Pain in the lower back can be considered a pandemic, which affects people of all walks of life. The lower back or lumbar spine acts as a keel ", if you will, the human body. It consists of five (5) lumbar vertebrae – the largest of 25 bones that make up the spine. E 'surrounded by several layers muscles, synergy in the proper motion of the spine and responsiveness to dynamic loads. If everything works as planned, the lumbar spinea work of art. But if something goes wrong – you can in a short time by the Commission for days or weeks.
Some of the most common causes of back pain are as follows:
1) Disc Degeneration
2) facet syndrome
3) spondylosis, spinal stenosis
4) arthritis – osteoarthritis and rheumatoid
5) Distortion / strains
A smaller percentage of cases of low back pain of diseases such as cancer or arthritis caused.
Treatment of low back pain varydepending on the source of pain. Many doctors prescribe muscle relaxants and painkillers for non-specific low back pain. If an inflamed disc or facet joints are suspected, a cortisone injection or epidural injection be prosecuted. Cortisone is a powerful anti-inflammatory to relieve pain and can fairly quickly, if inflammation is involved. In some cases the patient to a physiotherapist or chiropractor for spinal manipulation and exercise is calledTherapy.
A lesser-known treatment of back disorders caused by disc Diskusprolaps is non-surgical decompression of the spine, a procedure that literally pumps the injured disc so that healing is accelerated.
But the absolute best way is to deal with back pain, do not get in the first place! This is preventive action, and is highly recommended. The key to preventing low back pain include:
1: to lose weight if they are heavy in the stomach, would be a heavy burdenon the back with time. The result is a degeneration of the intervertebral disc syndrome and appearance, and perhaps arthritis.
2: correct posture practice. Chin up, rotate your shoulders back, chest out, slight enlargement of the lower back (also below).
3: Use and legs when lifting things, not your back muscles. The muscles of the legs are twice as strong as the back muscles, so use them! Keep the object you are lifting as close as possible to your center of gravity back and torqueThe transmission of weight on his legs. Increasing object (moving or lower) by bending the knees. This includes the removal of young children.
4 good ergonomics practice. If your job involves many hours sitting, place a lumbar wedge on the seat. Stand up with every few minutes, the pressure on his shoulders. What does not hang around in a chair, keep your head on the spine.
5 engage in exercises and stretching. There are many books and other references to thisSubject.
One overlooked exercise for preventing low back pain is proprioceptive exercises. Proprioception is a technical term, the feedback loop from the muscles, to learn, to know when, relax and describe. This is a very complex neurological event that the spinal cord and brain are connected. Some researchers believe that a collapse of this system leads to poor joint mobility and accelerate the degeneration of the spine. So do their best to make this system of feedback, very happyBrain exercises to improve memory.
In proprioceptive exercises, you create an unstable foundation and let the various muscle groups in the spine coordinate and contract to keep his balance. This is an inflatable ball hard Bonsu, or advice Wobble. They are virtually on the disk, and the various movements like squats. You can also handweights and urchins, flies, while balancing yourself on DVD. Movement in this way contribute to the muscle –Listening to the risk of injury. Reactivity muscle is on how we should respond quickly to the back muscles, if the pressure changes, such as taking a piece of heavy luggage carried.
Also make sure that it integrates all the above techniques in training and in everyday life. It will pay huge dividends in the form of a healthy, pain-free again!
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