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Back in the lower back

The condition when it hurts, the back hurts in the lower back, it often occurs.In most cases, a person uses a specialist when the pain becomes constant or acute.In this case, one cannot avoid a long exam to clarify the cause of pain, long treatment and recovery.It is easier to prevent the development of possible diseases and consult a doctor at the beginning, when the lower back has just begun to get sick, pain is not constantly present and does not manifest in an acute way.

The causes of lumbar pain

Causes of back pain in the lower back

There may be many causes that cause pain and discomfort in the lumbar region.Factors that cause the state when the back hurts in the lower back, its causes can be divided into 2 main groups: primary and secondary.The primary group includes pathologies of the spine, the condition of the bone-mezclar apparatus of the lumbar region, causing lower back pain:

  • Osteochondrosis lesions, lower back and sacred osteoarthritis;
  • Stretching of the muscles of the back of the back, which can cause severe pain;
  • Damage, bruises, column injuries;
  • Hernia of intervertebral discs;
  • Estraqueo of the spinal muscles of the lumbar region.

The secondary group combines diseases of internal organs, a condition against which the lower back begins to get sick:

  • Gastrointestinal tract pathology.A stomach ulcer and the duodenum, infectious intestinal lesions cause low back pain.Not only the affected organ can hurt, the pain gives the lumbar region, the painful syndrome is hurting, pulling in nature;
  • Urinary system diseases (kidney disease, calculations, cystitis);
  • Lesions of the organs of the reproductive system.The pathologies are manifested in pains of a different nature, located in the lower part of the abdomen, radiating to the lower part of the back;
  • An attack of acute appendicitis, the acute pain in the lower part of the abdomen to the right gives the lower part of the back;
  • Pancreatitis, in which the pain arises in the lower back on the left;
  • Liver diseasesThe pain is located on the right side, accompanied by swelling, pain in the lower back to the right;
  • Endocrine system pathologies;
  • Respiratory diseases.The pleurisy of the lungs often causes the condition when the lower back begins;
  • The appearance of neoplasms.
  • Lumbar pains are often caused by pathologies inherent to one or another sex.

In women

In women, the state of the back, pulls the back in the lower back, causes the following diseases:

Why does the back pain in the lower back occur
  1. Cystitis, which is observed more often in women.In addition to pulling the low back pain, there is a fourteen sensation during urination, the pain of the lower abdomen before and after;
  2. Infectious processes in the vagina.Often, unpasted lower back pains cause infectious diseases: candidiasis (aputas), bacterial vaginosis, vaginitis;
  3. Anxitis (the appearance of inflammation of the uterus appendices), in most cases, causes pain not only at the bottom of the abdomen, but also at the back;
  4. Pain after childbirth located in lumbar and sacrum;
  5. Abortion.A stressful state, which often arises endometritis, the reduction of the uterus causes pain in the lower abdomen and back.
  6. Menstrual cycle.Lumbar pains that arise during menstruation, in most cases, are not a sign of pathology, since the uterus increases during this period presses the dorsal muscles, which causes pain and discomfort.

In relation to pregnancy, a woman can feel pain in the lumbar region.The lower back can hurt at any stage of supporting the baby.In the first weeks, the stomach, the lower back can throw, it is possible to the appearance of a small amount of bloody discharge.Before childbirth, the center of gravity occurs, excessive pressure and load are in the lumbar region.In the higher pain period on the lower back, they can be located on the left or right side of the bottom of the back, in most cases, this indicates the curvature of the spine.

In men

To answer the question "Why back pain in the lumbar region in men" will help a series of the following diseases and conditions:

  1. Inflammation of the prostate gland.The pain is located at the bottom of the abdomen with the return to the lumbar region, often in the groin;
  2. The inguinal hernia, which is characterized by acute pain syndrome (until the loss of consciousness), is radiated to the lumbar region;
  3. Inflammation of the testicles and their appendices, accompanied by pain in the lower part of the abdomen and the back;
  4. Injuries and damage to the musculoskeletal apparatus of the lumbar region.Excessive loads associated with work activity or sports hobbies can cause stretching, lumbar bruises;
  5. Fractures of the spine, whose cause can meet not only serious damage, but also seem frivolous lesions.

What cannot be done with back pain?

