How to Survive Back Problems

We often ask how to survive back problems to ourselves when we face sudden back pains. Back problems are common irrespective of age, sex, and race. In fact back problems are a universal phenomenon. If you have been suffering from back pain chances are you may have a lot of questions about back problems. Back problems can vary from occasional pain to recurrent and seething back problems that require immediate medical attention.

Back problem causes: Back problems are commonly caused due to the following reasons,

• Sitting in one position for long time with or without lifting weights
• Turning, bending or twisting suddenly
• Experiencing accidents or sudden impact on falling during sports or other activities
• Disease like osteoporosis, rheumatism, arthritis, sciatica, Scheuermann's disease, Scoliosis, spondylolisthesis, spondylitis, etc
• Pregnancy in women and age related degeneration of bones in the back in men and women

In most cases back problems are chiefly related to bone damage. Bone damage can be structural damage due to fractures or sudden impacts occuring due to bone degeneration resulting from certain diseases, lots more medical questions,etc.

Back problem symptoms: Symptoms of back problems are,

1. Pain in lower, upper or middle back
2. Pain in the surrounding organs and joints such as the pelvis or hips
3. Seething pain or recurrent pain often related to injury and tissue damage surrounding the bones
4. Pain is often followed by inflammation, reddening or swelling
5. In some cases back pain often shows up with fever, nausea, feeling of tiredness and weakening

Back problem diagnosis: Back problems can be diagnosed using a variety of techniques such as

1. Physical examination such as touching or feeling pain spots
2. X-Ray examination
3. MRI(Magnetic resonance scan)
4. CT-Scan(Computed tomography scan)
5. Ultrasound and echo or Doppler tests

These tests decide the treatments for back problems.