Your life giving you more backaches than inspiration?

Back pain can be a total annoyance up to an extent that can turn your life to hell. Read on to know more.

Reasons for back pain

Listed below are the most common reasons for back pain.

• Desk job: Back pain is most commonly from poor posture. Sitting and staring at a computer shortens chest muscles and pulls on the muscles in the back.
• Stress: Strain in the muscles around the neck and shoulders or between the shoulder blades can be multi-factorial.
• Ruptured disks: Sudden injury or pressure over cushions of the disk can lead to disc rupture, which results in pressure on a nerve, resulting in back pain.
• Sleep disorders: Individuals with sleep disorders are more likely to experience back pain as compared to others.

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Risk factors for back pain

Particularly, the following factors might put someone at a greater risk of developing back pain.

• Age
• Sedentary lifestyle
• Excess weight on the spine
• Carrying heavy school bags or office bags
• Carrying a laptop bag
• Excess weight or obesity
• Wearing high heels or improper footwear
• Heavy workouts
• Improper lifting

When to book an appointment

You can’t always assume that the back pain is no big deal. If back pain lingers for more than a few days or requires regular back pain medications, you should book an appointment with your homeopath and be evaluated. Another sign to book an appointment is if the back pain limits your abilities in your day-to-day life like you have to call off work to stay in bed. Following are signs you need to get book an appointment straight away.

• The back pain won’t go away: If your back pain is persistently hurting, book an appointment with your homeopath.
• You feel pain in the side as well: Anyone who has had a kidney stone knows they’re quite agonizing and they might cause back pain. The best advice? If your back pain is severe and persistent, it’s always a good idea to be evaluated by a homeopath.
• You’ve got a fever: The flu might be going around. In certain cases, severe back pain with an accompanying fever or numbness or tingling in your arms can be from a spinal infection. Anyhow, book an appointment with your homeopath right away.
• The pain is searing through your chest as well: Numbness or weakness in your arms can be one sign of a stroke or it might also be an indication of a tear in the wall of the aorta which is the largest blood vessel in your body that runs in the back of your chest. You’re especially at risk if you’ve uncontrolled high blood pressure and back pain. This is a crisis that needs instant homeopathic attention.
• Your legs are weak: It’s high time to think about a possible slipped disc which can happen if you lift something heavy using your back instead of your legs. If you feel back pain along with numbness or weakness in your arms or legs, it might be a sign of a neurologic injury from a slipped disc. Your homeopath can make a diagnosis with a physical exam.
• Taking a deep breath hurts: Take a deep breath and how does it feel? If it is extremely painful, book an appointment with your homeopath and get checked out immediately.
• Back pain intensifies when you move: You had a recent fall and you might have thought that your back would hurt this much, right? If you had a hurtful wound like a heavy object landed on your back or you slipped on the ice and fell with your back striking the edge of a step, then you might have broken a vertebral bone or a rib. Depending on where you broke it you might feel back pain or it might appear on your right side. The back pain can get worse when you move. Book an appointment with your homeopath right away.

Conclusion

Visit your nearest homeopathy clinic and seek homeopathy treatment as soon as you notice any symptoms.