In order to withstand loads and physical activity, nature has endowed human feet with a complex structure. Despite this, there are a large number of reasons that cause symptoms of pain, discomfort, and swelling in the feet. As you know, foot pain can be associated with pathological factors, that is, when diseases cause certain symptoms, as well as with non-pathological ones, when pain in the feet appears after overwork or muscle strain. Let's look at why the feet hurt, treatment and causes of such conditions.
The human foot has only 26 bones; they form about 33 joints, surrounded by muscles and ligaments. The strength of the foot is strengthened by ligaments and tendons, and there is also a developed system of blood supply and innervation. Naturally, the cause of pain can be associated with damage to any structural element. Therefore, when your legs hurt, you need to undergo a medical examination and, if necessary, treatment, because many diseases tend to progress, only worsening the state of health .
If we consider the causes associated with pathological factors, then most often the foot hurts due to developed flat feet, and there are several forms of this pathology, differing in the location of the lesion and the manifestation of the clinical picture. In second place in terms of the frequency of pain are degenerative-dystrophic pathologies, when the joints hurt. Such diseases include arthrosis, arthritis, osteoporosis.
There is a group of systemic diseases, when pain in the legs is only one of the manifestations of a general disease. Such diseases include gout, rheumatism, psoriasis and diabetes.
Of course, it is worth mentioning injuries, because they are a common cause of soreness symptoms. A person’s feet can be subject to fractures, dislocations, sprains, muscle and tendon ruptures. Minor pain can be caused by a bruise or hematoma.
There is a group of diseases that affect not the joints, but the muscular-ligamentous apparatus. The most common are tibial tendinitis, metatarsalgia, achillotendenitis, and ligamentitis. Plantar fasciitis may indicate tenderness in the heel and center of the sole. We will consider such specific pathologies in more detail later.
The last group of diseases that cause pain in the legs are diseases of the vascular system, because when certain vessels are affected, blood circulation in general is disrupted. Pain in the feet is often caused by a disease such as varicose veins. Obliterating endarteritis is dangerous for humans.
Pain in the legs is not always associated with pathological conditions. Often pain can also be caused by overwork. After standing in place for a long time, stagnation may occur, and after long walking or running, muscle spasms may occur, which cause pulsation in the legs, pain, and a feeling of discomfort. Basically, these symptoms go away when the person rests.
Unpleasant symptoms can be caused by skin defects. Such conditions include the appearance of calluses, “corns,” and often pain in the heel occurs with a plantar spur. Let's look at the main causes of pain in the feet and what to do in such conditions.
Among all the diseases that affect the structural elements of the foot, flat feet are the most common, and it occurs in both children and adults. By the way, it is flat feet that cause complications such as valgus (deformation of the 1st toe), plantar fasciitis, heel spurs, and arthrosis.
There are three forms of the disease, differing depending on which arch of the foot is affected:
With the transverse form of the disease, the sole of the foot is flattened in the front part, causing the size of the foot to become wider and the load on the toes to increase. The disease is caused by wearing uncomfortable shoes, especially high-heeled ones with narrow toes, which is why women suffer more. In addition to shoes, the disease occurs as a result of overload on the legs, weakness of the musculo-ligamentous system, previous injuries, paralysis, and neuroinfections. Often the cause of flat feet lies in a person’s heredity.
A person suffering from transverse flatfoot complains of pain in the legs, especially the foot hurts after exercise. Over time, calluses and “corns” appear on the sole, and the usual shoe size no longer fits.
A complication of this form of flatfoot is valgus deformity, when the big toe deviates from its axis due to deformation of the metatarsal bone and its phalanx. The formation of a “bone” begins in the finger area. If compression of nerves and blood vessels occurs, the pain is pulsating, sensitivity decreases, and flat feet, due to an increased load on the forefoot, deform the other toes.
The causes of longitudinal flatfoot are somewhat similar, only other populations suffer. In addition, this form of the disease often appears due to congenital weakness of connective tissue, due to injuries during pregnancy and childbirth, and heavy loads during the period when children are just starting to walk.
Longitudinal flat feet increase the width of the foot, making it difficult to wear shoes. There are also symptoms of pain, fatigue, and discomfort in the legs. Often a person’s gait pattern is disrupted. Among the differences, we can highlight the appearance of calluses and “corns” in the heel area, on the sides of the sole. As a complication, a plantar spur often occurs in the heel area.
The combined form of flatfoot combines all of these symptoms. Let's look at how to treat flat feet.
