An Insight to Back Pain

Back pain is generally called as dorsalgia. Bones, nerves, muscles and joints are the vital points from where pain originates. The back pain is categorized into tailbone pain, upper back pain and neck pain. One of the reasons for back pain is strain or injury on ligaments. It can also occur injure with muscles and tendons that are connected with back bone. Low back pain, hip pain, tingling sensation in the leg, numbness accompanied with severe pain in leg, a pain that radiates along both the legs are few of the symptoms of leg pain. An inability to control urine and stools is also one of the symptoms that rarely occur in old age people with back pain.

The common causes of back pain are wear or strain in the spinal cord, spinal stenosis, muscle spasm,overstretching of ligaments than their natural ability, Spondylolisthesis, disk injury and osteoarthritis of spine. Herniated disc compresses the nerve and produces ridiculer pain and this pain is caused as a result of compression of nerves. Spinal stenosis is caused by narrowing of spinal cord and it usually occurs in people of old age who are more than fifty years. Symptoms accompanied with stenosis are pain in leg or thigh, and it gets worsened when standing or walking for a long time. Osteoarthritis of spine is a result of general wear and tear in spine especially to the cartilage that connects the different joints in spinal cord. Spondylolisthesis begin as a result of slippage of vertebrae’s which has no indications in the beginning and get worsen as days pass.

Back pain can be relieved by various methods such as exercise, physiotherapy, oil massage and medical treatment. Strengthening the back muscles with exercise can reduce the pain to a great extent. Strengthening the abdomen muscles and Strong quadriceps helps greatly to avoid back pains. Moreover Stretching exercises also increase the movement of joints and prevent it from being stiff. Aerobic exercise also plays a vital role in eliminating back pain. Physiotherapies of different varieties are employed to relive back pains. Ayurveda oil rejuvenates bone and muscles and ease pain from the back. Medications mostly prescribed for back pain by doctors include pain killers and calcium enhancer and in some extreme cases surgery can also reduce pain. As prevention is better than cure it is always wise to protect the spine from injuries and strain.