal condition, such as a herniated disc or spondylosis. Depending on the severity of your pain and its cause, this may require more medical attention, such as physical therapy or even surgery. Below are the list of back pain and other problems:
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Sciatica (Nerve Pain)
What Is Sciatica? Sciatica is back pain resulting from irritation of the sciatic nerve. The pain of sciatica is naturally felt from the low back to behind the thigh and radiating down to below the knee.
What Causes Sciatica? The main cause of sciatica is generally a result of a disc herniation directly pressing on the nerve. However any cause of irritation or inflammation of this nerve can reproduce the symptoms of sciatica. These causes include irritation of the nerve from adjacent bone, tumors, muscle, internal bleeding, infections, injury, and many others.
What Are the Treatments? Traditionally bed rest has been used for the treatment of sciatica. Other treatments for sciatica include addressing the underlying cause, medications to relieve pain and inflammation and relax muscles, and physical therapy. Surgical procedures are sometimes required for persistent sciatica that is caused by nerve compression at the lower spine.
What Causes Sciatica? The main cause of sciatica is generally a result of a disc herniation directly pressing on the nerve. However any cause of irritation or inflammation of this nerve can reproduce the symptoms of sciatica. These causes include irritation of the nerve from adjacent bone, tumors, muscle, internal bleeding, infections, injury, and many others.
What Are the Treatments? Traditionally bed rest has been used for the treatment of sciatica. Other treatments for sciatica include addressing the underlying cause, medications to relieve pain and inflammation and relax muscles, and physical therapy. Surgical procedures are sometimes required for persistent sciatica that is caused by nerve compression at the lower spine.
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Lumbar & Thoracic Spine Fracture
What is Lumbar and Thoracic Spine Fracture? Lumbar and Thoracic Spine Fracture affects the mid back and lower back of your spine resulting in severe back pain. It is a very serious injury where by you need to get treated as soon as possible because your body weight is resting on those area, without getting a proper treatment it will cause more damage to the spinal core.
Causes of Lumbar and Thoracic Spine Fracture
Causes of Lumbar and Thoracic Spine Fracture
- Car Crash
- Fall from Height
- Sports Accident
- Numbness
- Tingling
- Weakness
- Bowel/Bladder Dysfunction
- Spinal Brace
- Rehabilitation
- Surgical Treatment
Lumbar Degenerative Disc Disease
What is Lumbar Degenerative Disc Disease? Lumbar degenerative disc disease usually starts with a torsional (twisting) injury to the lower back, such as when a person rotates to put something on a shelf or swing a golf club and sometime it is cause by wear and tear of the spine too. As a result the golfer get a serious back pain.
Degenerative disc disease is fairly common, and it is estimated that at least 30% of people aged 30-50 years old will have some degree of disc space degeneration, although not all will have back pain or ever receive a formal diagnosis. In fact, after a patient reaches 60, some level of disc degeneration is deemed to be a normal finding.
Causes of Lumbar Degenerative Disc Disease
Degenerative disc disease is fairly common, and it is estimated that at least 30% of people aged 30-50 years old will have some degree of disc space degeneration, although not all will have back pain or ever receive a formal diagnosis. In fact, after a patient reaches 60, some level of disc degeneration is deemed to be a normal finding.
Causes of Lumbar Degenerative Disc Disease
- Inflammation
- Abnormal micro-motion instability
- Back pain on the Centered lower back and may radiate to the hips and legs
- Pain worsen when sitting, or when the discs experience a heavier load
- Exacerbated by certain movements, particularly bending, twisting or lifting
Slipped, Herniated Disc
What is Slipped Disc? The disks are protective shock-absorbing pads between the bones of the spine. Slipped Disc cause the disk to fail, allowing the gel to escape into the surrounding tissue. The leaking jellylike substance can place pressure on the spinal cord and cause symptoms of back pain either around the damaged disk or anywhere along the area controlled by that nerve.
Causes of Slipped Disc
Causes of Slipped Disc
- Aging
- Loss of elasticity of the disks and supporting structures
- Injury from improper lifting
- Excessive strain forces
- Sudden forceful acute trauma
- Pain with movement of the legs
- Difficulty controlling bowel movements or bladder function
- Numbness, tingling, weakness, or pain in the buttocks, back, legs, or feet
- Pain down the back of each leg from the buttocks to the knee
- Rehabilitation
- Anti-Inflammatory Medications
- Injection
- Surgical Treatment
Back Pain Due To Spinal Decompression
What is Spinal Decompression? Spinal Decompression is the result of traction when negative pressure is created within the disc during traction. There are different types of traction. One common type of traction is Inter Segmental Traction. This is a common modality used by chiropractors and physical therapists to relief back pain.
Uses for Spinal Decompression
Uses for Spinal Decompression
- Bulging, prolapsed, or herniated discs
- Fall from height
- Sports accident
- Spinal stenosis
- Spinal Arthritis
- Sciatica
- Degenerative disc disease
- Neck pain
- Pain radiating down the arm
- “Pinched nerves”
Whiplash Injury
What is Whiplash Injury? Whiplash is a common injury that occurs to a person’s neck when there is a sudden acceleration-deceleration force, most commonly from motor vehicle accidents. The term “whiplash injury” describes damage to both the bone structures and soft tissues, while “whiplash associated disorders” describes a more severe and chronic condition.
Causes of Whiplash Injury It is when there is a sudden impact which causes your head and neck to hyper extend or hyper flexed, commonly in motor vehicle accidents.
Symptoms of Whiplash Injury
Causes of Whiplash Injury It is when there is a sudden impact which causes your head and neck to hyper extend or hyper flexed, commonly in motor vehicle accidents.
Symptoms of Whiplash Injury
- Neck pain and stiffness
- Headache
- Shoulder pain and stiffness
- Dizziness
- Fatigue
- Jaw pain
- Arm pain
- Visual disturbances
- Back pain
- Neck massage
- Neck rest
- Bed rest
- Ice therapy
- Heat therapy
- Oral pain relievers
- Immoblising of neck with a soft cervical collar