Posted on Dec 07 2007 4:32 PM by
wolf
Wellington and Boca Raton, Florida
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People who suffer from back
pain suffer more because they don't know the cause of
their pain. When they are unable to stop certain
behaviors that might be leading to their pain, they
continue in a cycle of pain and frustration. Listed
below are four of the most common kinds of back pain.
Upper back pain
Most people complain of troubles with upper back after a
long day at work. Tension from the day and from sitting
in front of a computer can build up in the shoulders and
then spread to the upper back muscles, which can cause
pain and even stiffness. Wellington and Boca Raton,
Florida
Lower back pain
But the most common form of it is in the lower back.
Whether you've lifted a heavy box or you have been
sitting for a long period of time, the dull ache in the
lower back and tail bone area is hard to ignore.
Sciatica
Once a flashy term only used by orthopedic surgeons,
sciatica back pain is becoming a more frequent and
severe diagnosis. Impacting the sciatic nerve, this pain
can have serious consequences and necessitate surgical
intervention. This is also a problem that can easily
limit your activities.
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Posted on Dec 07 2007 4:32 PM by
wolf
Wellington and Boca Raton, Florida
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Back pain (also known as
backache) is a very common problem and often goes away
on its own. But be alert to dangerous causes such as
cancer, infection and inflammation.
Here are ten things you may not know about back pain:
• Back pain affects 8 out of 10 people at some point in
their lives and it costs the United States between $20
and $50 billion yearly.
• Back pain is the most common orthopedic complaint and
also the most common cause of disability in people less
than 45 years old.
• Low back pain is the second most common reason to
visit a doctor in the developed world.
• About 1% of people living in the United States of
America are chronically disabled due to back pain.
• Back pain can be felt going down into the buttock,
back of the thigh, and below the knee into the calf and
ankle. When this happens it is known as 'sciatica'.
• It is time to see your doctor as an emergency if
symptoms of bowel and bladder are present as these may
signify compression on the spinal cord.
• Cancers of the breasts, lungs, kidneys, prostates and
thyroid glands can present as back pain.
• It may be important for your doctor to examine your
abdomen, pelvis, rectum and major arteries when you
complain of back pain. This is because; diseases of the
abdomen, chest, rectum(such as rectal cancer) and pelvis
may refer to the back of the spinal cord. Sometimes back
pain may be the only sign of such serious diseases.
• Back pain can cause emotional problems such as low
mood, depression, stress, and anxiety.
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