Children sometimes have lower back pain too. Adults know problems first hand. To cope with this, you need to find out why the lower back hurts, what are the reasons. The spectrum of causes is wide: from benign to urgent diseases that require medical attention. Having found the root of the disease, you will understand what to do. You can help yourself or consult a doctor.
pain-causing factors
Low back pain is a common phenomenon but falls into the "accidental" category. Occurs unexpectedly and always inappropriately. There are explanations for everything, consider the probable ones in order.
After sleeping
A person wakes up in the morning intending to get up. . . And he can't. Sharp lancinating pains in the back. The day before I didn't lift any weights, I didn't strain the muscles, where the pain comes from, it's not clear.
Action Algorithm:
- When you are in pain, it is important to calm down so that you can properly assess the situation.Panic doesn't relieve the pain, but it can make it worse. It's not possible, we think while lying down.
- remember yesterdayIf you've spent it in the office and in the evenings in front of the TV or computer, and this is your usual routine, then (don't be surprised) the muscles become overloaded. Constantly, daily. You don't have time to relax at night. Passive rest does not help recover unloaded muscles. A static load is heavier than a dynamic one. The first (static) - being in the same position - overloads some muscles and leaves others idle. Dynamics (movement) affects many of the muscles.
- We continue to analyze.They evenly load the muscles, do a minimum of exercises, do not sit eighteen hours a day, but woke up with back pain.
Probable causes:
- uncomfortable posture while sleeping;
- Too hard or too soft bed;
- Manifestation of internal diseases.
The latter circumstance is rarely associated with sleep. A person may feel uncomfortable after waking up because in a dream the body is relaxed and the sensations are dulled. The perception of the awakened is sharpened, it moves - the suffering organ reacts.
- When you calm down, analyze the situation, find out the cause of the pain - act.If you are convinced: muscle pain not associated with organ pathology, carefully get up. It doesn't work - roll over to the edge of the bed, slide onto the floor. There you train to relieve muscle spasms - this is your treatment.
Pain in the lower back after sleeping, which manifested itself for the first time, usually occurs for the reasons mentioned above.The deep main reason is detraining, muscle weakness.Weakened muscles respond to factors that strong ones "do not notice". It is not the hardness / softness of the bed, awkward movements and flabby muscles that cause pain.
Find out more about sleeping comfort. Which bed is better: a controversial question, the answers to which are diametrically opposed. Proponents of a hard bed insist on using a shield under the mattress and call such a bed orthopedic. It is believed that the spine straightens on a hard bed, which is good for posture.
Anti-stiffness opponents advertise a soft, thick mattress that "sinks" the body into the filling. In a semi-pendulous state, the muscles and spine assume a random position. The promoters of "gentle sleep" argue: It's more useful, the approachis physiological. The mattress is also called orthopedic.
Lumbar pain occurs in both women and men after sleeping on any bed. Extremes are not the best solution. Our strong ancestors, peasants, slept on chests or stoves and made beds with feather beds. Medium option. Posture was excellent, pain after waking up was not typical for young and middle-aged people.
To keep the body in shape, muscles will help - active, regular exercises: exercises. muscle training. How to help yourself "right here and now" - we will definitely talk about that. If we consider all the probable causes and find out what it could be why the lower back pain appeared.
You can also feel pain and burning in other cases, with diseases of the spine, injuries. Then they are unspecific in the morning and disturb regardless of the "sleepy" time.
After training
Lack of load leads to weakness, muscle wasting, overwork - will reward pain for diligence. Memo to Trainees: Embrace the phrase "fast, slow" as the motto of recovery. It's not always possible to row arms full of strength and health.Graduation is the key to success.
Calculating the optimal load is not difficult, you need two indicators:
- HR (heart rate, the number of heartbeats per minute is measured);
- arterial pressure.
Heart rate measurements are taken three times:
- Before class;
- At the end of the training;
- 5 minutes after class.
In a relatively healthy person with an initial heart rate of 70-72, the heart rate can increase to 120 (no more) immediately after training with sufficient exertion. After 5 minutes, the pulse should slow down: fall below 100 beats. If the heart rate remains higher, the load is too high, the muscles react with subsequent pain. The lower back is no exception.
