3 Major Reasons You Suffer Back Pain
The curse of back pain is becoming a more common ailment and although anyone can at some point in time face it, a number of factors can increase the risk of suffering from it. These risks can emerge from a wide variety of factors from activity that is undertaken purposefully to lifestyle habits that you might not have thought would have an effect on the health of your back.
Back pain can become more common with age but this does not mean that you have to accept it as part of becoming older. And it is not just the older generation that is more prone to it as often it is those in their 30′s and 40′s that can suffer greatly. This is much more prevalent among those less physically fit. Where back and abdominal muscles are allowed to become weak they may not properly support the spine. It is common for those who have been inactive all week to consciously undertake exercise in a concentrated period over the weekend. Whilst this has benefits they are unfortunately more likely to suffer painful back injuries than people who make moderate physical activity a daily habit. Studies show that low-impact pilates exercise is good for the discs that cushion the vertebrae, the individual bones that make up the spine.
Many diseases can cause or contribute to back pain. These include various forms of arthritis, such as osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, spondylitis, and cancers elsewhere in the body that may spread to the spine. In addition, lifestyle choices such as smoking may not directly be the cause, it increases your risk of developing low back pain and sciatica. As an example, by continuing smoking it may contribute to pain by blocking the body’s ability to naturally deliver nutrients required by the disks of the lower back. As a result of smoking, it is not uncommon for repeated coughing to have a detrimental effect on the muscles around the back leading to pain. And just for good measure, smoking has been found to slow the healing process which will have the effect of prolonging pain as a result of back injuries, back surgery or broken bones. Another lifestyle choice of a diet high in calories and fat, combined with an inactive lifestyle, can lead to obesity, which can put stress on the back.
Another reason for the onset of back pain is from activity which is related to types of work. Having a job that requires heavy lifting, pushing, or pulling, particularly when this involves twisting or vibrating the spine, can lead to injury and back pain. In complete contrast, undertaking an inactive job such as sitting at a desk for long periods of the working day may also lead to or contribute to pain, especially if you have a poor sitting posture that places undue pressure on the spine which can be due to the choice of an inappropriate chair. This can lead to the muscles becoming out of alignment and thus creating unnecessary strain on them.
Michael Tasker
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Physical pain and cancer………?With all the sad coverage of what Jade Goody is having to endure at the moment with her cancer, is it the treatment for cancer that causes the pain, and not the actual cancer itself? The reason i ask is that my aunt died a few years ago of cancer, but didn't realise she had it (she was in her late 80s). She suffered slight back pain, but nothing major apparently. A friend of mine also died three years ago and was in constant agony due to his cancer. Does it depend on the type/severity of cancer also?
I hope some day a cure will be found for this awful, cruel disease.
I think the pain usually comes in the final stages. I have had breast cancer twice and never had any pain at the time. My breasts and ribs are tender now because of the radiotherapy but I wouldn't call it pain. My mother died of lung cancer and really only suffered pain in the final stages, which was controlled by morphine.References :
It depends on the type and location of the cancer, some can be agonising.References :
Firstly, happily cancer CAN be cured if caught early enough and treated aggressively enough.
The pain from cancer is usually caused by the tumours pressing on various nerves, or causing organs to malfunction. The various treatments for cancer can produce some very unpleasant side effects but can also shrink the tumours which are causing the pain.
The pain felt will vary from patient to patient, and tumour site to tumour site – some patients are very lucky and don't have to endure too much, but for others, the demise is agonising.References : Work in cancer services.
I think it probably depends upon the type, severity, and location of the cancer. I've got brain cancer and had migraines for a year once a month or so(the tumor was there much longer). Now..I have good days and bad days. I've only had 2 days so far where I've felt in pain due to chemo and radiation post surgery.References :