Back pain (also known as dorsalgia) is pain felt in the back that usually originates from the muscles, nerves, bones , joints or other structures in the spine. The spine is a complex interconnecting network of nerves joints, muscles, tendons and ligaments, and all are capable of producing pain. Large nerve that originate in the spine and go to the legs and arms can make pain radiate to the extremities.
The pain can often be divided into neck pain, upper back pain, lower back pain or tailbone pain. It may have a sudden onset or can be a chronic pain; it can be constant or intermittent, stay in one place or radiate to other areas. It may be a dull ache or a sharp or piercing or burning sensation. The pain may radiate into the arm and in the upper back or in the low back and may include symptoms other than pain such as weakness, numbness or tingling.



SURPRISING FACTS ABOUT BACK PAIN

1. Back pain is one of humanity’s most frequent complaints. In the U.S., acute low back pain also called lumbago is the fifth most common reason for physician visits.

2. About nine out of ten adults experience back pain at some point in their life, and five out of ten working adults have back pain every year.

3. By its duration; acute(less than 4 weeks), sub acute (4-12 weeks), chronic (greater than 12 weeks).

4. Approximately 98% of back pain patients are diagnosed with nonspecific acute back pain which has no serious underlying pathology.


CAUSES OF BACK PAIN

There are several potential sources and causes of back pain. However, the diagnosis of specific tissues of the spine as the cause of pain presents problems. This is because symptoms arising from different spinal tissues can feel very similar and is difficult to differentiate without the use of invasive diagnostic intervention procedures such as local anesthetic blocks.

One potential source of back pain is skeletal muscles of the back. Potential causes of pain in muscle tissue includes;

-Muscle strains

-Muscle spasm

-Muscle imbalances

N:B: Although, imaging studies do not support the notion of muscle tissue damage in many back pain cases, and the neurophysiology of muscle spasm and muscle imbalances is not well understood.

There are several common other potential sources and causes of back pain,these includes;

-Spinal disc herniation

-Degenerative disc disease or isthmic spondylolisthesis

-Lumbar spinal stenosis

-Trauma

-Cancer

-Fungal or bacteria infection such as tuberculosis, E-coli, staphylococcus

-Fractures

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