Fans to warm a sore back should know that their pain in reality can be very different origin and heating of the something in this case is not only useless, and sometimes dangerous. Lower back pain can be caused by problems with the pelvic organs. For example, in women it is associated with painful menstruation (which have their own reasons) and adhesions and cysts on the ovaries, inflammation of the appendages, endometriosis, and ectopic pregnancy, which requires emergency care. Warming in all of these cases is strictly forbidden.
If you want to learn whether everything was ok in the pelvic organs using ultrasound.
Where to go from back pain?
Traditionally low back pain in our country, they decided to go to the neurologist. This is not always correct, and not, are: pain in the spine can "show" any of these professional doctor of physical therapy, the surgeon or physician.
Prostate
Men with the appearance of pain in the back is to remember how long they have verified the status of the prostate. The fact that symptoms of chronic prostatitis can be a pain, not only in the abdomen and the perineum, but also lower back – often at the same time.
If the lower back hurts from older men and to know the status of the prostate, you should visit the urologist.
The kidneys
Lower back pain may not have any connection to the back is often the pain in the kidneys. The reason is suspect, if back hurt on the sides, approximately in the places where lie the palm, if you stretch them in the back. In addition, you should think about kidney if the lower back hurts on one side. But regardless of the type of pain – she is pulling, or, on the contrary, the cutting, if it is to appear in the lumbar region, the kidneys need to check in any case.
If the kidneys, shows the urinalysis and ultrasound.
Do not freeze!
You definitely need to see a doctor, if
- back pain persist, when you lie down and my back hurts at night;
- on the background of the pain you have fever;
- pain in any region of the spine occurred after the injury;
- you are less than 18 years of age and over 60 years of age;
- you have recently recovered from infection;
- in addition to back pain, you have numbness;
- you are taking hormonal drugs;
- before you is recovering from cancer.
Heart
Pain in the thoracic spine (what people usually describe as "pain between the shoulder blades") can be associated with disorders of the heart until the myocardial infarction. Especially alarming, symptom: pain accompanied by a cough or any breathing difficulties. While it is not larger than in the case of neuralgia. We need an ambulance, and in this case, if the pain is diffuse and does not accurately show the affected area, if its character does not depend on the posture (back pain usually responds that pose can disappear or increased by changes in body position), if it does not change when crushed or massage if the pain feels more like pain in the chest, not the back. All it says is "in favor of" a heart attack.
At least in such cases, you need to get EKG and other cardiac tests, if the situation is not an emergency.
The digestive tract
The back can be a pain and distress on the part of the digestive system. For example, the symptoms of acute pancreatitis are so-called surrounding the pain, when it hurts, not only the abdomen but also the back, around the shoulder blades – as if the authority in this place, tethered with an iron Ring. Given below the shoulder blades, can and the pain that is actually associated with gallstones. Lower back pain, sometimes gives and intestines. However, in such cases, in addition to pain, there are other symptoms – such that you can guess where it hurts really. For example, ulcer pain is always in some way linked to the eating of food – not on an empty stomach or after he gets the food. Cholecystitis is often a bitterness in the mouth. And, as with all other diseases of the digestive tract: in addition to pain, there is usually something special.
If you want to determine whether they are a pain in the back, is actually a sign of pathology of the digestive tract, can the same methods used for the diagnosis of diseases of the gastrointestinal tract, ultrasound, gastroscopy, blood tests, stool etc
How to determine what is wrong with the spine
Back pain is a general explanation, which the great and peaceful: it is osteochondrosis. In fact, it is not a disease and does not explain all the diagnosis, but simply a statement of fact: in the spine occur degenerative processes that age you can find almost all the people. In fact, the pain, even if not associated with damage to internal organs can be due to a number of reasons: it could be problems with the vertebrae, intervertebral discs, muscles, nerves, spinal cord, etc, usually complete information here can give you an MRI, but all of the surveys of the past the study doctors do not recommend, especially without direction, trying to for your money " to check out all at once." MRI is performed for each of the spine – cervical, dorsal or lumbar, and exactly what you need to look at (if at all), you know, only a doctor.
However, it should be borne in mind, to explain the cause for the back pain it is not always possible sometimes the question of why it hurts, and remains unanswered.
This can cause pain in the back
- Lifting and carrying heavy objects;
- Hours of operation;
- Uncomfortable bed;
- Long work standing and sitting;
- Obesity;
- The stress and depression.
And that is the prevention:
- Training the muscles of the back and abdomen;
- A comfortable chair with lower back support;
- The ability to set the seat in the car;
- Proper lifting weights (with the feet);
- The quality of the mattress and a good pillow;
- Normal weight.