BACK PAIN Can be classified as Acute and Chronic Back Pain:
Back pain can come on suddenly and last less than six weeks which may be caused by a fall or heavy lifting.
Back pain that lasts more than three months is less common than acute pain and is regarded as chronic.
Common Symptoms Include:
• Muscle ache
• Shooting or stabbing pain
• Pain that radiates down your leg
• Limited flexibility or range of motion of the back
Conditions commonly linked to back pain include:
• Muscle or ligament strain can occur due to repeated heavy lifting or a sudden awkward movement may strain back muscles and spinal ligaments.
• Bulging or ruptured disks can be another cause for back pain. Disks act as cushions between the bones (vertebrae) in your spine. The soft material inside a disk can bulge or rupture and press on a nerve. Arthritis or Osteoarthritis can affect the lower back.
• Skeletal irregularities e.g. Scoliosis, a condition in which your spine curves to the side, also may lead to back pain, but generally only if the scoliosis is severe.
• Osteoporosis a condition can develop due to compression fractures if your bones become porous and brittle.
• Other causes could due to spinal infections, post traumatic accidents like spinal injuries, narrowing of the spinal cord like in spinal stenosis and tumours pressing on the nerves can also cause back pain.
• Trauma in Spine due to fractures and dislocations
• Lower back pain causes: Strains. The muscles and ligaments in the back can stretch or tear due to excess activity.
• Disc Injury
• Spinal Stenosis
• Abnormal Spine Curvatures.
Treatment of back pain
• Sleep Better for Back Pain Relief
• Maintain good posture can make back pain worse, especially if you sit for long periods. Don't slump over your keyboard. Sit upright with shoulders back.
• Pain killers: nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) and acetaminophen.
• Physiotherapy can help by mentioning back exercises to relive the pain
• Ice and heat packs
• Nerve pain stimulation in the back
• Spinal injections for back pain
• Spine Surgery may be an option .It is a surgical speciality which is dedicated to the restoration and preservation of spine functions by managing various spinal disorders. It includes both non-operative and complex operative treatment modalities. At a glance, Spine Surgery is a combination of orthopaedic and neurosurgical surgery. The speciality comprises a gamut of spinal surgeries with an aim to relieve pain, stabilization of spine and decompression of spinal cord/nerves.
To know more about back pain and its treatment please visit us at Wockhardt hospital.
Bone and Joint Care Services at Wockhardt Hospital:
The department of Bone and Joint at Wockhardt Hospital provides a continuum of treatment and care with an integrated system of orthopaedic surgeons, supported by cutting edge technology and world class infrastructure. Our goal is to treat patient’s right from everyday aches and strains, sports injuries, trauma management to major joint replacement injuries.
At Wockhardt Hospital Spine Services Department is running A MULTI DISCIPLIANRY program in the country by a team of dedicated and highly experienced spine surgeons, neurophysicians, pain block experts, physiotherapists and rehabilitation experts. The speciality has one of the best of state of the art equipment, world class infrastructure, and diagnostic services in achieving the right diagnosis and bringing about optimal care. The Spine surgery services department is well complimented by an excellent physical therapy and rehabilitation department.
Wockhardt Hospitals has state-of-the-art infrastructure. Our prime objective is patient safety and quality of care at all levels. The guiding philosophy is to serve and enrich the Quality of Life of patients and to make life win.
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