Lower Back Pain, Causes, Symptoms and Natural Remedies

Last Updated on September 16th, 2020

Low back pain or lower back pain is a medical condition in which the patient suffers from pain in the lower portion of the spine. It is a very common disease with millions of cases registered per year across the globe. Lower back pain is also an easily diagnose condition where the sufferer doesn’t usually need to take a professional diagnosis or lab tests to identify the problem. Still, it is recommended to take professional medical help for the person suffering. Back pain is completely treatable with the help of many natural remedies and professional medical treatments.

Common Causes of Lower Back Pain

Lower back pain is the most common type of back pains. It is usually caused by accidental injury to a back muscle or ligament strain. This may happen as a result of certain activities like heavy object lifting, forceful twisting, poor sitting posture, sudden movement, lack of exercise or excessive exercise, fracture, arthritis, shock, ruptured disk, etc. All these and many other activities can cause a stretch in lower back muscles that develop micro tears.

Back pain can also start due to some gastric problems or digestion issue. When the human body generates too much of gas and body is not able to release it then that gas find its way into the muscles causing pain and discomfort. This is the reason, why many people who take unhealthy fast food or are having irregular meal timings suffer more from body pain and headaches. Your body operates in a well defined manner and if it does not gets enough vitamins and nutrients on time, it starts to show many problems starting with body pain.

You can get rid of gastric issue with yoga and regular exercises. There are many natural remedies as well to help you get relief from gastric troubles and thus helping in avoiding back pain and headaches.

Sometimes, back pain may start because of an internal disease, such as blood clots, kidney stones, infection, etc. Obesity is also a very common cause for this medical condition. The severity of the pain may range from mild hurting to excruciating pain, depending on the amount of tear or muscle strain caused by the injury. It is recommended to seek immediate help or remedy to minimize long-term defects.

Lower Back Pain Symptoms

The most significant symptom of this disease is continuous aching or pain in the lower back. The pain usually starts soon after the activity or accident that caused the injury. Other common symptoms include

• Sudden pain in the lower side of the back
• Difficulty walking or moving or sitting in one place for a time
• Pain movement around the lower back, groin, or thigh, above the knee.
• Muscle contraction
• Soreness upon touch in and around the affected area

Back pain that moves further down the leg and other parts of the body is commonly known as Sciatica. In this, the pain is usually worse in the foot and leg than the lower back. This type of pain is also sometimes limited to one leg or one side of the buttock. Sciatica is a much serious issue than a simple back pain. One should understand the difference between these two so that the right treatment can be implemented.

Yoga for back pain

Yoga can be really useful in times like this. There are different yoga postures that helps in getting rid of back pain problems. Yoga is easy to perform and you need to just take out 20 to 30 min of your daily working schedule to perform yoga. There are different types of yoga as well. Some yoga poses require complete physical movement while there are yoga hasta mudras which can be done by simply using your fingers and making a particular hand posture. You can read more about the hasta mudras here on medictips. Just go to the yoga section or search for yoga mudras to get the complete details and knowledge about the same. 

Natural Remedies for Lower Back Pain

There are many homemade and natural remedies that have proven to be beneficial to treat lower back pain. One can immediately apply any of these natural treatments to minimize the effects of back pain.

1. Ice works fast to block the pain and reduce swelling. The affected part must be treated with ice packs several times a day.
2. Exercise, Massage therapy & Meditation: These things help the body release more Endorphins hormones that block pain signals from reaching the brain; thus limiting the pain.
3. Chiropractic treatments: chiropractic treatments are often beneficial for people suffering from back pain.
4. Structural Decompression Breathing: It is a process that strengthens your back muscles, stabilizes the spine, improves posture, and removes back pain.
5. Proper posture: Find and maintain the perfect posture that causes the least pressure on the painful area.
6. Get enough sleep: Our body cells and muscles automatically recover from various defects while we are sleeping. If the pain is too severe to let you sleep, consult a physician for help.

Lower back pain is a very common human practice that almost everyone goes through at some point in their life. Most back pain is not scary and usually goes away in some time. But if the pain is too much to avoid, one should definitely consider the help of a specialist. We should never ignore the seriousness of this disease as some of lower back pain symptoms may even result in cancer or any autoimmune disease.

There are many common activities one can follow to ensure good overall health. These things include regular exercise and stretching, healthy diet, regular body checkups, proper sleep, etc. Take care of your body so that it can take care of you.

Author :- Atul Mittal

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