Before treating flat feet, a diagnosis is prescribed. An excellent way to identify the disease is to perform plantography. As you know, at the bottom of the foot, on the sole, there are arches, due to which the foot does not fully rest on the surface of the ground. When you step on a sheet of paper with a wet foot, you can examine the foot print and identify pathology. In medical settings, computer plantography and x-rays are prescribed.
During treatment, first of all, it is necessary to stop the progression of the disease; for this, the load on the legs is reduced. It is necessary to wear orthopedic shoes or insoles. During an exacerbation of the disease, when severe pain occurs, a drug from the NSAID group is prescribed to relieve inflammation and reduce pain. The attending physician will determine the right drug.
Gymnastics has a healing effect. A whole range of exercise therapy has been developed for patients suffering from flat feet. The doctor can select a course of physical therapy, most often electrophoresis, UHF, treatment with ozokerite, mud, and balneotherapy are used. A massage course improves your well-being. If you have hallux valgus, you may need to wear a special bandage on your finger.
Arthrosis also manifests itself with symptoms similar to flat feet, especially since it is often a complication of flat feet. Arthrosis is associated with degenerative processes in the joints, it causes inflammation of the soft tissues, destroys cartilage, that is, the protection of the joints is weakened. In addition to flat feet, arthrosis is caused by injuries, aging of the body, excessive stress on the legs, and malfunctions of organs and systems.
There are three degrees of arthrosis, and the more advanced the condition, the more often and more severely the symptoms of pain appear. In stage 1, pain in the feet and soles appears after exercise and goes away at rest. With grades 2 and 3, the pain becomes constant, the joints hurt severely, which is why the person cannot walk or stand still for a long time. Joint deformation occurs, which can pinch nerves and blood vessels, and sensitivity is impaired.
The question arises, what to do with arthrosis. Just like with flat feet, you need to reduce the load and choose special shoes. To protect joints, chondroprotectors and vitamins are prescribed; to reduce inflammation and pain, NSAIDs are prescribed. If the pain is severe, it is necessary to carry out a blockade or take hormonal drugs. Both for the treatment of arthrosis and flat feet, you can use folk remedies, which include baths and compresses.
Let's look at what to do and how to treat the injuries received, after which the feet hurt. Once an injury occurs, it will be difficult to make a diagnosis without further testing. When a heavy object falls on your feet or lands from a height, compression fractures often occur. When the leg is twisted or sharp jolts, muscles and ligaments are torn or sprained. Separately, an open fracture can be noted, then a wound is formed from which bone fragments are visible.
Due to the complex diagnosis, a universal first aid algorithm has been developed. First of all, you cannot adjust the bones and joints yourself; the foot should be kept at rest. To reduce pain, cold is applied and analgesics can be given. If a fracture or dislocation is suspected, the foot is immobilized, bandaged or splinted. The patient is taken to the hospital, where he will be given an x-ray.
Other causes are not as common as injuries, flat feet or arthrosis, plus their complications (calluses, corns, spurs, fasciitis). For example, we can distinguish gout, which causes pain in the feet, ankles, knees, and elbows.
Gout is associated with the retention of urea in the body, which causes urate crystals to settle on the surface of the joints, causing inflammation. The question arises, what to do if you have gout. Treatment for gout can only be determined by a doctor after an examination. A diet and drugs to remove urea are prescribed.
If you have diabetes, your foot may hurt, and as a complication, the condition of diabetic foot develops. The blood supply to the extremities is disrupted, causing the feet to swell, hurt, and ulcers appear on the skin, which can lead to gangrene and amputation of the foot. Diabetes treatment is carried out by an endocrinologist.
When nerves are compressed, pain can be caused by neuritis, and when muscles are damaged, myalgia can occur. In any case, if you are injured and the pain does not go away within several days or is severe, you should consult a doctor. It is worth remembering that the sooner treatment of a disease begins, especially flat feet, arthrosis or systemic diseases, the higher the chance of stopping its progression or curing it.
Among the causes of pain in the pelvic area in men, the leading cause is chronic prostatitis, the etiological factor of which is now increasingly being sluggish chlamydia, ureaplasmosis, and mycoplasmosis. Pain with prostatitis in men radiates to the leg, groin, sacrum, scrotum, lower back, rectum, anus, so pain relief in treatment is an important block. Chronic pain is initiated by a long-term inflammatory process, which has an insignificant clinical picture in its manifestations, and therefore is not subject to timely treatment.
Soreness does not always correspond to the severity of the patient’s condition, therefore, even with uncomplicated prostatitis or another disease, a man may experience pronounced sensations of discomfort, and this is due to the peculiarities of the state of the autonomic and central nervous system at the moment. Only after detailed diagnostic studies can the extent of damage to the prostate or other organ be determined and adequate analgesic and etiotropic treatment prescribed.