Blood pressure should also return to normal within five minutes. This knowledge will tell you what to do so that after a workout there is no pain in the lumbar muscles.
Because of negative emotions
A person prone to feelings or who got into a severe protracted stressful situation may experience lower back pain of varying intensity. They are not associated with an organic lesion of the spine. The causes of back pain in the lumbar region lie in the body's reaction to stress.Nervous tension causes muscle spasms.Spastic muscles signal a malfunction in their work - pain.
This doesn't just happen in the lumbar region, muscle spasms can appear anywhere. Such a symptom is called psychosomatic pain in medicine.
Regular exercises to strengthen and develop muscles, the formation of a "muscle corset" - to prevent neurological pain.
diseases of the spine
Diseases of the spine itself, dysfunction of the adjacent muscles, are more difficult to treat. Main Helpers: Willpower, Endurance, Patience. Diseases have individual triggers. The method of treatment depends on their nature.
injuries
The muscles of the spine are injured for two reasons:
- Doing harm through ignorance: ignorance of one's own body physiology, improper "exploitation" of the body.
- External influences (accidents, elements, unforeseen circumstances).
Self-mutilation is not committed intentionally (exceptions are rare, we are talking about something else here), injuries result from carelessness. The man did not count his strength, he snatched up a heavy object and at the same time turned awkwardly. Inflicted injury to the spine in the lumbar region. The pain is sharp, sharp and does not allow movement.
This happens more often in men: they work more with weights.Standard recommendations from doctors:
- restricted mobility (bed rest);
- Powerful injections for back and lower back pain;
- Warming rubs, ointments, compresses, warming;
- physiotherapeutic procedures;
- Massage;
- Exercise therapy - after a decrease in intensity, weakening of symptoms and during remission.
Let's take a closer look at the essence of medical prescriptions:
- Rest (restriction of movements). The musculature is spasmodic, tense, partly blocked by improper exertion. By depriving the patient of mobility, the doctor involuntarily removes this blockage: immobility will not relieve the spasm. Muscles become stiff - lose flexibility and remain tense for a long time. Muscle tissue quickly weakens throughout the body that is deprived of movement. These are the prerequisites for the transition of the disease into a chronic form.
- Painkiller. The injections "suppress" the symptoms, it is easier for the patient. But there is no therapeutic effect. The reason remains, the person simply feels less pain for two to three hours. Strong drugs are also strong and give side effects. One drug outof the group of phenylacetic acid derivatives, which is widely used to relieve attacks of pain in the lumbosacral spine, causes serious problems with the gastrointestinal tract. Other painkillers are also not without side effects. And they have been used for a long time, courses.
- Pain always swells. It is visible or hidden, but pain and swelling inevitably coexist. Edema is aggravated by warming manipulations. The situation is the same: the pain is dulled, the problem remains or progresses.
- Physiotherapy for spasmodic muscles is similar in effect to placebo. In the best case.
- Skillful massages will benefit, muscles relax. Careful stroking is useless, use a special massage that relieves spasms. It is painful at first, but helps with a speedy recovery.
- Exercise is essential immediately after an injury. Through the painCorrect movements, without medication, bring the muscles back to normal. It is necessary to know the exact diagnosis, focus on it and choose a set of exercises. Leave the diagnosis to the doctor.
Serious injuries (soft tissue tears, fractures) require hospitalization, sometimes surgery. But rehabilitation is all about developing and strengthening, restoring injured muscles. Drug anesthesia is a temporary measure, recovery is achieved through regular exercise.
osteochondrosis
Osteochondrosis is called a dystrophic change in the intervertebral discs:
- The cartilage of the intervertebral discs wears out when the adjacent muscles that supply the spine are poorly developed and sluggish. The spine is vulnerable without the support of a reliable muscular corset, the load on the intervertebral discs is uneven.
- The intervertebral discs become flatter, the tissues around them lose elasticity, spasms. The pain reflex is transmitted from the compression site through the disc vertebrae: from the spasmodic muscles through the nerve to the brain.
