Low Back PainChapter 1

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Do you feel something heavy in your back? Like you slouch because you feel something heavy? Or

Do you feel pain when you move your body? Maybe you have Low back pain.

Today I am going to discuss Low back pain. I will assure that:

  1. All of you will know what is Low Back Pain or in LBP.

  2. You will know what kind of LBP does you feel

  3. You will know what will be the cause of pain

  4. You will be able prevent to progress to be having LBP again.

  5. You will learn some exercises that will help you to relieve pain and relax your body

Introduction:

Definition:

Low Back Pain or LBP is a pain in the lower back area of the body that can relate to problems with the spine, the discs between the vertebrae, the ligaments around the spine and discs, the spinal cord and nerves, muscles of the low back, internal organs of the pelvis and abdomen, or the skin covering the lumbar area

Epidemiology:

• Low back pain is a symptom, not a disease, and has many causes.

• It is generally described as pain between the costal margin and the gluteal folds. It is extremely common.

• Low back pain can be:

  • acute

  • sub-acute

  • chronic.

• The highest chance is among people aged 30–50 years,

• Male has high possibility to have LBP than Female which has 2:1 ratio

• In people aged 25–55 years, about 95% of herniated discs occur at the lower lumbar spine (L4/5 and L5/S1 level); disc herniation above this level is more common in people aged over 55 years.

Etiology

  • Pain

  • muscle guarding

  • Decrease in or or loss of lumbar lordosis

  • Lateral shifting of the spinal column.

  • Forward bending is limited.

  • Neurological symptoms in dermatome and possibly myotome of affected nerve roots.

  • Limited nerve mobility, such as straight-leg raising (usually between 30° and 60°)

Factors that causes LBP:

  • Heavy and repetitive lifting

  • Use of jackhammers and machine tools

  • Operation of motor vehicles

  • Smokers

  • Above normal body weight

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It is a very annoying pain, it is difficult for him to walk, long ago I suffered from low back pain, they gave me injections and heal me, I always walk so that it does not happen again.

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Oh! Why didnt you go to a physiotherapist near to you so you can be treated with exercise sessions with affordable price?

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