You should not take large amounts of painkillers for prostatitis, since many of them have an adverse effect on the liver and kidneys: taking medications should be agreed with your doctor.
What kind of pain in the pelvic organs a patient may experience depends on many parameters:
What pain symptoms a man feels is largely determined by the involvement of certain nerve fibers, which are a continuation of the various nerve plexuses of the pelvis. Therefore, pain can be different:
The localization of pain, its severity and irradiation may not coincide with the identified disease.
The etiology of chronic pelvic pain in men is various diseases of the pelvic organs:
Symptoms of pain due to prostatitis and other pathologies of the pelvic area may be classic and typical, but this is not always the case.
Typical markers include:
The difficulties of extrapolating a specific localization of pain to a specific organ are due to the peculiarities of innervation, therefore pain in chronic prostatitis and other diseases require detailed diagnosis. For example, a bladder calculus can be described as pain in the area of the head of the penis, but it can spread to the leg or sacrum with such intensity that it simulates a completely different disease.
The answer to the question of where it hurts with prostatitis in men can only be given by an experienced and qualified urologist who knows well the topography of the pelvic nerve plexuses.
The innervation of the male genital and urinary organs is carried out from several nerve plexuses and is anatomically complex. The celiac, sacral, and lumbar nerve plexuses are the main suppliers of nerve fibers for all pelvic organs. But in addition to the organs, branches of the nerve plexuses innervate the skin and muscles, which is why long-term pathological processes are accompanied by pain with various irradiations - to the leg, scrotum, rectum and anus, testicle, lower back, sacrum, groin, abdomen.
Prostate inflammation exists in two forms: acute and chronic. The pain that accompanies prostatitis differs in intensity, localization, and radiation depending on the form of the pathology.
When prostatitis causes pain in the leg, groin, sacrum, or scrotum, doctors talk about so-called referred pain . There is a doctrine about Zakharyin-Ged zones, the essence of which is the presence of pain in the skin area when an internal organ is damaged. For each organ, a specific area of the skin is determined, because the segment of the skin in which pain is felt corresponds to the area of the spinal cord that gives branches to this organ. That is why pain with prostatitis radiates to the skin of the thigh, scrotum, abdomen, lower back, and groin. Chinese methods - acupuncture and moxibustion - are based on this teaching.
To relieve pain due to prostatitis, a course of acupuncture is prescribed.
The cause of acute inflammation of the prostate are various infections that are transmitted primarily through sexual contact. These include: gonorrhea, chlamydia, ureaplasma, mycoplasma, trichomonas, candida, gardnerella, herpes simplex viruses. Occasionally, an acute process initiated by opportunistic flora is recorded.
The difference between pain in acute prostatitis and chronic prostatitis is the presence of signs of intoxication: fever, weakness, dizziness, chills.
The acute inflammatory process is characterized by:
Determining what hurts with prostatitis in men is necessary to determine the form of the pathology and subsequent treatment tactics.
Pain in the lower abdomen in a man may be a symptom of purulent melting of the seminal vesicles. In addition to abdominal pain, intestinal paresis and clinical signs of peritoneal irritation are noted.
Infections that are sexually transmitted are increasingly becoming the cause of chronic prostatitis, the pain in which is not clearly expressed, but is characterized by persistence.
Chronic prostatitis manifests itself as a parallel long-term violation of erection and ejaculation in men.
Patients also describe symptoms of difficulty urinating.
Pain in the pathology is constant, dull, localized in the lower abdomen, groin, lower back, anus and rectum. Doctors divide it into 4 types depending on the indication of localization:
Complaints of patients about pain due to inflammation of the prostate are varied and multifaceted, this is due to the complexity of the innervation of the organ . The prostate gland is closely connected due to nerve fibers and anatomical structure with the bladder, seminal vesicles, ureters, urinary tract, and rectum.
Lower back pain with chronic prostatitis is not uncommon, especially when the posterior part of the organ is affected. Considering the fact that the branches of the lumbar nerve plexus pass to the kidneys, the skin of the lower back, in addition to the prostate, patients note that they have lower back pain. In addition to the peculiarities of innervation, pain can be caused by inflammation of the seminal vesicles.
Differential diagnosis is carried out in terms of the following diseases:
Doctors also differentiate this symptom from renal colic. It is accompanied by nausea, vomiting, and severe anxiety. Tapping on the affected side is sharply painful.
Abdominal pain is differentiated from intestinal pathology.
Dull pain in the lumbar region with prostatitis is a reason to consult a doctor as soon as possible.
