Get To Know The Causes of Lower Back Pain

Get To Know The Causes of Lower Back Pain

Hermina's friend, have you ever felt pain in your lower back? If so, it could be low back pain. Lower back pain or low back pain is pain that occurs in the back of the body, namely the waist, lower spine, and can spread to the buttocks or thighs.

This pain can be caused by spinal abnormalities, such as lordosis, scoliosis, spondylitis, and so on. Therefore, low back pain is a health problem that should not be taken lightly.

Low back pain or lower back pain is a condition when pain or discomfort appears in the lower back, starting from below the rib cage to the lower crease of the buttocks but without the pain spreading to the legs.

If not treated properly, lower back pain can reduce lumbar mobility, resulting in limited movement and disrupting activities.

Lower back pain can be mild or it can be severe. This condition can also occur suddenly, or it can also occur slowly, until it seems to come and go but gradually gets worse over time.

Depending on the underlying cause of the pain, symptoms can be experienced in various ways, such as:

• Pain or soreness in the lower back area
• Stinging, burning pain, felt radiating from the lower back to the back of the thigh, sometimes to the lower leg or foot; may include numbness or tingling (rheumatic pain)
• Muscle spasms and tightness in the lower back, pelvis and hips
• Pain that worsens after prolonged sitting or standing
• Difficulty standing up straight, walking, or moving from standing to sitting

Causes of low back pain

The most common cause of low back pain is torn or pulled muscles or ligaments. This can be in the form of a sprain or lower back strain and can occur suddenly, or it can develop slowly over time due to repetitive movements.

A strain occurs when a muscle is stretched too far and tears, damaging the muscle itself. In addition, it can also be due to sprains which occur when excessive stretching and tearing affects the ligaments, which connect the bones together.

Sprains and strains that trigger lower back pain can be caused by a number of factors such as:

• Lifting heavy objects, or twisting the spine when lifting
• Sudden movements that put too much pressure on the lower back, such as falling
• Poor posture over time
• Sports injuries, especially in sports involving twisting or large impact forces

How to deal with low back pain

Usually, low back pain will improve with bed rest, medication, installation of braces (lumbar corset), and physiotherapy, only around 1 - 2% require surgery.

Surgery will be carried out especially in conditions of herniation (HNP) or a decrease in motor and sensory function of the lower limbs.

When it comes to lower back pain, physiotherapy is a treatment that is often recommended for all ages. The aim is to maintain, improve, restore function and dependency if individuals experience impaired movement and function abilities or problems caused by physical damage.

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