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Back to the lower back

The condition when it hurts, back pain in the lower back, often occurs.In most cases, a person moves to an expert when the pain becomes unchanged or acute.In this case, one cannot avoid a long test to clarify the cause of pain, long -term treatment and recovery.Preventing the development of possible diseases and consulting the doctor from the beginning, when the lower back has just started to get sick, the pain is not continuous and not manifested in the acute form.

Causes of lower back pain

Causes of back pain in the lower back

There may be many causes of pain and discomfort in the lumbar area.The stimulating factors when the back pain in the lower back, its cause can be divided into two main groups: main and secondary.The main group includes the diseases of the spine, the condition of the skeletal mechanical movement of the lumbar region, causing lower back pain:

  • Damage to osteoarthritis, osteoarthritis in the lower back and sacrum;
  • Prolong the muscles of the back, which can lead to severe pain;
  • Damage, bruises, spinal trauma;
  • The herniation of the intervertebral disc;
  • Overstrain of the spinal muscles of the lumbar region.

The secondary group combines diseases of internal organs, a condition where the lower back starts to get sick:

  • The pathology of the gastrointestinal tract.An ulcer of the stomach and duodenum, infectious intestinal damage causes pain in the lower back.Not only the affected organs can be damaged, the pain caused to the lumbar area, painful pain syndrome, scissors in nature;
  • The disease of the urinary system (kidney disease, ice, cystitis);
  • Damage of the organs of the reproductive system.The pathology is manifested in other characteristics, located in the lower abdomen, radiating the lower back;
  • A attack of acute appendicitis, acute pain in the lower right abdomen for the lower back;
  • Pancreatitis, in which the pain arises on the lower left back;
  • Liver disease.The pain is located on the right side, accompanied by flatulence, pain in the lower right back;
  • Pathology of endocrine system;
  • Respiratory disease.Pneumonia of the lungs often causes the condition when the lower back starts;
  • The appearance of Neoplasms.
  • Lumbar pain is often caused by the inherent pathology in one or another gender.

In women

In women, the state of the back, pulling the back on the lower back, causing the following diseases:

Why back pain occurs in the lower back
  1. Cystitis, observed more often in women.In addition to pulling lower back pain, there is a burning sensation during urination, lower abdominal pain and then;
  2. The infectious processes in the vagina.Typically, unexplained lumbar pain causes infectious diseases: Candida fungus (thrush), bacterial vaginal disease, vaginitis;
  3. ADNEX inflammation (the appearance of inflammation of the appendages of the uterus), in most cases not only causes pain not only in the lower abdomen, but also the back;
  4. Pain after giving birth to a local child in the waist and sacrum;
  5. Abortion.A state of stress, often causes endometritis, reducing uterus causing pain in the lower abdomen and back.
  6. Menstrual cycle.Lumbar pains arise during menstruation, in most cases, not a sign of pathology, because the uterus increases during this period of the back muscles, causing pain and discomfort.

Regarding pregnancy, a woman may feel pain in the lumbar area.The lower back may hurt at any stage of carrying the baby.In the first weeks, the stomach, lower back can be pulled, the appearance of a small amount of blood discharge is possible.Before giving birth, the focus occurs, the pressure and excessive load in the waist area.During the premium time of pain in the lower back, they can be located on the left or right part of the back, in most cases, this signals the curvature of the spine.

In men

To answer the question, why the back of the waist area in men will help some of the following diseases and condition:

  1. Prostatitis.The pain is located in the lower abdomen with the return of the lumbar region, usually in the groin;
  2. Inguinal hernia, characterized by acute pain syndrome (up to loss of consciousness), radiates the waist area;
  3. Testicular inflammation and their appendages, accompanied by pain in the lower abdominal and back;
  4. Injury and damage to the musculoskeletal movement of the lumbar region.Excessive loads related to labor or sports interests can cause prolonged, bruises;
  5. The spine fracture, the cause of the service not only seriously damaged, but also seems frivolous and injured.