This sign, which is not of particular interest to sick men, may be a marker of kidney tuberculosis, inflammation of the pelvis, urolithiasis, and tumors. Such diseases are also accompanied by abdominal pain.
If the testicles hurt with chronic prostatitis, then this fact may be associated with two factors:
Differential diagnosis is carried out with the following diseases:
If pain occurs in the testicular area, you should consult a doctor, as its inflammation can lead to absolute infertility.
Since chronic prostatitis with the involvement of the testicles hurts quite strongly, patients often take painkillers. The use of narcotic analgesics in a hospital setting is often required.
Painkillers for prostatitis in men can be used in several forms:
Pain-relieving suppositories for prostatitis contain paracetamol, ibuprofen, indomethacin, and belladonna. The active substance from the suppositories quickly penetrates the prostate, bypassing the hepatic bloodstream, and blocks pain receptors.
The most popular pain-relieving suppositories among patients are Indomethacin, Ibuprofen, Relief, Proctoglivenol, Diclofenac, Voltaren. In addition, suppositories based on prostate extract (Vitaprost, Prostatilen) are highly effective.
Tablets include Aspirin, Ketanov, Tempalgin, No-shpu, Diclofenac, Ibuklin. It should be noted that these products cannot be used for more than 5 days due to their toxic effect on the kidneys and liver (with the exception of No-shpa).
It is prohibited to independently carry out warming procedures in the lower abdomen at home . This can lead to the spread of the infectious process and the development of complications - phlegmon, abscesses.
Many men are interested in how to relieve prostatitis pain at home? To quickly relieve pain, the following drugs are used:
Since the inflamed prostate gland hurts quite severely, doctors use parenteral administration of narcotic analgesics - promedol, morphine. Injection methods also include the triad (a combination of analgin, papaverine, diphenhydramine), novocaine blockade.
The safest medicine for pain relief are suppositories - they do not have a harmful effect on the gastric mucosa or heart, which allows them to be used for concomitant pathologies of the cardiovascular system and digestive organs.
Every woman has experienced lower back pain at least once in her life. Even a girl who seems absolutely healthy at first glance sometimes has pain or shooting pains in her lower back. There are many reasons why lower back pain occurs in women: from uncomfortable sitting in one position and walking in high heels to serious gynecological diseases. If the attack happened once, then there is no reason to worry, but if the problem does not go away for several days or weeks, then you should not delay going to the doctor.
• Lumbago – acute lumbar lumbago that occurs as a result of increased stress or after hypothermia.
• Lumbodynia is a constant dull pain acquired as a result of sedentary work, or from regular stress on the back.
• Lumboischialgia – pain radiating to the leg is the main symptom of a vertebral hernia. Requires immediate medical attention.
As soon as the summer season opens, women rush to their gardens: weed, dig, plant. All these procedures involve frequent bending. Obviously, by the end of the day, a tired summer resident will complain of lower back pain. This happens because unprepared muscles have been subjected to sudden and excessive stress. Both athletes who train mercilessly before competitions and newcomers to the gym suffer the same lumbar pain.
But the lower back can bother you not only after vigorous physical activity, but also with a sedentary lifestyle and sedentary work. All this is aggravated by the incorrect posture in which office employees can sit for hours. The cause may also be a mattress that is too soft: in this case, the body takes an unnatural position during sleep, the spine is bent, and the muscles suffer.
If you lift weights incorrectly and unevenly distribute the load in your hands (for example, heavy bags), you may feel pain in the lower back. Women with small children, who are forced to carry the baby in their arms throughout the day, often experience back pain for this very reason.
In gynecology, a special place is given to lower back pain, as it is a sign of many infectious diseases. During pregnancy, progesterone, produced in large quantities, weakens joints and ligaments, and the constantly growing fetus puts pressure on the muscles and organs of the pelvis, which causes pain below the lower back. Women in the first trimester have a high risk of natural termination of pregnancy or miscarriage. The first signs of what has happened are brown discharge and discomfort in the lumbar region. These same symptoms may also indicate other serious health problems, such as cervical cancer and sexually transmitted diseases. The endometrium is inflamed, the uterus has dropped or even prolapsed - these are just some of the many possible answers to the question “why does the lower back hurt in women?”
A disease such as endometriosis, characterized by the spread of endometrial tissue outside the uterus, leads to its dysfunction, in other words, to infertility. At the early stage of development of this pathology, there are practically no symptoms. That is why a single pain below the lower back in women is attributed to hormonal disorders or premenstrual syndrome, thereby allowing the disease to progress.
In women (and men too), pain of this kind may indicate simple fatigue. But most often it signals the development of a serious illness.
