Almost every person there is pain in the muscles of the back. It arises in the elderly and the young. Their appearance may be a phenomenon that is harmless or to indicate that a person develops a serious illness. Regardless of the reasons for which it appeared to him, the man should be mandatory to see a doctor. Timely access to a specialist will help you to relieve the pain and stop the spread of the disease.
Why the pain of the muscles of the back
Spin — a great part of the human body. It covers almost all the internal organs, the muscles, the joints, the bones. And the pain should alert the person. Often the discomfort caused by an infection and inflammation, stress, excess exercise. All these factors lead to the fact that the muscles in this area are enlarged or reduced, the structure of the spine changes.
Pain in the back, to describe very difficult. Its appearance is connected with the admission to the muscles of lactic acid. Because it is the edema, the pain of different intensity.
Doctors say that muscles in the back are divided into several types:
- weak
- sharp
- severe pain.
Acute pain usually is the result of the development of the inflammatory process, infectious diseases or diseases of internal organs.
Patients divided into various groups of pain. Pain syndrome, in its opinion, is:
- periodic;
- permanent;
- unique.
Causes of pain in the muscles of the back:
The development of diseases of muscles: scoliosis, osteochondrosis, arthrosis, rheumatism. They all lead to the fact that the muscles are tired and it causes the person discomfort. Due to the illness of the discomfort that appear to be trapezoidal and longitudinal muscles.
The development of disease in the internal organs. For example, a pathology in the field of the genitourinary and cardiac systems, organs, respiratory, stomach and liver in the shoulder blade, back and chest.
The spread of the inflammatory process. Frequent disease that affects the muscles of the back is myositis. Begins with penetration of an infection in the body, the destruction of the connective and muscle tissue. Because of this the person appear purulent tumors. Myositis often occurs due to the fact that the man was sweating and draught. Often it manifests as a complication of chronic diseases, localized in the respiratory tract and the lungs. In addition, it appears in lesions and wounds, rheumatism, intestinal worms, diseases of the Central nervous system of bad inheritance. In the initial stages of the inflammation can go on your own. However, if in later stages it is not treated, the person can intensify the pain dramatically increase the body temperature, the infection moves to the other region, there will be muscle atrophy. Where the person does not appear unpleasant sensations in the muscles, but their locomotor activity is affected.
Mechanical damage and several injuries in the muscles. Often appear in athletes after strong physical work. Because of the excessive physical activity often these people there are gaps, tears, appear the inflammation of the trapezius muscle, spasms and pain through the rear.
Overexertion of the body and a sedentary lifestyle. In this case pain a person can receive when it was fixed and produced some action. In a situation of risk include office workers. They are always in an awkward position. As a result, often have muscle pain in the job.
Often pain in the muscles after exercise in persons engaged in active sports. This includes citizens, often travelling in the boats and the people who travel with tents and backpacks. This is because the muscles of the back under these loads too abrasive, causing mechanical injury, there is pain in the muscles. Mechanical injuries appear often in children. This is due to the fact that their bones are particularly mobility and are unable to assess his physical strength. Because of this, parents should monitor their children to exclude rupture of ligaments.
The presence of congenital anomalies. For example, the syndrome of legs short, the human beings, the deformation of the spine, and there are pathologies in the intestine. Painful sensations are unpleasant, and appear periodically, but due to the fact that the disease develops quickly, the pain of the person have been improved.
The massage or therapeutic exercises. Often the patients reported that the muscle pain that appeared after the intervention. Can occur due to the fact that it is done incorrectly. For example, the person appointed relaxing Spa treatment, and it had a stimulating or point of impact. Unpleasant sensations can arise in the fact that arose during the procedure of excess muscle tension. The pain can occur when the person the procedure was contraindicated, and it did or did not know what to do. The pain is often appear when the person develop a chronic illness. If you underwent the procedure, after 1-2 hours you can have pain in the back. The presence of a low qualification of the employees can lead to the appearance of pain. Keep in mind that if massage is done correctly, the pain after it occurs.
Other reasons that cause pain in the muscles, is the development of the special anatomical characteristics. For example, scoliosis leads to the symmetry breaking of the spine, flat feet, reduce lower limb development congenital asymmetry of the pelvis.
What to do if I have pain back muscles
With the development of the disease the patient appeared pain in the muscles of the back, but in the following pathologies:
- alters the posture;
- reduce the mobility of the joints and the spine. For example, you can't fully straighten my back or turn to the other side of the head;
- reduces the overall sensitivity of the skin.
The doctors say that hurt the back muscles and the spine can develop in the human body from serious diseases. Most often, to the development of osteoarthritis. You suffer close to 85% of the population.
Low back pain strikes:
- vertebrae;
- intervertebral discs;
- the spinal cord;
- the trunks and the roots of the spinal nerves;
- the veins and arteries;
- capillaries, ligaments, and muscles.
In addition, osteochondrosis develops on the background:
- spondylitis;
- ankylosing spondylitis;
- arthritis;
- osteoarthritis;
- the scoliosis.
The risk of osteoarthritis in that it leads to degenerative lesions and destruction of bone tissue, intervertebral discs and articular cartilage.
The reasons for the development of osteoarthritis following:
- the inheritance;
- eating the wrong foods;
- weight;
- injuries may in the future lead to the development of serious diseases.
- roots, soft tissue and muscles, the blood vessels;
- sedentary lifestyle;
- excessive tension of the body physical work;
- frequent stress.
