Back pain
Back pain is the most common in the elderly; it is a severe pain in the back area and inability to move; the back contains many bones and ligaments, and different cases of back pain and causes of infection, in most cases the cause of muscle tension, or tension In the muscles of the back, because of lifting a heavy weight or the wrong way, or a paragraph of the back torn or prominent, causing severe pain in the back or the appearance of sciatica in the feet, and may be caused by back pain or inflammation of the joints, or osteoporosis, or A cancerous tumor in the spine, an infection in the spine, is also one reason An increase in weight.
Diagnosis and treatment of back pain
If you have a persistent pain in the back area, you should see your doctor for the necessary tests to determine the cause of the pain. The doctor may do a X-ray to check the bone structure or the absence of inflammation of the bone joints. If there is any problem with your bones, muscles, tendons, or nerves, after knowing your cause, your doctor will prescribe a range of medications, anti-inflammatory drugs to relieve pain, treatment and pain relief within several weeks. True, if the pain does not hide, the doctor will move to physical therapy and cortisone injections in the spinal column, surgery to merge the vertebrae together, replace the vertebral disc, or partially remove the vertebral disc or vertebrae.
Ways to prevent back pain
You should always work on prevention of back pain to avoid trouble by:
- Always exercise regularly and correctly.
- Stay away from smoking.
- Work on building muscle mass and below.
- When standing, you should stand upright without bending, and also when sitting; sit on a comfortable seat and straight, especially when working for long hours, and to avoid injury of the curvature of the spine, and must sleep on the back straight.
- Always live in a healthy lifestyle, stay away from obesity, do not eat saturated fat, drink milk, foods that contain calcium, useful for bones, and eat vegetables and fruits.
- A back massage can be done if it is mild pain with olive oil. This will help to remove the pain or treat with Chinese needles by a physiotherapist.