1. Renal colic. They are accompanied by acute and very severe pain in the lumbar region, but, as a rule, only on one side. A person suffers from intense pain. Before the onset of such powerful spasms, patients complain that their lower back is pulling. Women experience fever, discomfort in the perineal area, rapid heartbeat, urination and nausea.
2. Pyelonephritis. Going to the toilet becomes more frequent and painful, and lower back pain can be described as dull and aching.
3. Osteochondrosis and osteoarthrosis. These diseases are widespread among older people, and they are characterized by nagging pain on both sides of the lower back, which intensifies with any load. With sudden movements there is a risk of pinching the nerve, so you should be careful with bending and turning.
4. Gynecological pathologies. They are accompanied by nagging pain that intensifies during menstruation.
5. Spondyloarthropathy. Most often occurs in young people. The peculiarity of the disease is that all discomfort worsens at rest, and with any activity it decreases. The pain is shallow but widespread.
6. Malignant tumors. They cause severe, deep pain that does not go away for more than a day, even when changing position.
7. Tuberculosis and osteomyelitis of the spine. With these diseases, the lower back ache for a long time. If the pain does not go away, then after a day signs of poisoning of the body are observed.
There are many reasons why lower back pain occurs in women. In order to eliminate them, you need to see a doctor, get tested and undergo the required treatment.
Sometimes there is pain and burning in the lower back in women. Similar sensations can be caused by diseases of the gastrointestinal tract, kidneys, nerve endings, and spine. The cause of burning is most often urolithiasis. An unpleasant feeling is caused by sand and stones located in the ureters. When moving, they irritate the epithelium layer, it becomes inflamed. If these lumps are no more than 5 mm in diameter, they come out on their own and do not pose a strong danger, but if they are large, they can clog the outlet channels of the ureters, increase the pressure in the kidney and even cause its death. A rare, but still common case is when lumbar pain is caused by a stomach or intestinal ulcer.
Another cause of burning can be diseases of the pelvic organs (fibroids, endometritis). Symptoms indicating the presence of pathology do not appear, unfortunately, in the initial stages. Uterine fibroids cause dull pain in the lower back and abdomen.
Osteochondrosis and herniated discs cause a burning sensation in the lower back. This is explained by the fact that in these diseases the radicular nerves are affected. Overgrowth of bone tissue between the joints, disc deformation due to herniation puts pressure on the nerve processes, causing inflammation and loss of sensitivity.
Painful sensations when carrying a baby appear due to changes in the body and hormonal changes, as well as due to softening of joints, ligaments and muscles.
It is not enough to know why women have lower back pain; one must also be able to eliminate such discomfort. If we are talking about sensations caused by physical factors, then you need to take a horizontal position on a flat surface and relax your body. The position can be any, the main thing is to feel that the pain subsides. An excellent way to relieve tension from the lumbar region is to lie on your back and raise your legs at a right angle to your body. No sudden movements! You should also get up slowly: first roll over on your side, then get on all fours. If the pain does not completely go away, you will have to take pills to relieve the attack.
To prevent pregnancy from being marred by lumbar burning, doctors recommend wearing a bandage, strengthening your back muscles, and monitoring your gait and weight gain.
An excellent solution to the problem is massage. It promotes relaxation, relieves muscle spasms, and improves blood circulation. To achieve greater effect, you can use special gels and ointments for rubbing.
Pregnant women should trust their body only to an experienced specialist who knows how to help and not harm.
If pain appears after an injury or fall, you should immediately call a doctor. For chronic lumbar burning sensations, you should undergo a full examination by contacting a gynecologist, orthopedist, cardiologist, infectious disease specialist, or urologist.
Traditional medicine can also give some good advice. So, to alleviate the condition, it is recommended to take a bath with mustard or hay dust, or make a compress from pre-heated sand. That is, therapy is based on heating the affected area. However, before using traditional methods, it is necessary to find out why women have lower back pain. For example, in almost 90% of cases, for pregnant women or those suffering from cancer, hot baths and heating are contraindicated.
Pain never occurs out of nowhere. At its first manifestations, it is necessary to contact a specialist. Then there is a chance to nip the disease in the bud, preventing it from developing.
Terrible lower back pain is very serious! It can affect the entire spine, and most importantly, cause the development of sensations of pain, which begins to be localized in different areas of the body, most often radiating to the lower ribs and above the legs. The lower back is the link between the upper body and the lower body, and it takes on a lot of the load. Therefore, very often they injure the lower back due to lifting something heavy, being in uncomfortable positions, or trying to reach something.
