Back Pain

Back pain is not fatal in its effect but it makes a healthy life hellish on its occurrence. There is no particular cause and pre-appearing symptom of back pain, one fine morning one may feel back pain suddenly.

General symptoms of back pain are stiffness in back muscles, severe pain, lack of maneuverity, spasms, and frequent cramping of the muscles.

The intensity of pain is mostly felt in hip joint, buttock, and in the upper leg portion. But the peculiarity of the pain is that it is felt in gradual severity. In some cases, the pain is felt in its wild intensity when some heavy material is lifted from the ground or some extensive work schedule is taken in. The severity of pain is felt in the first 72 hours and it may last for next one or two- week’s time.

According to doctor’s parameter, the severity of back pain can be measured by three stages like Acute-Back pain, where the back pain sustains for less than three months in moderate intensity.
Recurrent type back pain where the pain comes back in stipulated interval; muscular pain experience this kind of recurrence and recurrence is a common symptom for lower back pain.

Chronic pain lasts with acute severity for more than three months. It is not recurring in nature but remains constantly in the same place of the body for the affected person.

The treatment of back pain is mainly focused on in reducing pain. Some popular options to control/reduce the intensity of low back pain are discussed below.

Physical therapy where the patient is advised to some free hand stretching activities, about some comfortable postures to sit and to work and some advices to lift any heavy items from the ground.
Treatments like acupressure or Reiki are said to have effective result in reducing pain, although this fact is not supported by medical science.

Chiropractic theory of treatment is another option to treat the problem of back pain.

In case of acute pain, to reduce the severity of pain for initial days some instant pain relieving spray, painkillers, and muscle relaxants are prescribed by the doctors for the initial back up of the patient. This are called over the counter therapy.

Incase of chronic pain, after due investigation the result proves problem like slip disc or anything major in bone arrangement surgery may be the easiest solution to restore normalcy.