The lumbar pains are those commonly referred to as "back pain", a very frequent disorder, which is estimated to affect at least 8 out of 10 people. Even sometimes it is also called "kidney pain" due to the fact that it radiates in this area, almost all the organs have anything to do with the causes of pain, which are often muscular and sometimes of other nature.
Let's try to better understand what lumbar pain is and what depends on it and which therapies are the most suitable to treat it and, perhaps, to make it disappear completely.
**SYMPTOMS OF ONLY LUMBAR PAIN **
With what symptoms does lumbago (or lumbago) occur? Essentially with persistent pain at the lower back, that corresponding to the lumbar-sacral area, which sometimes can radiate to the back, buttocks and legs.
When lumbar pain suddenly appears, the so-called "witch's stroke", it usually result from abrupt movement while we are lifting something heavy, which can be solved quickly with a simple analgesic, However, it would be advisable to have a doctor's visit and not to underestimate the problem, investigating the possible causes, otherwise there is a risk of chronic chronicity, and then returning to exacerbate every time you take on a "risky" attitude such as wrong posture, effort or clumsy movement. It should not be forgotten that lumbago almost all trivial motives still involves a troublesome symptomatology, which in the most accentuated forms, can even become disabling and compromise normal daily activities, including work. When back pain also affects one or both legs, we are faced with a lumbosciatalgia. Lumbago is a multifactorial problem, in the sense that its appearance is due to the concomitance of several factors, not infrequently due to a lifestyle that is not always correct. Among the most frequent causes of backache are back pain:
- Sedentariness, is the total or almost total lack of movement which makes it more susceptible to this disorder
- Heavy or repetitive activities that end up weighing on the loin-sacral area, such as gardening
- Incorrect posture, the main cause together with sedentariness
- Weakness of lumbar and abdominal muscles, which cannot support the efforts and weights
- Little moving joints
- Spinal column not perfectly aligned (e. g. in the case of lordosis, kyphosis)
- Overweight, which fatigues the musculature of the back
- Dehydration, which involves a thinning of invertebral disks, largely made up of water, which thus fail to perform well their physiological function
- Smoking, harmful, as is known, for the whole body and also for the fact that the tissues are not able to oxygenate fully;
- Syndrome of the pyriform and small buttocks, postural muscles that significantly affect the healthiness of the back
- Incorrect plantar support, such as flat foot or valgus toe
- Poor functioning of the proprioceptive system and temporomandibular alteration and chewing muscles
- Bone problems such as osteoporosis, arthrosis, etc.
- Fractures and/or hernia of the disc
- Spondylolistesis
- Psychological problems, especially depression, anxiety and stress. This list does not completely exhaust the causes of back pain, but certainly highlights the most common ones.
WHO TO CONTACT IN CASE OF LUMBAGO?
Who cares for lumbago? Which physician specifically deals with this type of disorder? If you have been suffering from lumbar pain for some time, the best thing to do is to contact your doctor, the family doctor, to understand us, and explain with clarity and precision the symptoms that afflict you, Afterwards, on the basis of a first examination, it is he himself who will refer you to the most suitable specialist, who in this case may be the orthopaedic, physiatrist or even the neurosurgeon. Two other professional figures with a high rate of efficacy of the treatment are osteopath and chiropractor. The specialist, after a thorough examination and possible use of instrumental tests, will prepare the appropriate care for your case.
CURES AND THERAPIES FOR LUMBAR PAIN
Treatments and therapies for lumbar pain depend on the triggering cause. Once it has been eliminated, the annoyance will disappear (or it will become much more bearable). Typically, anti-inflammatory and pain relieving agents are prescribed to treat acute backache in ointments or gels as well as pills (injections in the most serious cases), cortisone, myolylaxing drugs, massotherapy, manipulations and postural gymnastics. If back pain is caused by a trauma, surgery and after a specific physiotherapeutic and rehabilitative pathway may be necessary.
ALTERNATIVE TREATMENTS AND THERAPIES FOR CHRONIC AND ACUTE BACK PAIN
In the case of chronic but also acute lumbago, there are fortunately some simple but effective remedies that can be implemented, some alone while others with the help of a specialist.If back pain does not give you a respite, try to implement the following suggestions: Try to move as much as possible and avoid using the armrests in bed or on the sofa, drink a lot of water, which is of fundamental importance for the hydration of the whole body, including invertebral discs; use a mild and delicate massage with the fists closed or fingers on the sore part (but do not press hard); Depending on reflexology, lumbar pain is reduced if you massage the outside of your thumb close to your wrist with slow, deep gestures; keep stress and anxiety as far away as possible. So far, self-medication remedies, i. e. those that you can implement alone at home or wherever you are, while for others, which are also valid, you will necessarily have to contact an expert.Homeopathy, kinesiology, shiatzu massages, acupuncture, plantar reflexology and integral reflexology can be of great help in case of chronic lumbar pain and acute acupuncture; All these treatments, which must be carried out by qualified staff, as well as being pleasant, have the added advantage of helping to combat stress by relaxing the mind and muscles, a circumstance that already in itself greatly benefits the wellbeing of the back. GINNASTIC AGAINST THE MAL OF SCHIENA Can gymnastics help to fight back pain? Absolutely yes, but it must be performed with the help of a trainer or in a gym where you follow step-by-step, in order to avoid worsening the situation with wrong or bad exercises. Usually the best gymnastics against back pain is postural. In general remember that sedentariness is the number one enemy of your back health, so try to move with moderation but regularly, walking is an excellent activity, does not cost too much fatigue and gives excellent results in many ways.