The cause of back pain is not just one, there are several things that can cause pain in the waist so that it disrupts the activities of Sahabat Persada. Pain in the waist is a complaint that often arises related to work and activity.
Low back pain is a health problem, including occupational health problems. The pain felt in the lower back originates from the spine, muscles, nerves or other structures in the area.
Low back pain is most often caused by muscle or joint injury in the lumbar area, which can be the result of incorrect body position, lifting heavy objects, or repetitive motion. Low back pain can also be caused by kidney problems, infections, or spinal problems.
The type of back pain complaints also varies, for example due to bone loss or osteoporosis, the complaints will be different from back pain due to tumors or due to the spread of cancer or in rheumatic cases.
Low back pain can be differentiated based on the pain felt, including local pain where the patient can indicate the location of the pain, referred pain, which means that the location of the pain felt comes from a disease in another body location, for example, the disease is actually in the stomach but the pain is in the waist, radicular pain, which is pain not only at one point but radiates to further parts of the body and pain caused by muscle stretching.
1. Soreness, stiffness, or stabbing in the lower back
2. Pain radiating from the waist to the buttocks to the legs
3. Pain radiating from the waist to the groin and genitals
4. It is difficult to move and stand upright due to pain in the waist
5. Pain sometimes worsens at night or when sitting too long
6. The pain worsens when bending, lifting heavy objects or walking
7. Limbs feel weak or numb, depending on the location of the pinched nerve
Low back pain based on time can be categorized as follows:
1. Acute: Acute low back pain is a complaint of low back pain for less than 4 weeks. Acute low back pain often resolves spontaneously within a few days.
2. Subacute: Sub-acute low back pain, complaints less than 3 months.
3. Chronic: Chronic low back pain if the complaint is more than 3 months.
1. Take Painkillers
2. Applying Pain Relief Gel
3. Putting an ice pad or heater on the sore back
4. Avoid sitting too long
5. Pay attention to sleeping position
6. Undergoing Physical Therapy
7. Treatment with Steroid Injections
8. Surgery: performed for back pain due to spinal deformity.
To determine the cause of back pain, the doctor will ask about the characteristics of the pain and what makes it worse or better. After that, the doctor will perform a physical examination, including checking the patient's reflexes and range of motion. If the patient does not show any serious symptoms, the doctor can immediately provide treatment.
If the back pain does not go away after a few weeks or serious symptoms appear, the doctor may perform further tests, such as:
1. Blood and urine tests aim to find the cause of back pain.
2. Scans, such as X-rays, CT scans and MRIs, to check the structure of the bones, muscles and ligaments and find out if there are any other precipitating conditions.
3. Ultrasound of the kidneys or female reproductive organs, if the back pain is suspected to be from a problem in these organs
4. Electrodiagnostics, including electromyography (examination of muscle electrical activity), nerve conduction test (examination of nerve signal transmission speed), and evoked potential test (examination of nerve transmission speed to the brain).
If you feel symptoms of low back pain that do not go away and get worse, immediately come and get yourself checked at Persada Hospital.
Persada Hospital has pain management services by competent specialists. Immediately treat your back pain so as not to interfere with your quality of life, come and consult with Persada Hospital. Check the schedule of Persada Hospital doctors to visit the Orthopedic polyclinic. Visit Persada Hospital's article page to learn about the latest health information.
For more information, please call the Persada Hospital hotline at 0811-3058-8585.
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