The pain occurs in the left and right bottom of the leaves indicates the development of a hernia and nonalgia. Many patients give up to be weak, dull, recurrent pain in the back, and consider it normal. But it is a mistake. It is important to consult a specialist and to identify the cause of the pain.
Most often the pain in the back area appear a clearly marked location. Can be:
- Pain in the trapezius muscle. It is more vulnerable, because its fibers are included in the shoulders, and manage your mobility. In general hurts the most, and latissimus dorsi workers of the art and the dancers, which is often too much work. In addition to pain in the muscle can occur due to emotional problems.
- Pain in the trapezius muscle occurs even after the removal of the source of the disease and are accompanied by a headache. This pain is characterized by the following symptoms: people can't move my head, the pain spread to the area of the shoulder and of the cervical spine. They are unpleasant, permanent, and often incapable of give in the shoulder Department.
- The appearance of bad sensations in a large diamond-shaped muscle on the back. When the pain of a person is not able to actively move the neck and shoulders. Pain in this area can occur due to the fact that people do not properly lift heavy objects. This is due to the offset arrangement of vanes and development in humans stoop.
- If there is pain in the muscles of the back to the left, it says about the development of osteochondrosis. When a person is often dizzy, disturbed vision, there are bad feelings in the upper part of the limbs.
- If the pain in the muscles of the back along the spinal column, which talks about the development of the hernias and scoliosis. Painful sensations occur because nerve roots subjected to pressure and part of the spinal cord changed its position usual.
- The appearance of cervical degenerative disc disease is characterized by the pressure of the veins and arteries, the pain appears attacks. Burns and strokes. It is located in the neck, or on the other side of the head. There are symptoms of oxygen starvation: dizziness, nausea, migraine appears, it falls down dramatically vision, decreased sensitivity in the upper limbs and shoulder girdle arises, shortness of breath, decreased activity of the cervical spine. If the person is in the adult age, he may suddenly lose consciousness, and if the disease has become chronic, then there is paresis and paralysis of the upper limbs.
- The appearance of thoracic osteochondrosis is characterized by the appearance of acute pain with lumbago, is slowly growing. Is located in the area between the ribs, the shoulders and the upper part of the abdomen. The patient to cough, there is a knot in the throat, difficulties arise during the Commission of the swallowing action. When the inclination, the elevation upper limb — increase of the pressure and the pain appear in the heart.
- The appearance of degenerative lumbar disc disease is characterized by the formation and pain in the lumbar region. Flash with lumbago. Pain in the muscles of the lumbar region and legs. At the same time, gives to the groin and the pelvis. If the vertebrae are fused, which may become smaller or even an abyss. Thus, the patient feels the lack of sensitivity of the skin, paresis and paralysis of the upper limbs. Men have problems to go to the toilet. Women have altered the menstrual cycle.
- The appearance of pain in the muscles of the back on the right indicates the development of: degenerative disc disease, sciatica, scoliosis, tuberculosis, and injuries of the spine, the inflammation of the muscles. If the patient has pain in the back muscles on the right side, it could indicate that the body develops diseases that disturb the structure of the internal organs. It is said about the development: appendicitis, peritonitis, pyelonephritis, pancreatitis, necrotizing pancreatitis, ulcer duodenal, the appearance of kidney stones, cholecystitis, a heart attack, stroke, pneumonia. If discomfort appears in women, it talks about the development of their adnexitis, endometritis, fibroids and cysts.
The diagnosis of the disease
Muscle and back pain is treated by a surgeon, a neuropathologist, a therapist, who carried out accurate diagnosis and prescribe a treatment. Initially they examine the patient and ask about their complaints.
Additional diagnostic techniques that are used to identify in a person the symptoms of the disease are:
- X-ray — determines the pathologies localized in the skeletal system.
- RM — evaluates the affected area muscles.
- Puncture — located parasitic lesions.
- Using ECG to evaluate the heart of the system.
The patient should take a blood test and urine. Can be used to determine the development of the inflammatory process in the body.
Treatment
For the treatment of pain in the muscles of the back can be by the following methods. All of them are aimed at the elimination of the source of the pain:
- Relieve the acute pain in the problem area of the patient administered creams and gels with anesthetic. In this case, suitable ointment, containing the red pepper. In addition, you can use ointments that contain poison of snake.
- From myositis, it is necessary to use non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs. In addition, the doctor can prescribe remedies based on corticosteroids. Remember that these must be used with the course and only in accordance with the treating physician.
- From herniated disks used muscle relaxants, they are able to quickly remove the muscle spasms.
- From the parasites you can take drugs.
- From purulent myositis, patient is prescribed antibiotics.
Prevention
In order to avoid back pain, the patient is required to perform the following steps:
- To maintain the correct posture while walking and when sitting in the chair. In order to save it you need to be near a wall and snuggled up to his neck and the heels. This position must remember and keep in daily life.
- If you want to stay in time, doctors suggest every 10 minutes, to change his position, shifting his weight from one foot to the other.
- In cases where you need to sit a long time — you want to relieve the muscular fatigue. For this reason, it is necessary to bend the back, stretch the arms up, forward and to breathe deeply. In addition, it should be up on the toes, raising the arms and have a good stretch for them. These movements need to perform several times a day.
- It is recommended to hang a long time at the bar.
- To ensure that the person eats. To avoid fatty foods. It is better to consume foods rich in fiber, vitamins and minerals.
- Dress for the weather and avoid drafts and hypothermia.
- Every day of the year.
- Don't go to sleep too much time in bed. Shorter rest periods to eliminate the likelihood of muscle atrophy.