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Pain or discomfort in the back is a very common health problem that usually experienced by older people and can appear and disappear over a period of several years. In most cases, the cause of back pain is not serious and the pain will disappear with a simple home treatment and over time. People with back pain often describe it as a slow and continuous feeling sharp, stinging or causing stiffness and difficulty standing still or moving, or pain or tingling in the buttocks and legs below the knee.

An acute attack of back pain is an attack that lasts less than six weeks, while chronic attacks generally last more than three months. Most back pain is related to stress or strain a muscle or ligament. Back pain affecting the nerves in the spine, causing pain in the buttocks and legs through the knee, are less frequent. The pain may begin immediately after exertion or injury or can start within a few hours. A very small percentage of back pain is related to age.

If you suffer from back pain for over two weeks, consult a doctor for review and to ensure that the pain is not caused by a health exception. The vast majority of cases of back pain heal on their own with the help of some home care. Try the following household measures to reduce pain and promote healing:

Relax for twenty-four hours after the pain has started to avoid any other injury.

Sleep on a firm mattress with a table below. Lie on one side with a pillow between your legs to keep the hips with a rotary motion and increase the pressure on the back or lie on your back, with a rolled towel under the neck and pillow under your knees. Avoid lying on your stomach.
Get out of bed slowly and carefully, first sitting and then standing up. Apply ice or cold compresses for twenty minutes every two hours for the first twenty-four to forty-eight hours to reduce pain and muscle spasms.
After forty-eight hours apply heat to improve circulation and healing. The use of ice or heat is an individual choice that depends on what you prefer and what reduces the pain. Take pain medication and prescription anti-inflammatory such as aspirin or ibuprofen. It is best to take these medicines with milk, food or antacids to protect the stomach. However, children and teenagers should not take aspirin because aspirin use in this age has been associated with an uncommon condition, although serious, brain and liver of Reye’s syndrome. Pregnant women should consult their doctor before taking any medication. Without prescription. It is advisable that parents with children and people with medical problems read carefully the prospectus of the products and consult with the pharmacist if you have questions about their use. It must also avoid vigorous activity for six weeks after the pain is gone to get a complete cure and prevent the injury occurring again.

Low back pain is considered an indefinite pathology encompasses different types of disease located in the lower back. Its diagnosis is often very common and widespread, but the term itself does not provide information beyond mere semantics “lumbar pain” without explaining the cause, motive or the exact location of the lesion.

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The lumbar area is situated on the lower back area and consists of five free vertebrae articulate with each other, with the exception of the fifth lumbar (L5) articulates with the sacrum. On the top is built with so-called twelfth dorsal vertebra (D12). In addition to these vertebrae, the area is made up of muscle complex in what stands out for its volume, power and importance, the quadratus muscle located on either side of the column, which generates the movement of the area.

The lumbar spine allows flexion, extension, rotation and lateral flexion. Houses the final part of the spinal cord, called “horsetail”, hence the 5 lumbar disk start by the side holes of each vertebra to the bones, muscles, ligaments and skin of the inguinal, lumbar and members lower.

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