Most people will suffer back pain at some point in their lives, affecting the activities of daily life, their mood, their effectiveness to work … and, ultimately, their quality of life.
Tasks as simple as tying shoes, climbing stairs, carrying the purchase or getting into the car can become painful or even impossible.
• Sudden Acute Pain: a stitch that hinders movement and usually lasts less than 6 weeks.
• Consistently, Chronic Pain, may be prolonged for more than 3 months.
Low back pain, is the most frequent, neck pain and back pain.
The low back pain can be caused by a muscle contracture, by a herniated disc, by a vertebral fracture or by a sciatica (very strong pain that runs along the back of the leg and is due to compression of the sciatic nerve).
Most neck pains occur due to muscle inflammation or joint dysfunction.
Other cause of pain is osteoarthritis, this is due to a degeneration of the cartilage in the joints and the abnormal curvatures of the column Kyphoisis, Lordosis, Scoliosis.
It is advisable to consult the doctor to make a diagnosis and confirm the origin of these pains. However, you shall make the consultation urgently if any of these symptoms appear:
– Loss of sensitivity: Failing to feel any area of the back may indicate that the nerves of the area are being involved, so it could be a serious ailment. The visit to the doctor in this case is obligatory.
– Back pain with difficulty urinating, fever or numbness of the legs. This symptom may be hiding more than just a backache.
– Intense pain after a fall: After a trauma, the possibility of having broken a bone or having injured us in any way is very great.
1. The age is a decisive factor since the lumbar pain is presented as we get older, therefore, it is common for pain to begin in adulthood between 30 and 40 years.
2. The posture.
3. The overweight that puts more pressure on the lower back.Labor activities that require greater strength, such as lifting or pushing heavy objects.
4. Stress.
5. The pregnancy.
6. Habits such as smoking, poor diet, sedentary lifestyle, etc …
At HC Marbella, we have a Column Unit headed by Dr. López Alcázar, Traumatologist Specialist in Pathologies of the Spine with a great experience in Cervical and back-lumbar Pathologies that will diagnose and look for the most efficient solutions to your back problems.
In addition, we have a Rehabilitation Center where our Physiotherapist Specialist Mrs. Eva Rando has a room equipped with the latest therapeutic technologies.
March 27, 2018
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