Only a specialist can identify the root cause of low back pain.If there is no way to visit a doctor immediately when painful sensations occur, it is worth observing a series of rules that will help prevent deterioration in condition.In a situation in which the back hurts in the back for a long time, even if the pain is not acute and cutting, in any case:

Continue active physical activity.It is necessary to limit the intensity and time of movements as much as possible, relax more and relax in a horizontal position.Do not scare and nervous, from this, the condition can worsen: tensions improve pain syndrome, cause severe tension of the muscle apparatus.It is worth stopping sports, physical actions related to loads in the lumbar region (inclinations, even lifting small pesos of inclination, staying for a long time in sitting position, standing, long walks. If it is not possible to go to bed, it must move smoothly and slowly, the movements should not be clear, Jerky.

How to treat back pain in the lower back

Try to get rid of low back pain when heating with heating pads, hot baths.Such heating can aggravate a painful state, lead to an exacerbation of pathology.Hot, relieve pain with the help of compress heating applied to the affected area.Among popular recipes, you must pay attention to a mustard compress or a lotion of yolks and alcohol.You can apply annesthetic and heater ointment to the place of pain.Compresses and ointments, with a heating and analgesic effect on the lower back, do not contribute to a deterioration in the condition, exacerbation of a possible disease, since they have a local effect.

Prescribes medications yourself.In no case should medications be diagnosed and prescribed.Only a specialist can accurately diagnose the disease and prescribe adequate pharmacological treatment.The un controlled medication can worsen the condition abruptly, cause an exacerbation of the disease and cause complications.If a pronounced pain syndrome occurs, and the impossibility of visiting a doctor or calling an ambulance, it must relieve pain.Analgesics with an anti -inflammatory effect will help this.

Delay the process of visiting a doctor.The longer the visit to the specialist, the more time the exam will be to clarify the root cause of the disease, the treatment and the recovery period.In the first opportunity, you must visit the therapist, who will carry out a physical inspection, will send it to the necessary exams.After a general diagnosis, the therapist will direct the patient to a narrower specialist (neurologist, gastroenterologist, endocrinologist, gynecologist, surgeon).In some cases, the redirection is already carried out on the basis of a necessary physical inspection, tests and studies that allow it to identify the root cause of pain in the lower back by a narrow specialist.

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

  • Pain syndrome is acute, pain cannot be tolerated.Similar sensations can cause acute inflammation of the appendix, inguinal hernia in men;
  • Medium pain persists for a long time (for example, if the back hurts in the lower back for a whole week);
  • The lower back pains are accompanied by severe pain in the gastrointestinal tract, pelvic organs (pain, "cut", cuts ", pull the lower abdomen);
  • Lumbar lumbar pain is accompanied by the absence of intestinal emptying for several days;
  • In the stool there are blood clots, the feces acquire blacks.

Back pain exam

When a patient seems to the specialist that the back in the lower back is very injured, the doctor performs an exam, a patient survey, paying attention to the following points:

Options for back pain in the lower back
  • Age criteria.Elderly patients are more susceptible to osteochondrosis and osteoarthritis lesions.The elderly is a person, the risk of neoplasms of a different nature (malignant and benign) in different parts of the body, which can be accompanied by pain in the lumbar region, increases.Young patients are often exposed to lesions of the bone-mezclar apparatus of the lower back, diseases of chronic joints (spondylic arthropathy), spinal diseases caused by overloads of the lumbar region are possible.In small patients (up to 10 years), it is worth excluding kidney disease, organic lesions of the spine (osteomyelitis, tumors);
  • The pain side is left, to the right;
  • Concomitant symptoms (pain at the bottom of the abdomen, pain in the umbilical region, pain on the right side, left);
  • The nature of pain is acute, cutting, hurting, pulling;
  • The rhythm of pain during the day.In most cases, column diseases have a certain daily rhythm (decreasing, intensifying).In cases with oncological neoplasms, the osteomyelite does not decrease.

Neurological examination

  • The tests are performed to determine the nervous end infringed in the lumbar region;
  • Sensory test, pain identification, numbness, mobility disorders;
  • Motor tests that determine muscle weakness;
  • Laboratory and instrumental diagnosis methods;
  • Blood tests that allow it to determine the hemoglobin level, the red blood cell settlement rate (ESR), calcium content;
  • General urine analysis;
  • Radiography.Images of different projections of the affected area are taken (the pelvis, the lumbar region) is examined;
  • MRI and computerized tomography.Studies allow visualizing the spinal channel in detail, identifying compression disorders of nerve processes.TC helps identify pathologies and bone alterations, magnetic resonance reveals pathological conditions of soft tissues;
  • RadioSotopic studies that allow you to identify qualitatively the location of tumors, infection spotlights;
  • Electromyographic studies (EMG) are carried out to confirm violations, nerve roots lesions of the affected area.
Down -back pain massage

Additional tests and studies allow you to make a precise diagnosis.If you suspect diseases of the organs of the reproductive system in women, in addition ::

  • A vaginal smear is taken for a degree of purity, bacterial crops of a cervical channel;
  • Ultrasound studies (through stomach or transvaginally);
  • An X line of the pelvic organs.