Almost every person experiences lower back pain. The disease has the following symptoms: radiculitis, lumbago, osteochondrosis, and the person may be unable to work. Most often, lower back pain occurs due to changes in the lumbosacral region of the spine. That’s why it’s so important to consult a doctor in time if you experience the slightest discomfort in the lumbar region.
With lumbar pain, it is best to consult a doctor promptly. Statistics show that up to 70% of people suffer from lower back pain. The pain can be of different types - sharp, dull, burning, aching and stabbing. It is localized at one point of the spine, or begins to spread across the entire back or extends to the leg. It can appear and disappear suddenly, be unnoticed, and also intensify over time. Depending on the intensity, lower back pain also varies – unbearable, severe and tolerable. All pain in the lower back occurs due to the fact that the nerve root is pinched, the spinal column in the nerves is irritated, all the ligaments and muscles that are located in the lower back become irritated and swollen.
1. Acute type, pain lasts no more than 3 months. This is a common pain. You can get rid of this type of pain at home within 7 weeks.
2. Recurring pain. Often people suffer from constantly recurring pain.
3. Pain of a chronic nature, manifests itself for a very long time.
It is best to find out the cause of the pain before starting treatment, especially since it is very easy to get diagnosed.
1. Examination by the attending physician.
2. Magnetic resonance imaging.
4. Computed tomography.
The main causes of pain are injuries of various types, very intense loads, diseases in the spine, and muscle strain.
1. Due to excessive stress, previous injuries, vertebral displacement, sprained ligaments.
2. Due to intervertebral hernia, compression of the roots in the nerves of the spinal cord.
3. Due to displacement of the vertebrae, stenosis in the spinal canal.
4. Due to osteochondrosis.
5. For vertebral fractures, after injuries.
6. For spinal deformation (kyphosis, scoliosis, lordosis).
7. Due to aging of the skin and muscles, injury may occur. The vertebrae wear out and perform the function of shock absorption between the bones.
8. Due to vertebral fractures, which are caused by osteoparosis, arthritis, congenital problems and diseases of the spine.
9. During pregnancy.
10. Rarely, lower back pain can be caused by infections, Paget's disease, Scheuermann's disease, spondylitis and infections of various types, diseases of the internal organs.
11. Due to a very rare disease - cauda equina syndrome, in which the nerves in the spinal cord are pinched. This is a very serious disease that needs to be treated urgently because it is accompanied by numbness. Weakness in the legs, intestinal problems
1. Stretching, which manifests itself in a limited ability to move, a strong spasm, pain radiates to the buttocks and it is impossible to bend over.
2. For nerve-radicular syndromes. The pain spreads to both legs, the person feels goosebumps and numbness. The pain intensifies when sneezing, coughing, sitting or standing for a long time.
3. Gradual and prolonged lower back pain. Over time it begins to intensify.
Remember, if lower back pain is persistent and lasts more than three days, you should urgently consult a doctor. In no case should it be delayed, because it can be associated with a dangerous disease and lead to the person losing his ability to work.
Depending on the cause of terrible lower back pain, your doctor may recommend the following methods:
1. Bed rest is recommended for up to 5 days, the surface should be hard and smooth.
2. The use of special ointments and gels that have analgesic, anti-inflammatory and warming effects.
3. Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs that have analgesic and anti-inflammatory effects.
4. Using muscle relaxants to relieve muscle spasms.
5. The use of diuretics, vascular drugs, which will help reduce swelling in the nerve root and improve blood circulation in the affected area.
6. Purpose of a course of physiotherapy - magnetotherapy, phonophoresis, electrophoresis.
7. The use of massage and physical therapy, which will help relieve muscle tension, improve blood circulation and stop inflammation.
8. The use of a special patch, which has an anti-inflammatory effect, also helps very well.
So, when the first symptoms occur, it is very important to seek help from a doctor, who should conduct a special examination and diagnosis to determine the cause of lower back pain. Then be sure to prescribe a course of treatment that will help get rid of terrible lower back pain. We must not forget about preventive measures - do not overload your back, do not lift weights, do gymnastics daily. Yoga is an excellent remedy for the back; it is great even for pregnant women, it helps relieve excess tension and reduce lower back pain. It is also very important to maintain an active lifestyle, rest well and do not forget to eat well. If you have a sedentary job, you need to choose the right and comfortable position for yourself. Following all the recommendations will soon help you forget what terrible lower back pain is.
Why does the lower back hurt in women? The causes of debilitating pain are multidirectional and relate to abnormalities in the functioning of many organs.
Back pain, especially lower back pain, is a symptom of a disease of musculoskeletal origin, but not only.
Many internal diseases become the culprits of pain:
Sometimes poor posture is to blame for serious lower back pain, for example in pregnant women.
