Oh, My Aching Back! Back Sprains and Strains and How to Treat Them
About 80% of us experience back pain of some kind during our lifetime. In many cases, pain occurs in the lumbar spine (the lower back), because this really is the region that carries the most weight, particularly when moving, twisting, and bending. Back sprains are caused when ligaments—the tough bands of tissue that hold bones together —become overstretched or torn. Back strains demand a muscle or tendon. Nonetheless, lots of times the source of the pain cannot be clearly defined. The pain persists, although occasionally harm or the ailment that triggered the pain might be cured.
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A back sprain or strain can happen when you play a strenuous sport, lift an excessive amount of weight, or even bend or twist during the course of a regular day. Whether it’s a sprain or a strain, the effect is muscle spasms, which can be quite debilitating to activities of day-to-day living and an individual’s movement: Soft tissues become inflamed and cause pain.
The pain could be tingling, stinging, stabbing, aching, sharp, or dull. It can endure for a few weeks, or go on for months, becoming long-term with more serious implications.
Ligaments in the Spine (Below)
Extensors (back and gluteal muscles), flexors (abdominal and iliopsoas muscles), and obliques or rotators (side muscles). Through a complicated system of nerves, muscle pain or muscle stiffness may develop in the low back, which can limit your range of motion. Muscle spasms may change inability to stand up right or your ordinary pose.
At that point, your doctor will want to eliminate any inherent causes of back pain like a disc injury or a pinched nerve. Your physician may order an X ray, CT Scan, or an MRI to examine joints, the vertebrae, spinal cord, and nerve roots. Early diagnosis and treatment might help prevent extreme pain from becoming chronic.
However, bed rest ought to be restricted because, when prolonged, it can cause loss of muscle mass and stamina. Your doctor may recommend a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID), pain medicine and physical therapy (PT).
An organized system of PT may include electrical muscle stimulation, mild massage, ice and heat treatment, pelvic traction, core strengthening and stretching. Your doctor may prescribe a blend of two or more treatments.
Since we spend so many hours at work, many back injuries can occur at a desk, especially if you sit at a computer for most of the day.
More than 90% of patients completely recover from lumbar muscle sprain or strain in a month. After that, heat and ice treatments are suggested as necessary to manage flare-ups, along with an antiinflammatory medication.
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