To be able to stop back and spine pain you first of all need to know what is causing the pain, whether it is bone related, or a muscle strain. Not knowing the true cause can lead to the wrong treatment, and can lengthen the recovery period. Once the cause has been determined by a medical professional, you can then see about treating the symptoms, knowing what is likely to help your condition, and which treatments are likely to do more harm than good.

This means that you do need to see your doctor to get your spinal pain diagnosed by a professional, unless you are very certain what the cause is, like moving heavy boxes around, and pulling a back muscle as a result. If you suffer back problems because of improper lifting, a back brace is highly recommended.

Potential Causes of Back and Spine Pain

Because there are various causes of spine and back pain, there are various treatments too, with pain relievers being recommended by some doctors, or anti-inflammatories being used to reduce the amount of inflammation. Although in the past bed rest used to be recommended for back pain, studies have shown that it actually benefits the back to keep moving, within certain parameters.

Many people suffer from back problems simply because their bed mattress is not as firm as it needs to be to maintain your spine straight. Although a simple fix, a bed mattress is quite expensive. A mattress topper can be a smart alternative you think your back pain might be caused by an outdated mattress.

For pulled muscles and tendons which are causing the back and spine pain, the treatment of ice is strongly recommended, icing for 10 – 15 minutes every hour (except when you are sleeping). This should be for …

A pinched nerve can sometimes be difficult to locate, because the pain isn’t necessarily where the nerve is being pinched or pushed out of alignment. For example, a pinched nerve in the neck can cause pain down the length of the arm, and with little or no pain in the neck area. As with most pains, these pinched nerve problems should be diagnosed by your medical doctor, and his or her advice followed.

When a nerve has been pinched or compressed it may cause different symptoms, such as numbness, tingling, aching, soreness, or a sensation of burning, and depending where the compressed nerve is, these feelings can be felt close to the trapped nerve, or at a distance. For this reason, it is important to get the problem diagnosed correctly by your doctor.

For example, if the sciatic nerve is compressed, then the feelings of numbness or tingling etc could be felt anywhere from the lower back all the way down the leg and into the foot, because this is the path of the sciatic nerve. Because of this it is hard to know exactly where the real problem is, unless you have the appropriate medical qualifications.

Carpal tunnel syndrome is another example of a pinched nerve causing pain, yet the pain isn’t really felt in the wrist where the problem usually is. Discomfort, pain and numbness can be felt in the hand and the fingers, and the pain can radiate up the whole arm too, making it difficult for the layman to know the source of the pain.

When you see your doctor, he or she will be able to tell you where the nerve is that is being pinched, and will then recommend treatment for this pinched nerve. This will involve reducing the compression around the nerve, perhaps …

Any pain, whether it is right back pain, or lower back pain needs to be checked out if the pain continues. Obviously, you don’t want to be running to the doctor for every little ache and pain, but if the pain is bothering you, and especially if you don’t know what has caused it, you should see your family doctor.

Let’s take a quick look at how the back is made up. The spine is a series of bones that are separated from each other by discs which absorb some of the shock when you move around. The muscles and ligaments hold everything together. When one or more of these structures becomes stressed for some reason, back pain is the result.

If you have been moving heavy boxes around or doing some gardening or shovelling, then the chances are pretty high that a pulled muscle or tendon is the cause of your back discomfort. Back muscles are very easy to strain if you are not used to using them.

Lower right back pain can also be the result of overuse, and is often connected to the pain overweight people suffer from, as the back strains to support that weight. In this case, the answer to relieving the pain is to lose some of that excess weight, and see whether the pain level goes down as your weight does. For many people it does.

Herniated discs can also cause significant back pain, and this occurs when the disc of cartilage which is between the vertebrae ruptures, or bulges putting pressure on the nerve.

Prevention is the way to go when back are the concern, and this means that if you are going to be using back muscles, you should get them warmed up first. If you do strain your back causing …

Pain is often difficult to tolerate, but left back pain can be more of a problem, because it could be caused by several things. As with other pain, it is important to find the cause of the pain then the symptoms can be dealt with. Of course to get a true diagnosis you need to see your medical doctor for a checkup on the cause of your left back pain, and depending on the suspected diagnosis, it may mean x-rays or physiotherapy to diagnose and then treat the left back pain.

Left back pain can occur for a variety of reasons, and one of the most common culprits is overuse. It could be because of continually lifting heavy objects, or through exercise straining the muscles of the left back. Poor posture or too much weight can also place more stress on the left back.

There are a few other reasons why you can have back pain. Here is a quick list of a few possible causes of left back pain:

• Kidney Stones
• Kidney Infection
• Gynecological Disorders
• Ulcerative Colitis
• Pregnancy
• Pancreatitis

Often left back pain is the result of normal wear and tear on the body. Now, if you have lower back pain that seems to radiate into and down your leg, then you may be suffering from sciatica, or rather sciatic pain. This is caused by inflammation of the sciatic nerve which is the longest nerve in the body. It stretches from the middle of the lower back, down the back of both legs, and into the feet. If the sciatic nerve is pinched it causes inflammation and pain which can be felt the along the length of the whole nerve. It usually only affects one leg, so if your left leg and left lower back is painful it could …