Back pain is reported by 85% of people. How to treat it properly and is it possible to get rid of the pain forever?
Does your back hurt? You are not alone! Sociological research data indicate that back pain is the second leading cause of disability of the adult population after viral infection. She was born with us (according to neonatologists, 80-90% of children suffer a spinal cord injury at birth) and sooner or later overcomes everyone. It is believed that this is a payback for walking upright. Because as a person grows, the load on the "spine" increases, existing spinal problems get stronger, and stress, anxiety, obesity, obesity, an erratic lifestyle exacerbate existing problems - and back pain can occur even at ageearly.
What's painful there?
The vast majority of pain (around 95%) is related to muscles, ligaments and joints. This is known as back pull. This pain is unpleasant, but harmless and in most cases disappears on its own in 2-3 days.
3-4% of pain is associated with radiculopathy (radiculitis) - a lesion of the roots of the spine. It is usually damaged as a result of a hernia. The pain disappears as the swelling caused by the squeezing passes.
1-2% of back pain is caused by trauma or inflammatory diseases of the spine, cancer, diseases of the cardiovascular system or gastrointestinal tract, where the pain syndrome can spread to the back. This is the most dangerous type of back pain. To exclude such pathology, be sure to see a doctor.
You can't doubt it
The main indication that you need medical treatment is the fragility of the pain. If you turn around from time to time - most likely, there is nothing wrong. If pain of low or moderate intensity haunts you relentlessly, you can’t doubt it. An urgent need to see a doctor if the pain is accompanied by a rise in temperature or increased pain syndrome during treatment.
At home
The most effective medication is oral anti-inflammatory medication. Don't overdo it - they are safe the first time. With prolonged use, this drug can cause boils and bleeding in the lining of the stomach. Traditional home treatments - non -steroidal ointments - can only be used as an additional measure. They are harmless, but ineffective. Wearing a corset also provides relief - fixation soothes the spine, relieves cramps and limits sudden movements. Just a normal corset - elastic, does not warm the body.
If treatment is not effective within three days, you should see a doctor who will block with anti-inflammatory injections. By relieving cramps and relaxing muscles, the pain disappears immediately and forever.
Prohibited!
Bath and massageunder the strictest prohibition. They make the swelling and pain worse.
Apply for a chiropractor for an ad in a newspaper.Manual therapy is an area where there are three hundred scammers for each specialist. If you really want to find a good doctor, you should contact a certified clinic where certified specialists work.
It is important to immediately determine the correct treatment tactics. This should be done by a neurologist or neurosurgeon. It is dangerous to heal your own back. 30% of patients in the neurosurgery department have tried the treatment method at home and thus brought themselves to a hospital bed.
Cut or not?
Until recently, someone diagnosed with a hernia was immediately referred for surgery. Today, operations are performed only if there are indications:
- persistent pain that cannot be overcome with pills;
- pelvic dysfunction - incomplete emptying of the bladder;
- weakness and numbness in the legs.
All these symptoms make surgery unavoidable, because without it the patient can become disabled.
What we risk
The risk of surgery, which is postponed or abandoned altogether, is considered by many patients to be exaggerated. In neurosurgery, there is technology that allows you to calculate the effectiveness of the operation accurately and which symptoms will disappear after that and which will remain.
The probability of recurrent pain after surgery does not exceed 1–1. 5%. Hernias elsewhere are indeed visible, but this is not a complication, but a spread of the disease, which is often found in undisciplined young patients. Once the pain was gone, they returned to their normal way of life: get behind the wheel, resume training. And this is impossible to do.
Is osteochondrosis to blame for all things?
Osteochondrosis is a chronic degenerative-dystrophic change in the intervertebral space. Everyone over the age of 25 has signs of osteochondrosis. It is impossible to prevent osteochondrosis, but you can save yourself from its complications, which cause back pain.