Sliding back cartilage
Many people suffer from pain in the back area, which suggests the possibility of a slipped cartilage of the back, so that the gel material in the disk cartilage located between the lumbar vertebrae and cause pressure on the corresponding nerves, causing pain, and this slide occurs for several reasons, Following.
Causes of sliding back cartilage
- There is a general weakness in the muscles of the back, due to genetic factors, or lack of exercise strengthens the muscles of that region.
- The vertebrae are subjected to excessive pressure as a result of weight bearing and its concentration on the back area, as well as when the area is subjected to a strong collision.
- Dry cartilage discs between the paragraphs due to age.
- Sit in the wrong way repeatedly for a long time.
- The presence of structural problems in the cartilage itself, or problems in the ligaments that support cartilage.
- Excess weight increases the likelihood of injury, due to the weight on the lower back area.
Symptoms of sliding back cartilage
- Feeling severe pain in the lower back, back and lower leg area.
- Inability to walk normally, due to increased pain during walking, and feeling back and leg cramps.
- Face difficulty to stand for a long time.
- Some complications, such as leg muscle cramps, urinary problems, lack of control, or inability to control.
- Numbness and minimization of the lower limbs.
Treatment of back cartilage
Those who feel the symptoms should be committed to bed rest, and to go to the doctor at the earliest opportunity to diagnose their condition and take appropriate treatment before they get worse. Early treatment helps to make it easier and faster. Therapeutic treatments are used, such as antibiotics to relieve inflammation and tumors caused by cartilage slide, powerful pain relievers that relieve pain and help to relax, as well as rest, exercise, and sleep on a healthy bed.
In the event that the patient does not improve the medical treatment, the doctor resort to surgical treatment, such as removal of the outside part of the cartilage pressing the nerves; through laser or radio waves, or remove part of the bone of the paragraph covering the nerve to relieve pressure, or injection or suction to remove the cartilage.
Prevention of sliding back cartilage
A person can follow some preventive advice to protect him from this painful health problem:
- Exercise tonic for the muscles of the back, which helps significantly to support the paragraphs of the backbone.
- Do not sit wrong and keep your back straight.
- Concentration of weights on the legs not on the back.