Back pain



Complaining of back pain is very common as back pain is the most common reason for seeking medical treatment and being absent from work, but most types of back pain can be avoided.

If attempts to avoid back pain fail, a simple treatment that can be done from home in addition to making sure that the body is activated correctly will treat back pain within several weeks to return the back to its healthy state for a long period of time, resorting to a surgical solution to back pain is very rare.

The back consists of bones, muscles, ligaments,tendons, and vertebrae that are a round-shaped lining made of cartilaginous material that is used to reduce concussions between the vertebrae of the spine.

Symptoms of back pain

Symptoms are back pain, which may extend to pain in the legs and feet in some cases.

Causes and risk factors of back pain

Here's an explanation of the causes of back pain and risk factors:

Causes of back pain:


The causes of back pain are numerous, but sometimes the causes of back pain in some patients cannot be identified, the most prominent causes include:

1. Muscle tension:

In most cases, the causes of back pain are caused by tension and tension of muscles and ligaments, due to incorrect lifting of a heavy weight or as a result of a sudden incorrect movement.

Sometimes muscle spasms can cause back pain.

2. Problems with the back building:

In certain cases, the causes of back pain are due to problems in the structure of the back itself, such as a prominent or torn vertebra, as sometimes the sticky substance inside the intervertebral disc sheath can move out of place and protrude or tear the disc, putting pressure on a specific nerve.

However, most people with a prominent or torn vertebral disc do not experience any pain as a result of this condition.

3. Ethnicity:

If a protruding or torn intervertebral disc presses on one of the main nerves in the back area, the pain from this pressure can travel towards the man and cause sciatica, which is very severe pain that causes tingling starting from the back of the human being and along the back of the leg.

4. Arthritis:

The most vulnerable joints as a result of osteoarthritis are: the pelvis, hands, knees, and lower back, in certain cases osteoarthritis in the spine can lead to narrowing of the area that surrounds the spine, and this situation is called in the language of medicine spinal stenosis.

5. Anomalies in the skeleton building:

Back pain can appear if there are improper curvatures in the spine, if these curvatures become an exaggerated matter, the upper back is likely to appear more convex than usual and the lower back appears to be more concave than usual.

Scoliosis is a medical condition in which the spine is curved laterally and this phenomenon can lead to back pain.

6. Osteoporosis:

Stress fractures of the vertebrae of the spine can appear in case of osteoporosis and gaps inside them.

7. Other reasons:

Relatively rare but serious phenomena can also cause back pain, including:

Cancerous tumor of the spine.

Infection of the spine.

Risk factors:


Factors that can increase the risk of back pain in the lumbar region, including:

  • Smoking.
  • Overweight.
  • Aging
  • Make physical effort at work.
  • Sit at work.
  • Work under penalty of great pressure.
  • Depression.

Diagnosis of back pain:

There is often no need for comprehensive medical examinations to diagnose the cause of back pain, but if you seek medical advice regarding back pain, your orthopedic doctor will examine your back and assess your ability to sit, stand, walk, and raise your legs.

The treating physician will also examine the reflexes with a rubber reflex hammer, these evaluation tests will determine the source of your back pain, how well you can move without suffering or pain, and whether you are suffering from muscle spasm.

All of these things help to rule out serious medical conditions that may make you feel back pain, if you suspect other causes such as cancer, fracture, infection, or any other medical condition that may lead to back pain, your doctor may ask you to perform a series of more extensive tests, which include the following:

  • X-rays: These images can show the structure of bones and detect arthritis or broken bones.
  • MRI: This type of test or image can detect protruding vertebral discs or problems with bones, muscles, tissues, tendons, nerves, ligaments or blood vessels.
  • Other tests, such as bone scans and electromyography. 

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Back pain treatment:

Treatments for back pain include:

1. Drug therapy:


To treat back pain, your doctor will likely prescribe NSAIDs, medications to treat inflammation or muscle relaxants to relieve mild back pain and even moderate back pain and back pain that don't improve with over-the-counter pain medications.

It is possible to take narcotic drugs for a short period of time, such as: Codeine, but under medical supervision only, in most cases back pain can be treated in no more than several weeks with the help of simple and self-treatments that can be done at home and take care of your condition adequately, and sedative drugs for back pain that do not need to obtain a prescription for their acquisition can be all you need to relieve back pain.

2. Comfort:


Resting for a short period in bed can help you, but lying down for more than two days can harm you instead of benefiting you, if home back pain treatment is ineffective, the doctor can prescribe you more effective medications or other treatment methods, such as: physical therapy, or physical exercise.

3. Parenteral therapy:


If other methods are not effective in relieving back pain and the pain moves towards the legs, the doctor may inject you with cortisone, and this injection is used against inflammation and is emptied into the space around the spine.

4. Surgery:


Only a small number of people need a surgical solution to back pain, the surgical solution can generally be offered only if the back pain is caused by a vertebral disc protrusion, if your back pain is caused by advanced muscle weakness or as a result of pressure on one of the nerves in the back, surgery can benefit you.

Types of surgeries used to treat back pain include:

  • Merge paragraphs (Spinal Fusion).
  • Disk Replacement.
  • Partial discectomy.
  • Partial vertebrectomy.

Prevention of back pain:

In order to maintain a healthy and strong back, we advise you to:

  • Perform structured exercises.
  • Build muscle mass and soften it.
  • Stop smoking.
  • Maintain a healthy weight.
  • Proper body movement including:
    • Stand properly and make sure that the pelvic position is neutral.
    • Sit properly and make sure to choose a chair with support for your lower back, and equipped with a hand rest and a movable base.
  • Healthy lifestyle and regular movement of your legs.
  • Improve your physical fitness and learn to practice physical movements properly.

Alternative therapies:


Most people turn to manual therapies to relieve back pain, among the treatments used to treat back pain:

  • Chiropractic treatments.
  • Acupuncture.
  • Rubs.