Those who are overweight and have a large belly forward. Due to it, the abdominal muscles are stretched, and the back muscles, on the contrary, spasm. The reason is clear: the person is absolutely untrained. After standing or walking for a while, he feels heaviness and nagging pain in his back.
21st century lifestyles are making movement deficits increasingly common. We lie at home, we sit at work. Too lazy to do gymnastics.
We have completely forgotten how to walk, everyone wants a car. Driving, vibration, shaking - additional stress on our joints. The result is pain in an untrained lower back, weak back.
Scoliosis - curvature of the spine is also a very serious, fairly common cause of pain in the long-suffering back and lower back.
Osteoporosis in women is a big scourge of our time. Proper nutrition is barely, barely maintained. If a woman goes on a restrictive diet, then the one suggested by a friend without taking into account the needs of the body. We remember the consequences later, when the thunder strikes.
Deposition of salts in joints and muscles, for example, gout. It is a very serious disease and it is impossible to curb it without a constant, lifelong diet.
Our regular mental health and stress greatly affect muscle tightness, blood circulation and well-being. Few people think that if a person smiles, he is, first of all, healthy and maintains his health for the future. Moping, freaking out, yelling - losing your health.
Everyone knows that it is necessary to play sports. But you need to exercise wisely, taking into account age and training. Injuries to the lower back during sports or sprains are very common. It is better to start with a knowledgeable specialist.
Hypothermia and infections leave their mark on the health of the lumbar region. The bladder and female organs, intestines are known here.
You also need to learn how to lift weights in front of you correctly. The support should be not the back and lower back, but the legs.
Pancreatitis causes abdominal and lower back pain in women. This is how an inflamed pancreas manifests itself.
It is responsible for the production of enzymes and hormones for processing food. Pancreatitis develops suddenly or vice versa over time. The patient experiences nausea, vomiting, and stomach upset. The pain is “girdling” in nature.
Hospitalization is required. For several days they prescribe: hunger, cold and rest. Painkillers, IVs.
Perhaps the culprit of your pancreatitis is the gallbladder.
Benign tumors of the female genital organs (uterine fibroids, polyps) cause exhausting pain in the long-suffering lower back. If they are noticed in time and monitored by your doctor, they will save you from much suffering in the future.
Sometimes a woman has to hear a terrible diagnosis: the cause of her lower back pain is cancer. It is impossible to ignore its symptoms due to intra-abdominal pressure, bloating, indigestion, nausea, and loss of appetite.
In order to avoid the development of such diseases, you need to visit a gynecologist at the first signs of illness, and not wait for the irreparable.
How to avoid all the diseases listed above and keep your lower back healthy?
The simplest but most effective exercise to relieve lower back pain:
To the big dream of health, we could all use a little more reason for balance.
Today we got acquainted with the topic of why the lower back hurts, and now it’s up to you. Determine this very reason and get treatment.
There is hardly a single person who has encountered such a problem as lower back pain at least once in their life. As a rule, pain occurs suddenly and can go unnoticed for quite a long time. But is it worth ignoring the signals from your own body?
The modern rhythm of life forces us to spend most of our time in a sitting position. The result is an uneven load on some muscles and a lack of load on others. Exercise, long walks, swimming in the pool and other physical activities are excellent prevention of various diseases, but it is not always possible to find time for all this. Let's talk about the causes of pain in the lumbar region and what measures should be taken when it appears.
The most common cause of lower back pain is spinal disease . Among them are the following:
We put osteochondrosis in first place, because this disease is the most common and one of the most dangerous.
The next stage is the development of inflammation, which leads to swelling and even greater infringement.
How does the disease manifest? Externally, osteochondrosis manifests itself as curvature of the spine and limitation of movements. In this case, the spine in the lumbar region hurts quite severely. Pain relief is observed in a horizontal position when taking a certain position.
Since osteochondrosis has a number of concomitant diseases (for example, gastrointestinal diseases), you need to consult a therapist to draw up a treatment plan. Based on the tests performed, he will be able to give a referral for consultation to specialized specialists.
First aid is especially necessary for a patient if he has a so-called “lumbago”. To alleviate the condition, it is necessary to lay the person on his back on a hard surface.
The use of ointments or creams is not recommended . You can give a small dose of painkiller and wait for the doctor to arrive. You should not give painkillers in large quantities - if you drown out the pain, the doctor will not be able to make a correct diagnosis.
First of all, it is necessary to observe strict bed rest. Treatment can be divided into several stages:
After the course of treatment, it is necessary to follow preventive measures , namely: move more, if the work is sedentary - take breaks every hour, sleep on a hard bed, go to the pool and monitor your weight.