In case of suspicion of digestive tract diseases, they are prescribed:

  • Radiography that allows you to obtain organs of organs, identify neoplasms, anomalies, ulcer lesions;
  • Radiocopic studies that allow you to determine functional disorders;
  • Computerized tomography;
  • RadioSotopic studies that allow you to study the processes of moving food masses along the digestive tract.Studies allow you to identify liver diseases, pancreas;
  • The ultrasound, allows you to evaluate all the necessary parameters of the digestive tract, detect tumor formations, stones, cysts, duct defects, blood vessels.

How to treat low back pain

When the specialist, based on diagnostic measures, discovered why the back hurts in the lower back, names a set of medical measures.In most cases, the treatment UNE:

  1. Medicine.Preparations are prescribed depending on the cause of the disease: damage to the musculoskeletal apparatus eliminates NSAIDs (non -steroidal anti -inflammatory drugs), analgesics, drugs that stimulate the regeneration of bone cherry tissue.Preparations are prescribed in the form of tablets, drops, ointments and gels.In cases of neuralgia (when pain occurs due to nerve infraction), drugs that have a relaxing effect are prescribed.In cases where pain syndrome occurs in the context of digestive tract diseases, medications can be additionally prescribed to improve the work of organs that help their normal functioning, restoring organic disorders;
  2. Diet therapy.This type of treatment is optimal for any disease.Proper and balanced nutrition helps the body restore the necessary balance of vitamins, the minerals necessary for normal functioning.A specially designed diet allows the affected organ to recover faster, filling the necessary elements for its uninterrupted operation;
  3. Manual therapy and massage.In most cases, it is used for spine injuries.There are a lot of contraindications, so it is important to undergo a manual therapy course and massage after agreeing with a doctor.Manipulations have a positive effect: blood circulation is improved in the affected area;Muscle cramps are eliminated, not expressed pain;Toxins are excreted;The necessary relaxation occurs;
  4. Physiotherapy.This direction is based on the use of natural forces and combines treatment with current, dirt, hydrotherapy and treatment with a magnet.
  5. Therapeutic gymnastics.One of the most effective components in the treatment of any disease.The effect of gymnastics exercises is comparable to massage manipulations, but has a longer result.LFK can be done when removing pain syndrome, slowly and gently, in the recovery period.Special attention is paid when performing exercises to breathe by the diaphragm.This respiratory technique is effective in combination with exercises that eliminate spine lesions.Diaphragm breathing is effective in the treatment of various diseases of internal organs, even without special physical exercises, which has a soft stimulating effect and massage.
  6. Traditional medicine.Some non -traditional medicine recipes can be used before visiting a doctor.When the lower back hurts or hurts, you cannot wear hot baths, warming up with electric or rubber pads.This can lead to an exacerbation of the disease, increase in pain.It is optimal to use hot compresses that have a local effect that does not have side effects (irritation can occur in the components):
    • Mustard application.2 teaspoons are mixed with 1 spoon of almond oil and 100 ml.Warm decoction of oak bark.A piece of gauze is moistened with this mixture and applies to the painful point.The application has a mild heating effect, anesthesia the affected area;
    • Compatimates alcohol with egg yolks.To prepare a compress, you must take 50 ml of alcohol, in which 2 yolks are added.The ingredients are completely mixed, apply to a bandage or piece of gauze and apply to the place of pain.The compress lasts approximately 2 hours, after which is washed with warm water.

The doctor prescribes herbalization, is compressed as additional treatment, when diagnosis is known:

  • One of the universal decoctions for oral administration is the infusion of chamomile, the calendula.2 tablespoons of flowers are made with a glass of boiling water, the decoction is infused, filtered and taken inside twice a day;
  • Effective effective such as anti -inflammatories, restaurants, antibacterial agents pharmaceutical herbal rates (renal rate, gynecological, gastric, gastric);
  • Phytchai therapeutic, which entails a pronounced support and recovery effect, has a pleasant taste.