What cannot be done with back pain

Only one expert can determine the original cause of lumbar pain.If there is no way to see a doctor immediately when the pain occurs, it is worth observing some rules that will help prevent decline in conditions.In a situation where the back pain in the lower back for a long time, even if the pain is not acute and cut, in any case:

Continue to activate the active substance.It is necessary to limit the intensity and movement time as much as possible, to relax more and relax in a horizontal position.No panic and anxiety, from there, this condition may become worse - stress enhances pain syndrome, causing serious stress of the muscle movement.It is worth the prevention of sports, physical actions related to the load in the waist area (tilt, enhancing the importance of small tilt, in a long sitting position, standing, walking long. If you can not lie down, you need to move very smoothly and slowly, should not move.

How to treat back pain in the lower back

Try to get rid of lower back pain by warming with heating pads, hot bathrooms.Such heating may aggravate a state of pain, leading to a severe disease.Heat, analgesic with the help of warm compressions applied to the affected area.Among the folk recipes, you need to pay attention to compressed mustard or lotion and alcohol.You can apply anesthetic ointment, warm the pain.Compression and ointment, have the effect of heating and relieving pain in the lower back, not contributing to the decline in this condition, exacerbating a disease possible, because they have a local effect.

Self -prescription.There is no case you should diagnose yourself and prescribe medicine.Only one expert can accurately diagnose the disease and prescribe adequate drug treatment.Unsectal drugs can deteriorate this condition, causing seriousness of the disease and causing complications.If a pronunciation syndrome occurs, and cannot visit a doctor or call an ambulance, you need to relieve pain.Analgesics with anti -inflammatory effects will help this.

Delay the process of visiting the doctor.The longer the visit to the expert, the longer the test will be to clarify the root cause of the disease, the treatment and recovery time.At the first opportunity, you need to visit the therapist, the person will conduct physical examination, send it to the necessary exams.After the general diagnosis, the therapist will guide the patient to a narrower expert (neurologist, gastroenterologist, endocrinologist, gynecologist, surgeon).In some cases, redirections have been conducted on the basis of physical tests, tests and research necessary to allow you to determine the original cause of the pain in the lower back by a narrow expert.

Draw an ambulance call.There are some cases when delaying and delaying with an ambulance call can lead to serious consequences:

  • Pain syndrome is acute, pain cannot be tolerated.Similar feelings can cause acute inflammation of the appendix, inguinal hernia in men;
  • The average pain still exists for a long time (for example, if the back pain in the lower back for a week);
  • The lower back pain is accompanied by severe pain in the gastrointestinal tract, pelvic organs (pain, chop chop, cuts cuts, lower abdomen);
  • Prolonged lumbar pain is accompanied by the absence of intestinal drums for a few days;
  • In the stool there is a blood clot, the stool is black.

Check back pain

When a patient appears to the expert that the back of the lower back is very painful, the doctor conducts a test, a survey of the patient, paying attention to the following points:

The options for back pain therapy on the lower back
  • Age criteria.Elderly patients are most vulnerable to osteoarthritis and osteoarthritis.An elderly person, the risk of new birth is different (malignant and benign) in different parts of the body, can be accompanied by pain in the lumbar area, increasing.Young patients are often exposed to the injury of the bone bone movement of lower back disease, chronic joint disease (Spondyl foot disease), spinal diseases due to overload of the lumbar region.In small patients (maximum 10 years), it is worth eliminating kidney diseases, organic damage of the spine (osteomyelitis, tumor);
  • The rest of the remaining pain, right;
  • Simultaneous symptoms (pain in the lower abdomen, pain in the navel area, pain on the right, left);
  • The nature of pain is acute, cut, pain, scissors;
  • The rhythm of pain during the day.In most cases, the diseases of the spine have a certain daily rhythm (gradually decreasing, strengthening).In cases of cancer tumors, Osteomyelit does not settle down.

Neurology

  • The test was done to determine the end of the infringement nerve in the waist area;
  • Check sensation, identify pain, numbness, mobile disorders;
  • Check the engine determining muscle weakness;
  • Laboratory diagnosis and tools;
  • Blood tests allow you to determine the level of hemoglobin, the rate of resolving red blood cells (ESR), calcium content;
  • General urine analysis;
  • X -ray.Photos of various forecasts of the affected area are taken (pelvic, lumbar area checked);
  • MRI and computerized tomography.Studies help to visualize the spine channel details, identify compressive disorders of nerve processes.CT helps identify pathology and bone disorders, MRI shows the pathological conditions of soft tissues;
  • Radioactive studies allow you to determine the qualitative of tumors and focus of infections;
  • Electrical studies (EMG) have been conducted to confirm the violations and nerve damage of the affected area.
Massage because pain in the lower back

Additional tests and research allow you to diagnose accurately.If you suspect the diseases of the reproductive system organs in women, in addition to:

  • A vaginal stain is taken for a level of purity, bacterial plants from the cervical canal;
  • Ultrasound studies (through stomach or throughout);
  • A x -ray of pelvic organs.