Many pregnant women report the occurrence of girdle pain . The period of waiting for a baby is an exciting and difficult time when the expectant mother needs to pay great attention to her well-being.
There are two main causes of pain: the threat of miscarriage and increased load on the spine (especially at 5-6 months, when the abdomen grows rapidly, the legs and lower back hurt).
Other causes (for example, kidney disease, genitourinary system) are usually identified during a general examination during registration. Some pregnant women may complain that their lower back and tailbone hurt - such symptoms occur when the pelvis is preparing for childbirth.
Treatment for threatened miscarriage is carried out in a hospital. With the second option, doctors recommend wearing a bandage and doing special exercises for pregnant women. Knee-elbow poses are especially useful.
If there are no contraindications, then an excellent prevention of lower back pain is visiting the pool. Daily walks in the fresh air (at least 1-2 hours) also strengthen muscles. Please note that physical activity should increase gradually , otherwise the pain syndrome will not take long to occur.
Diseases of the gastrointestinal tract that can cause girdling pain in the lumbar region include:
Sharp and severe pain occurs precisely during attacks of pancreatitis, so most often people with suspicion of this disease turn to doctors.
How does pancreatitis manifest? The pain occurs suddenly, but when sitting or bending the body forward, it subsides. When your lower back hurts while lying down or your lower back hurts when you stand up, you can say with fairly great confidence that it is pancreatitis.
The pain syndrome may be accompanied by fever , loss of appetite and nausea, bloating, hiccups, shortness of breath, and discomfort in the epigastric region.
I would like to add that, like any other disease, pancreatitis does not appear suddenly, but can develop over years . If you observe the occurrence of mild pain 15 minutes after eating, which goes away after a short time, it is better to consult a doctor.
If you suspect pancreatitis, it is recommended to consult a physician or gastroenterologist. In case of acute pancreatitis, it is necessary to urgently call an ambulance. Otherwise, this disease may develop into another, even more dangerous - pancreatic necrosis.
There are situations when it is impossible to quickly call an ambulance or it may not arrive soon. To alleviate an attack of acute pancreatitis, the following measures must be taken:
Acute pancreatitis can only be treated in a hospital . For chronic pancreatitis, specialists may prescribe antispasmodics (for example, No-Shpa) or a course of antisecretory drugs.
Strict adherence to the diet is also mandatory. For long-term chronic pancreatitis, enzymes can be prescribed, for example, Festal, Pancreatin, Micrasim, Creon and others.
Due to the increased popularity of kidney disease, it is worth highlighting as a separate item. Despite their diversity, almost each of them causes girdling pain in the lumbar region.
Symptoms can easily be confused with other diseases.
The most common:
How does it manifest? themselves are not sensitive to pain , so it is not always easy to immediately notice a problem before the critical moment. Other symptoms are: increased urination, nausea and loss of appetite, chills.
Sometimes patients complain: “My lower back hurts when I sit” - this symptom also occurs. Please note that with this disease, the pain does not go away when changing body position.
As a rule, kidney diseases make themselves felt quite clearly, so in most cases an ambulance is called to the patient.
If you just have suspicions, you can visit a therapist who will give you a referral to a nephrologist or urologist (depending on the type of disease).
This video clearly shows the causes of lower back pain
The patient must be put to bed and provided with drinking water - plain water, lingonberry or cranberry fruit drinks. You can wrap the lumbar region with a warm blanket or woolen sweater and wait to see a doctor.
Almost all kidney diseases require long-term treatment. First, it is carried out in a hospital, after which a course of medications for home use is prescribed.
The main danger is the risk of reoccurrence of the same disease, so prevention is very important. First of all, it is necessary to avoid even slight hypothermia of the body. Secondly, try to drink more herbal teas or fruit drinks.
Experts recommend decoctions of rose hips, chamomile, lingonberries (both berries and leaves), and cranberries.
No matter how paradoxical it may sound, sometimes girdle pain in the lower back can be a sign of heart disease, for example, myocardial infarction.
The main symptoms are a displacement of pain from the left shoulder blade down . The pain can cover the chest and spread to the left arm (or the lower back and left leg hurt). In such cases, there is only one way out - immediately call an ambulance.
Pain under the lower back is much less common during exacerbations of female diseases - the pain mainly radiates to the sides. Similar situations are also observed in diseases of the peripheral nervous system or herpes zoster (for example, lower back pain and leg strain).
But no matter what problem suits your symptoms, there is only one conclusion - you need to get examined by a doctor as soon as possible . Only this will avoid serious complications.