| Low back pain is a usual symptom amoung the | | | | degenerative diseases in the back. |
| modern civilised people.It affects mainly the middle | | | | 1) Osteoarthritis. 2) Osteoporosis in old people. 3) |
| aged and young adults of both sexes.People who | | | | Degenaration of the intervertebral disc.e) Tumour in |
| work on the chair with out exercise and those who | | | | the spine:-- |
| carry heavy loads regularly are prone to get this | | | | 1) Primory tumour of the bones in the spine. 2) |
| complaint.We can hardly find a person who has not | | | | Metastatic tumours from other sites like |
| suffered from back pain atleast once in life.The | | | | prostate,lungs,kidneys,intestine ect. |
| causes of low backpain ranges from simple reasons | | | | 2) Backache due to gynaecological problems:-a) After |
| like muscular strain to cancer of spine and hence | | | | childbirth. b) After gynaecological operations. c) |
| backache should not be ignored.The pain is felt in | | | | Prolapse of the uterus. d) Pelvic inflammatory |
| lumbar and sacral region and may radiate to nearby | | | | diseases. e) Cancerous lesions of the pelvic organs. f) |
| sites. | | | | Endometriosis. |
| The following are some causes for backache. | | | | 3) Backache due to problems in other parts of the |
| 1) Backache due to diseases in the back. | | | | body.a) Renal stones. b) Ureteric stone. c) Cancer of |
| 2) Backache due to gynaecological problems. | | | | prostate. d) Pancreatitis. e) Biliary stones. f) Peptic |
| 3) Backache due to problems in other parts of the | | | | ulcer. g) Inflammations of pelvic organs. h) Occlusion |
| body. | | | | of aorta and illiac arteries. |
| 1) Backache due to diseases in the back:-- a) Injuries | | | | Investigation of a case of backache:- |
| :- | | | | 1) Complete blood count. |
| 1) Compression fracture of the vertebral column. 2) | | | | 2) Routine urine examination. |
| Rupture of intervertebral discs. 3) Injuries to | | | | 3) Ultrasonography of the abdomen and pelvis. |
| ligaments and muscles of back. 4) Lumbosacral strain. | | | | 4) X-ray of the lumbar and sacral region. |
| 5) Intervertebral joint injuries. 6) Fracture of | | | | 5) MRI of the spine. |
| processes of vertebra.b) Functional backache due to | | | | 5) CT scan of abdomen and pelvic region. |
| imbalance:- | | | | 6) Examination of rectum,prostate,genito urinary |
| 1) During pregnancy. 2) Pot belly. 3) Diseases of the | | | | organs. |
| hip joint. 4) Curvature in the spine due to congenital | | | | Treatment of back ache:- |
| defect. 5) Short leg in one side. c) Backache due to | | | | 1) Removing the cause for backache. |
| inflammatory conditions:- | | | | 2) Symptomatic treatement. |
| 1) Infection of the bone due to bacteria. 2) | | | | 2) Back exercises. |
| Tuberculosis of the spine. 3) Arthritis. 4) Brucellosis. 5) | | | | 3) Traction. |
| Lumbago or fibrositis. 6) Inflamation of the muscles. | | | | 3) Yoga. |
| 7) Anchylosing spondylitis.d) Backache due to | | | | 5) Surgery. |