- The edges of the vertebrae are deformed, begin to grow and, in addition, injure the muscles.
- The chronic process forms gradually, pain sensations are removed from the very beginning. Progresses from discomfort and dull pain - to increasingly intense. Often leads to disabilities.
Osteochondrosis often occurs in men who are forced to lift weights. The disease often develops in women. Women tend to be more sedentaryLack of exercise weakens the musculoskeletal system. Staying in one position for a long time overtaxes some muscle groups without engaging others. There is pain in the spine in the lumbar and other segments.
The scheme is the same: muscle spasms, the signal from the pain receptors of the compressed discs is read by the nerve, the person feels debilitating pain. It's called "radicular syndrome" (doctors explain this by squeezing the root of the spinal cord). Hypodynamia is to blame along with an irresponsible attitude to health. Muscle tissue can recover, and it needs your conscious help to do so. A pinched nerve (the second, imprecise name of the syndrome, since the nerve does not contain pain receptors, it transmits an impulse from edematous muscles) is not easy to heal. Willpower, patience, time are your allies.
Treatment is inpatient or outpatient and for injuries that do not require surgery. Doctors use painkiller blockades, prescribe anti-inflammatory and pain-relieving injections.
Full muscle work can only be restored through regular training. Sophisticated, competent exercise system. Choose from a variety of medical author methods of rehabilitation - suitable for you.
spondylosis
Untreated, progressive osteochondrosis against the background of a number of violations of the regime and the body itself can develop into spondylosis. The growth of bone tissue is an adaptive response of the body. The muscles of the skeleton, the spine, do not hold up. He tries to hold on under his own power, pushing out supports - bony spikes. In advanced cases, the processes grow together with neighboring vertebrae. The spine is fixed, it becomes stiff, movements in the lower back are blocked.
Protrusions (growths) on the edges of the segments of the spine constantly injure adjacent tissues.
Stop the disease in time, or better yet, prevent it.Do not allow the transition from osteochondrosis to spondylosis: the second is more difficult to treat.
At least half an hour to forty minutes of easy (remember gradual) exercise daily. Add regularity to graduality: don't skip classes. You will see the result in two to four weeks. The time for a complete cure depends on the initial condition: how far the disease has progressed.
Proper gymnastics will certainly improve your well-being, but will only relieve the neglected phase, but will not cure it. The disease is serious. Operations for spondylosis are ineffective. Treatment is symptomatic. Anesthetize with ointments, injections.
In the case of unbearable pain in the lumbosacral area, the use of medication is advisable. Dosage and frequency - adjust.For muscles strengthened by exercise, the need for anesthesia is eliminated.The pain will subside. As a guarantor of their non-recurrence serves prevention: gymnastics for muscles, joints and the whole body. At the same time, the body heals completely.
spondyloarthritis
Pain in the lumbosacral spine is pronounced with spondylarthrosis. The pain can radiate to the buttocks and thighs.
The disease is characterized by damage to the joints between the bodies of the spine. The cartilage of the joint is destroyed, the bone tissue is broken. Neighboring muscles and ligaments are inflamed and tight. Mobility is reduced. The disease progresses, it occurs in the elderly, young people rarely suffer - with congenital anomalies of the spine.
Factors that provoke spondylarthrosis:
- Older age:
- Floor;
- Obesity;
- Heavy physical labor in the past;
- weight training (barbell);
- injuries;
- genetic predisposition.
Spondylarthrosis is twice as common in women. This fact is associated with metabolic disorders (fluctuations in the level and composition of hormones - pregnancy, menopause). Affects statistics and the difference in average life expectancy of different sexes. The age limit for spondylarthrosis is high, women more often overcome it.
The doctor decides on the treatment, operations are not indicated. The procedures are aimed at reducing pain. The doctor prescribes medication and exercises that can be performed.
radiculitis
If you do not cure osteochondrosis, it can be complicated by sciatica. The symptoms are similar, but the disease is more severe. Nerve fibers are affected - bundles located in the muscles adjacent to the spine along the spine. Pain in the lower back, aching, aching, radiating to the buttocks and left leg, may indicate sciatica, osteochondrosis, spinal hernia. The pain also radiates to the right leg, more rarely it is bilateral. With sciatica it is difficult to find a position that will reduce the intensity of the pain. Pain radiates into the leg and consult a doctor for other health disorders of the spine:A high-quality diagnosis is half the success of the treatment.
