This common health problem will affect 8 in 10 people

Conservative News DailyJanuary 2, 2023

It’s one of the leading causes of disability, lost wages, and lowered productivity. It’s estimated that 8 out of 10 of us We will all experience it at one time or another in our lives. It’s chronic low back pain — and understanding the possible back pain causes, risk factors, and treatment options is essential for ensuring your spine stays as healthy as possible as you age.

What are the signs and symptoms of chronic backache? Why is it so prevalent? And what can you do to alleviate it? Let’s look at the current research.

Experts believe that most factors leading to chronic low-back pain are preventable and lifestyle-related.

Back pain symptoms include dull, throbbing, achy, and/or stiff pain anywhere in the spine, but usually in the lower back. If the underlying cause of your back pain — such as disc herniation, disc bulge, or spinal stenosis — involves compression of a nerve as it leaves the spinal column, then additional symptoms in the leg or arm can develop, too, including weakness, numbness, pain, and tingling.

No matter your back diagnosis, here are the top risk factors for developing it.

Men between the ages 50 and 60 are especially at risk from an increasing age
Genetics
Fitness level (you guessed it — less physically fit people and “weekend warriors” Are more likely to experience back pain).
Weight gain
Factors such as heavy lifting, pulling, pulling, pushing, or sitting are all occupational factors.
Depression, stress, anxiety and anxiety
Smoking

As for kids, heavy and improperly carried backpacks are the leading culprit.

Notice that all of these risk factors, except the first two, can be modified. It is possible to keep your spine healthy.

When It Comes to Low Back Pain, Conventional Medicine Often Falls Short — Here’s What the Research Recommends Instead

It didn’t surprise anyone when a new study in the British Journal of Sports Medicine The risk of developing severe COVID-19 was linked to physical inactivity. But what if your back hurts so badly that you are unable to stand for more than 5-10 minutes?

Many people mistakenly believe that if they suffer from chronic low back pain, the only way to get better is to go under the knife or to the pharmacy every day. The problem is, these conventional approaches to chronic back pain aren’t always as effective as one would hope.

This is an example:

Recent reviews, including one from 2016 in the Journal of Pain Research A 2018 Review The Asian Spine Journal conclude that spinal surgery — including discectomies, decompression, and fusions — sometimes “fails to provide relief or provides only temporary relief of the patient’s pain.” In fact, this is so common that it’s earned its own clinically recognized name: failed back surgery syndrome (FBSS).

According to some data, nearly 1 in 3 spinal surgery patients have the same amount of pain — or even worse pain — 12 months after lumbar surgery. About 50 percent of spinal surgery patients experience pain after lumbar surgery. “success rate,” Revision surgeries are even more problematic. A mere 30%, 15% and 5% respectively of patients who have undergone second, third or fourth surgeries have experienced success. “successful” outcomes.

And while medications may be helpful in some cases — especially in acute back pain or back pain related to cancer — the risks of long-term use of medication often outweigh the potential benefits. According to the American Physical Therapy Association (APA), non-drug treatments are recommended as the first line for chronic pain conditions like backache by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

How can you create a drug-free, surgical-free solution to your back pain? These are the top recommendations based on research for treating and preventing this common condition.

Weight loss
Exercise (including aerobic, resistance and aquatic activities).
Physical therapy
Cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) and pain education
Alternative therapies, and especially acupuncture — which is proven to be at least “moderately” Effective for chronic low back pain

When you have back pain that is chronic, the first thing you should do is to get help. Keep active. Bedrest “is not recommended,” According to the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke.

Republished in NaturalHealth365