Pain always signals that different types of changes are taking place in the body, leading to diseases. If your back hurts, then you need to find out the cause of this disease as soon as possible. Back pain syndromes are divided into chronic and acute.
Chronic pain is when it lasts for three months. Acute pain occurs suddenly and may be accompanied by intensity (mild, moderate, severe).
Nature of back pain
In case of unexplained back pain, you will need to be examined by specialists such as an orthopedist, therapist, gynecologist, urologist, gastroenterologist, neurologist. The provision of emergency medical care is necessary for those who have lumbodynia or lumbago due to hypothermia. In this case, injections with back pain, which act as a painkiller, can help.
By nature, spinal pain syndromes are:
- shooting;
- kama,
- monotonous;
- pain;
- spasms.
If there is a herniated disc or osteochondrosis, the pain may be provoked by exercise or weight lifting. Shooting pain occurs due to squeezing of the nerve roots. It spreads over the entire area of the buttocks, groin, thighs behind.
Muscle spasms occur when a person suffers from chronic osteochondrosis with a disease of the musculoskeletal system.
Autoimmune diseases are accompanied by redness, swelling, limited movement and stiffness in the joints.
When the back hurts, the patient can help determine the diagnosis if he correctly and accurately characterizes the degree of pain and its area. The best option is to see a doctor at the first symptoms.
Most likely, the doctor will prescribe ointments for back pain, painkillers and in an acute situation - injections (B vitamins).
Causes
Pain can occur for many reasons:
- wrong weight redistribution;
- irrational physical activity;
- pregnancy.
In such cases, the patient will be able to apply painkillers or ointments as he understands the cause of the pain syndrome.
However, back pain can be caused by disorders of other body systems. In such cases, one cannot pinpoint the exact cause of the pain. And to stop this pain, you need to know the exact diagnosis and treat the source of anxiety:
- disorders of the musculoskeletal system;
- kidney disease;
- diseases of the nervous system;
- cardiovascular diseases;
- oncology;
- destruction of the reproductive system and so on.
Musculoskeletal disorders include a number of diseases: from osteochondrosis of the spine to fractures and injuries, from muscle sprains to infectious lesions of the spine, hernias. When your back hurts, every movement causes discomfort. One cannot bend, unfold, turn and walk.
Treatment
Spinal pain is treated according to the diagnosis. Treatment should only be carried out on the advice of a doctor. If the back pain is caused by diseases of other systems, then the treatment is performed on these organs and as a result the back pain disappears. Often the treatment is performed through massage, manual therapy, therapeutic gymnastics and medications (pills). Different types of medications are aimed at blocking pain or relaxing muscles. The patient should have some means of pain relief in his office with medication.
Often, to get rid of such pain, you need to undergo a course of treatment. Depending on the severity, the patient can receive treatment at home, on an outpatient or inpatient basis.
When the back hurts and is short-lived, the pain is relieved by an intramuscular agent with an anti-inflammatory effect. Injections for back pain are very effective and, using other drugs in combination, you can recover quickly. The treatment lasts up to 5 days.
If painful pain is felt, the diagnosis is more difficult as it can be caused by various reasons. Sometimes in this case can help a special ointment for back pain, which quickly penetrates to the source and relieves symptoms.
Acute back pain occurs in most cases with sudden movement. The treatment of this disease is performed with non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), glucocorticoid hormones, decongestants, B vitamins, chondroprotectors of synthetic and homeopathic origin.
The first method of treatment
At this stage, the number of drugs has increased and doctors have a huge arsenal of drugs (injections, various drugs, etc. ). The back is treated with NSAIDs, analgesics, anesthetics. If necessary, the patient puts on a corset. Massage may be prescribed during pain relief and reduction of muscle spasm.
Second method of treatment
Treatment with B vitamins: The drugs are administered intramuscularly, which is used as an analgesic. These drugs have neuroprotective effects. Drugs affect metabolic processes, the structure of nerve fibers.
Acute back pain is an indication for taking drugs that are injected in combination with NSAIDs (2-week course). At the end of the course of treatment, tablets are prescribed, the intake of which lasts up to 30 days.
In the treatment of this disease, various drugs and drugs are used in combination with other drugs to achieve the best effect.
Thus, if back pain regularly bothers them, it should not be tolerated: a doctor and a full examination are needed to make an accurate diagnosis. Do not self-medicate or take over-the-counter medications, as this may worsen the inflammatory process.