Radiculitis without competent treatment leads to curvature of the spine. A common complication of the disease is a vertebral hernia, a herniated disc squeezed by the vertebrae. With a hernia of the lumbar spine, the pain is constant, this is a serious consequence of sciatica.
The onset of radiculitis, like osteochondrosis, has similar causes:
- violation of posture;
- muscle withdrawal;
- flat feet;
- The habit of incorrectly holding the back when walking, sitting, working, and resting;
- Violation of metabolic processes.
If osteochondrosis develops, there is pain and burning in the back, treat the problem immediately. Until she got worse.
Radiculitis is treated by the same method as osteochondrosis:
- Eliminate pain - apply ointments, gels, medicines;
- relieving inflammation;
- Strengthen muscles with exercises.
tuberculous process
The infectious disease tuberculosis can cause muscle inflammation at any location. When the muscles of the lumbar back are inflamed, pain is felt there. The tuberculous process in the bone tissue of the vertebrae is due to the penetration of specific tuberculosis bacteria into the vertebral tissue with the blood flow. This provokes the development of tuberculous spondylitis or osteomyelitis (bacteria infect the bone marrow of the spine).
Diseases of lumbar tuberculous etiology in the advanced stage are accompanied by severe pain.
What to do if spinal tuberculosis is diagnosedFollow the advice of an experienced doctor. Delaying treatment is dangerous: the spine gradually deforms: the vertebrae are destroyed, a hump is formed.
Treatment is lengthy, antibacterial, sometimes surgical. Load limiting is recommended. Medical supervision is required even after remission has been achieved.
tumor
Tumor processes in the lumbar spine and adjacent tissues cause pain, which increases with the growth of the neoplasm. Unpleasant sensations give tumors of any type: benign and malignant.
If a tumor is suspected, thorough examination and treatment are essential. Symptoms can resemble a pinched nerve, sciatica, or a spinal hernia. Therefore, it is important to see a doctor to make a reliable diagnosis.
Diagnosis is difficult due to the similarity of symptoms to other diseases. Night and morning pains are typical. A tumor affecting the spinal cord is the most difficult to diagnose.
Benign tumors are treated surgically, they are removed. Malignant are more often formed by metastases from other organs, it is difficult to cure them. You should contact an oncologist, he will plan and conduct treatment. Treatment tactics: anesthesia, supportive therapy, if necessary, surgery.
Diseases of the internal organs
disease, symptoms |
Why does the lower back hurt |
Necessary Actions |
|---|---|---|
A stroke is a violation of blood flow to the brain. Failure of most bodily functions - speech, motor skills, mental. |
Acute circulatory failure due to rupture or narrowing of a vessel can affect the spinal cord. Its functions are disturbed, hypoxia occurs. This causes pain. |
Urgent call for a paramedic. |
Atypical acute appendicitis |
Pain occurs in places uncharacteristic of this disease - epigastrium, left side or lower back. |
Call an ambulance, hospitalization and surgery are possible. |
Pyelonephritis, ICD (kidney disease) |
The inflammatory process (pyelonephritis) or the advance of a kidney stone provoke pain in the lower back and lower abdomen of varying intensity - from aching to acute, unbearable. |
Call an ambulance. |
intestinal obstruction. Acute life-threatening condition: retention of stool and gases, vomiting, nausea, food masses do not move through the intestines. Cold sweat, rapid pulse, drop in blood pressure. |
Pain in the form of contractions can be inflicted on the lower back. |
Emergency Hospitalization. |
reflected pain |
Give them:
|
Examination by a doctor, examination, diagnosis, followed by the appointment of appropriate treatment. |
women's issues
The causes of pain are not always pathological when we talk about women. Sometimes they lie in the purely female physiology.
