Back pain is one of the commonest health complaints.
Causes
Back pain can have many causes
- Wear and tear on the spine
- Inflamed or tense muscles or joints
- Excessive or incorrect strain on the back muscles
- Displaced intervertebral discs (herniated disc)
- Injuries, vertebral fractures due to osteoporosis
- Lack of exercise
- Mental tension
- Bechterew’s disease
- Rheumatological diseases
- Pregnancy, menstrual problems
- Tumor in the back or metastasis from another cancer
- Diseases of other organs:
- kidney disease
- stomach and intestinal problems
- prostate disease, ovarian inflammation
In many cases, family doctors or specialists in orthopedics or rheumatology can provide further help. However, these symptoms should also be reviewed by a specialist in neurology, especially if:
- The back pain is associated with serious or unusual sensory disturbances with weakness in the arm or leg, or even disturbance in bladder function
- The symptoms increase in duration and severity despite treatment