Low back pain is a very common ailment. It is disastrous for the individual because it affects the earning and daily activities of the individual. Low back pain is leading cause of disability.Ultimately this burden pass to the society and nation.This pain is the problem of every age group.It is acute if it lasts for three months and then it become chronic.It is the most common medical problem for consultation after upper respiratory tract infection.
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CAUSES of a low backache- -In the childhood causes are traumatic,infective and sometimes congenital.
-In the middle age 20-50 years, the most common cause is the disc herniation and trauma.
-In the later age after 50-year disc prolapsed is a cause but another factor like degenerative changes in disc and vertebra.
-Osteoporosis and some neoplasm are also cause.
Disc herniation can be due to sudden forward bending and lifting of heavy weight in the improper way.
A low backache more common in obese and inactive people.
Complaints-
A person complaining of pain at lower back.
Unable to sit for a long time. Pain during low back movements. Sometimes radiation of pain in the one or both lower limb. A person may be presents with paraesthesia,numbness and muscle weakness in affected limb.
Management-
In the acute case, bed rest should be limited.Analgesics and muscle relaxants are necessary.
Strengthening exercises under supervision in chronic cases.
Reassurance and rehabilitation.
In chronic cases, analgesics,muscle relaxants and neuropathic drugs are given.
Sometimes if conservative treatment fails then surgery is the choice.
Precautions-
Avoid sudden forward bending.
Avoid lifting heavy weight.
Take balanced diet to reduce and prevent weight gain.
Mild exercise regularly as advises.
Quit smoking because smoking increases risk for spine degeneration and osteoporosis.
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