During pregnancy
Pain in the lumbar region in expectant mothers can be conditionally attributed to pain. This is a natural feeling of heaviness: the child is growing, the abdomen is increasing, the weight on the pelvic region is greatest. This puts more strain on the spine in the lumbar region. Imagine that you have a bag attached to your belt, into which a bucket or bucket and a half of water is poured. After several hours of walking with such a load, even a man feels tired, his lower back hurts. Carrying a child is not an easy joy in every sense. 
In the early stages the body begins to rebuild itself can be felt.
A healthy woman does not experience the desired "overweight" as discomfort.Normally developed muscles, gymnastics for pregnant women neutralizes the feeling of heaviness.If the pain is severe, the lower abdomen and lower back hurt, tell the doctor who is conducting the pregnancy. The doctor helps figure out what it could be. A multiple pregnancy can add to the severity – the burden is greater than usual. An aggravation of diseases that existed before pregnancy is not excluded, a visit to the doctor will reveal this.
Period
Normal process shows: The woman is healthy. At the beginning of menstruation, the cervix opens slightly and there may be a pulling pain. Then the inner mucous membranes lining the uterus are shed - pain can also be felt. If the pain is unbearable - consult a doctor, he will tell you how to normalize menstruation. An irregular cycle can indicate hormonal imbalances.
How to ease the pain
Acute muscular back pain that is not associated with organ damage can be relieved on your own, quickly and without medication.
Intensive exhalation (deep, from the abdomen) activates the diaphragm, activates blood circulation and the condition is relieved.
- Lying on the back, we put a cold object under the lower back (a heating pad with ice, a bag of frozen vegetables, etc. ), the cold also numbs the edematous muscles.
- We bend the legs slightly at the knees.
- We put our hands to our ears, on the exhale we raise our head, shoulders, and on the inhale we lower it.
Cold reduces swelling and activates blood circulation in the lower back. The pain subsides.
Get on the floor on all fours, stretch your muscles by walking with support on your palms and knees. 5-20 minutes is the optimal duration of the exercise. The edema resolves, anesthesia appears.
Lie on your back with your feet on a bench (sofa, other comfortable surface). Under the lower back - a heating pad with ice. hands behind the head. On the exhale, raise the shoulder portion and try to reach your knees with your elbows. Perform 20 or more times if possible. Muscles are developed, swelling and spasms are eliminated, pain disappears.
There is a complex of exercises that strengthen the muscles of the lower back. Here are the main ones that will quickly relieve pain. Sort of like an ambulance. The exercises are safe, the initial muscle soreness is natural. If you start performing these movements immediately, as soon as a person begins to feel uncomfortable and "tugs" the muscles, then it is possible to relieve the pain syndrome in one or two sessions.
Painkillers of a medicinal nature provide temporary relief but do not eliminate the problem.If unbearable, apply ointments, folk remedies (salt lotions, herbal baths), but the emphasis is on exercises.
Alternate work and rest sensibly, treat yourself to a good night's sleep.
Don't be reckless: train your muscles proactively. Practice movements that eliminate muscle stagnation. You are a dynamic organ. Use sensible exercises, don't force anything. Be patient. The work of the muscles is controlled by the mind, their ability to regenerate (recovery) is amazing. Under stress, new pathways are innervated, bypassing the damaged ones, and temporarily lost functions of the muscles affected by the disease or external influence are restored.
Anatomical changes only affect the orbits. Health, well-being, mobility - are restored.
There is no better investment than investing in your own health. It's about investing effort: exercise as part of a lifestyle. To make it a habit - every day, like brushing your teeth.
Nursing the disease is not an option. The desire to find a comfortable and pain-relieving position for the body is understandable. But if "movement is life", then rest (which one desires so much in the case of pain) is the antipode of life. Eternal rest - despite all laziness - interests few, so one has to disturb the ailing muscles. Through the pain, diseases are loved, if they are pampered (bed rest, a minimum of exercise, warming up and other pampering. ) ButComplaints recede before the braveto step over the fear of pain and through it. Overcoming Self-Pity: It's an excuse for laziness and fear. A little courage, regular light work and you will forget about back pain.