If your back hurts in the lumbar region, this can be a symptom of many diseases. Dorsalgia (as this pain is called in medicine) may indicate problems with the spine or tensile muscles of the back, and may also be one of the manifestations of pleurisy or kidney disease. We will talk more about
back pain today.
Back pain due to spinal dysfunction
If your back (spine) hurts, then this pathology can cause either injuries, such as sprains or displacement of the vertebrae, or the presence of scoliosis or osteochondrosis in the lumbar region. In the latter case, the intervertebral discs wear off and pinch the nerve, which causes severe lower back pain and limitation of mobility, progressing along with the disease.
All deformations in the spine, as a rule, are the result of poor posture, excessive back loads and injuries of various etiologies. Probably, it’s not without reason that they say that lower back pain is a kind of reckoning of a person for the ability to walk straight.
Back pain in the lumbar region with kidney disease
As a rule, in the presence of renal pathology, the patient also has a dull dull pain in the lower back from the affected organ. Sometimes she gives to the navel, hypochondrium, groin or lower abdomen. The rapid stretching of the renal capsule causes such pain. However, malignant tumors in the kidney can also develop painlessly due to the slow growth and extension of the capsule.
With renal pathologies, in addition to lower back pain, the patient is also concerned about other symptoms: nausea, vomiting, dry mouth, swelling of the legs, weakness, painful urination, etc. Only a visit to a urologist will help you establish an accurate diagnosis and get rid of the disease.
Back pain in the lumbar region: who is at risk?
Most often, the following groups of people suffer from lumbar pain:
- those who spend a lot of time in a sitting position (at the wheel, in front of a computer, at work) or standing (surgeons, salespeople, cooks, etc.);
- people who during work receive a strong physical load on the spine (loaders, handymen, etc.);
- those who are ineptly loading themselves in a fitness club or gym;
- persons forced to stand for a long time without extending the spine (this applies to garden lovers);
- obese people.
If you belong to one of these risk groups, be prepared for the fact that your lower back will soon respond with pain and will not allow you to continue to load it in the same way. It is worth considering the rational distribution of loads and strengthening the back muscles!
What to do if your back hurts? Which doctor can help you?
For any lower back pain, it is first necessary to consult a neurologist or orthopedist. And before that, do an ultrasound of the internal organs and computed tomography. They will help determine the source of pain and make an accurate diagnosis. No less informative will be an x-ray of the lumbar. It will help determine both the condition of the spine and the presence of kidney stones.
If your back hurts in the lower back, you may also need to consult a therapist, cardiologist, urologist, gynecologist, and even a surgeon. Therefore, take the examination seriously and follow all the instructions of the doctors. Be healthy!