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[E357]Excruciating Lower Back Pain

by Apurva Shree, Apu

Do you suffer from pain in your lower back on a regular basis? If yes, then it is time you explored the various options available for lower back pain treatment. Different people react differently to the same treatment. Some people would even prefer to go in for surgery rather than endure a bit of pain during a physical therapy session.

The first step to find a remedy to your back pain would be to consult a doctor or chiropractor to determine its cause and intensity. Thereafter, a lower backache treatment tailored to your specific case could be charted out.

Causes

Understanding the cause of your backache is of utmost importance. There are many causes of backache such as-

Injury
Incorrect posture
Stress
Lifting heavy objects
Wear and tear of the spinal discs
Working for long in a sitting position or
Pregnancy

Treatment

Caused by injury or wear and tear of the spinal discs.

You would have to consider going in for a surgery. Surgery is a feasible option in case of chronic and severe pain. Earlier, surgery used to involve an open process wherein a large incision would be made. This involved greater blood loss, more medication and a longer time to recuperate. Nowadays, an alternative endoscopic surgery procedure is more popular. This involves making a small cut in the skin where an endoscope is inserted. The endoscope gives the surgeon a magnified view of the area to be operated. This procedure is conducive to speedy recovery.

Caused by incorrect posture, stress, lifting heavy objects, working for long in a sitting position or pregnancy.

An ideal solution in the above cases would be to do exercises to strengthen the back muscles. If the pain is severe, your lower backache treatment could include medication. Some medicines that are commonly taken are aspirin, codeine or paracetamol. Once the pain subsides, you can start doing exercises specifically designed for alleviating lower backache. Acupuncture, massages, electrical stimulation and magnetic therapy are other ways by which back pain can be treated.

Finally, your doctor and you should come to a decision on the treatment option that would work the best for you. Once your lower back pain treatment is complete, you should take care to not allow the problem of backache to sneak back into your life. You can do this taking a healthy diet, getting proper sleep and doing regular exercise. Maintaining a good posture will also minimize the chances of backache from recurring.

I like many other people have suffered from lower back pain. Mine was attributed to the kind of work I used to do. This included lots of bending and lifting. It also happened over a lenght of time and not just through one thing. When my back first started to play up, it surprised me because I couldn't put it down to just one thing. I soon realised it was because of doing things incorrectly and repeatedly.

Unfortunately once you have hurt your back it will never be the same again. However, in saying this it does not mean you cannot get full use back. Apart from having medication and rest in the beginning you must change your old habits. These include sitting correctly instead of hunched over, getting up from the desk and taking a break more often. Learn to do particular exercises and stretches and do them every day. This is very important.

Get some really good walking shoes and start walking. Being fit and healthy also helps. Having a strong stomach will also help your back. Doing all these things will indeed help you recover quickly and if you are someone fortunate enough not to have lower back pain then you still need to do these to prevent it from happening. Prevention is the best cure!

Other reasons why your back may be a problem can be that your bed is not firm enough or your couch is not firm enough. Take a good look at these and change then if they need to be changed. Learn the correct techniques for lifting and always ask for help if you can instead of lifting all by yourself.

Another important thing to remember to do if you hurt your back is to seek advice straight away. Do not sit there and say "I'll be ok" because you will probably get worse. Often when we hurt our back we will stiffen up and then we get more pain that ends up travelling to other parts of our body. It needs to be attended to straight away so you get faster results.

You can go to the doctors, physiotherapist or chiropractor. Your personal choice really. I don't go to any of them anymore as I exercise and try to do things correctly and if I do get lower back pain I know all the things to do to ease and mend it quickly.

It doesn't cost anything to do exercises at home or to sit correctly and even in the car or lounge room you can help by rolling a towel for example to be placed as a lumbar support at the base of your spine. This will help you sit correctly in seats that do not offer good support.

Obviously there will be people who have done major damage to their backs and do need surgery and other help from doctors but generally the average person who suffers from lower back pain can maintain their backs all by themselves.

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