In case of suspicion of gastrointestinal diseases, they are stipulated:

  • X -ray allows you to get images of organs, identify new births, abnormalities, ulcerative damage;
  • Radioactive studies allow you to identify functional disorders;
  • Computerized tomography;
  • Radioactive studies allow you to study the process of moving food volume along the digestive tract.Studies allow you to identify liver and pancreatic diseases;
  • Ultrasound, allowing you to evaluate all the necessary parameters of the gastrointestinal tract, detect the formation of tumors, stones, cysts, defects of pipes, blood vessels.

How to treat lower back pain

When experts, based on diagnostic measures, found the reason why the back pain in the lower back, he appointed a series of medical measures.In most cases, consolidated treatment:

  1. Medicine.The preparations are prescribed depending on the cause of the disease: damage to the musculoskeletal movement of NSAID removal (nonsteroidal anti -inflammatory drugs), painkillers, bone regeneration drugs.Preparations are prescribed in the form of tablets, drops, ointments and gel.In the case of neurological pain (when pain due to nerve violations), drugs have a relaxing effect.In the case of pain syndrome on the basis of gastrointestinal diseases, the drug may be added to improve the work of organs to help their normal functioning, restore organic disorders;
  2. Diet therapy.This type of treatment is optimal for any disease.True nutrition, balance helps the body restore the balance of essential vitamins, minerals necessary for its normal functioning.A specially designed diet that allows the affected agency to recover faster, filling the necessary factors for its uninterrupted operations;
  3. Craft therapy and massage.In most cases, it is used for spinal lesions.There is a large number of contraindications, so it is important to undergo a manual and massage treatment after agreeing with the doctor.Operation has a positive effect: blood circulation in the affected area is enhanced;Muscle cramps are removed, painless pain;toxins are excreted;The necessary relaxation occurs;
  4. Physiotherapy.This direction is based on the use of natural forces and combining treatment with the present, dirt, hydrotherapy and magnet treatment.
  5. Gymnastics for therapy.One of the most effective ingredients in treating any disease.The effectiveness of exercises is equivalent to massage operations, but with longer results.LFK can be done when removing pain syndrome, slowly and smoothly, during the recovery stage.Pay special attention when performing paid exercises to breathe by diaphragm.This respiratory technique is effective in combination with the exercises to eliminate the lesions of the spine.The diaphragm breathing is effective in the treatment of different diseases of internal organs, even without special physical exercises, which stimulate soft and massage.
  6. Traditional medicine.Some of the non -conditional drug recipes can be used before going to the doctor.When the lower back pain or pain, you cannot use a hot bath, heat up with electric pads or rubber.This can lead to a seriousness of the disease, increasing pain.The use of warm -ups is optimal with local effects without side effects (stimuli may occur on components):
    • Mustard application.2 teaspoons are mixed with 1 teaspoon of almond oil and 100 ml.The warm decoction of oak bark.A gauze is wet with this mixture and applies to the pain point.Applications have a slight heating effect, anesthesia area affected;
    • Compress alcohol with egg yolks.To prepare a compression, you need to drink 50 ml of alcohol, including 2 more yolks.The ingredients are carefully mixed, applied to a bandage or gauze and applies to the pain.The compression lasted for about 2 hours, then it was washed with warm water.

The doctor prescribed herbal, compressed in the form of additional treatment, when the diagnosis is known:

  • One of the universal reducing drugs for oral management is to transmit chrysanthemum, Calendula.2 tablespoons of flowers are brewed with a glass of boiling water, decoction is transmitted, filtered and taken inside twice a day;
  • Effective such as anti -inflammatory, recovery, pharmaceutical antibacterial substances (kidney fees, gynecological collection, stomach);
  • Phytochai therapy, providing significant support and recovery effects, with pleasant flavor.