Backache in medicine is called lumbago in medicine. This is an acute pain attack, most often resulting from osteochondrosis and intervertebral hernia. It can last several minutes, hours.
Backache: backache: causes and manifestations
Osteochondrosis leads to a decrease in the space between the vertebrae, due to which they are clamped and squeezed. The nerve branches of the spinal cord become inflamed, causing piercing pain, which in turn causes muscle spasm. In the case of an intervertebral hernia, the nerve roots are clamped by a fallen disc, and it can fall out due to a sharp lifting of weights. In addition to acute pain in the lumbar region, patients sometimes complain of headaches. A provoking factor for the occurrence of such symptoms is muscle strain, which can occur due to the implementation of sharp physical exertion, hypothermia or overheating, and then sudden cooling of the body, colds, long-term presence in an uncomfortable position. Backache can also occur due to injuries (with bruises, displacement of the vertebrae), tumors, and infections.
The same pathology as lumbago has another pathology - the so-called lumbalgia, characterized by prolonged aching pain in the lumbar region. Often combined lumbago and sciatica - lumbar ischialgia. In this condition, the pain can be either sharp or aching, shooting or pulsating. They are felt deep in the ligaments, muscles, bones, and intensify during walking, physical exertion, and coughing. Such pain can spread to the legs and buttocks. Due to the tension of the back muscles, a person is forced to freeze in a bent position, he does not have the opportunity to straighten. Backache in the lower back occurs more and more often as dystrophic processes develop in the tissues of the intervertebral discs. They become more intense and lasting. As a result, if untreated, everything can end with persistent numbness of the legs and disability.
Backache: back treatment
The main measures that can be taken with lumbago are rest, rubbing the affected area with various painkillers, the use of mustard plasters, cans, and taking painkillers. But such methods can only temporarily muffle backache. If suddenly you undergo hypothermia or make some awkward movement, lift a heavy object, an attack will again occur. To eliminate lumbago qualitatively, you need to act on the root cause, that is, it is necessary to restore metabolic processes in the tissues of the intervertebral discs and thereby eliminate the compression of the nerve roots. This can be achieved by reflex, osteo and physiotherapy, manual therapy. Acupuncture, massage (acupressure) and other procedures should be used together. This will eliminate muscle spasms, normalize the load on the spine, improve nutrition of nerve endings. If backache is due to an intervertebral hernia, treatment will take a long time.