Dealing with Back Pain : Keep Active / Treatment /Sciatica / At Work /
Dealing with Back Pain
Acute back pain is usually short-lived and most people will see a huge improvement in their back by doing the following:
Taking regular pain relief like paracetamol, to allow you to move normally.
Taking anti-inflammatory tablets like ibuprofen as well if you need to.
Continuing with your day-to-day life as much as possible.
Making sure you get a good balance of rest and activity - see our general health advice
If you are not starting to get better in 1 week, or your pain is severe see your GP. Remember pain does not mean you are damaging your back, it will hurt as you move back to health.
There is more information in our patient information leaflet, which you can access by clicking on the link to the right.
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Dealing with Back Pain : Keep Active / Treatment /Sciatica / At Work /
Keep Active
When you have back pain it is crucial for you to keep moving.
Movement is something you can do that contributes to your back getting better. Part of that process is allowing time for the body's natural healing to occur and this will be much better if you continue to move, even if this causes some discomfort.
It will not do any harm - remember, the spine is designed to move. So download our exercise advice sheet to the right for more information about how you can get moving back to health.
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Treatment
Big changes have been made to the way back pain is managed in Sheffield.
Through this website we are supporting the city's GPs in giving you the help you need to manage your own back. After all, back pain is so common, you're likely to have episodes of acute pain on and off throughout your life.
Your GP will help guide your recovery and prevention of further back pain by using the right pain killers as needed, along with some good advice.
When you need extra help they can help you decide what's best for you. Some of the treatment options are detailed in the information leaflet to the right which you can read and download. As this website is strictly non-promotional we do not recommend specific practitioners.
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Dealing with Back Pain : Keep Active / Treatment /Sciatica / At Work /
Sciatica
Nine out of 10 cases of sciatica will heal without any specialist treatment - and more than seven out of 10 patients will report improvement within four weeks.
Keeping active is very important, but it may often be necessary to take pain killers to allow you to do this.
You shouldn't be afraid of masking the pain as much as possible, as keeping active will not do you any more harm.
Your GP will be able to recommend activities that will help you keep moving and stop your muscles getting tight and weak.
It's normal to feel some discomfort during recovery - but this is not harmful. However, if the pain persists, your GP may refer you to a specialist spinal team to help with your recovery.
Warning signs
Rarely, the discs in your back can press on part of the spinal cord that is responsible for bowel and bladder function. If you suffer from any of the symptoms below, you should visit your GP as soon as possible:
Loss or decreased sensation around the buttock area.
Inability to hold on to your urine or bowels.
Inability to pass urine or get an erection.
Pain into both legs.
Progressive weakness in the legs.
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Dealing with Back Pain : Keep Active / Treatment /Sciatica / At Work /
At Work
You are better continuing with activity, including work, even if you are still in some pain. People who remain active have far better outcomes than those who don't.
If you are struggling with back pain:
Inform your manager
Seek professional advice
Keep mobile
Stay at work as long as possible, this helps with your rehabilitation and recovery
Use pain killers to help you carry on – it’s the movement that will get you better, and the pain killers will allow you to move by masking the pain.
If you have to go off work sick use that time to get your back better - this might mean going out for walks, to the shops, etc. Don't feel that just because you are off work you should not keep active - you must!
Stay in touch with your workplace. Hopefully your employer will be trying to keep in touch with you as well. Be open-minded about getting back to work as soon as possible. This can be facilitated by changes to your normal job role, hours and even where you work.
The longer you remain off work the more difficult it becomes to get back to work. The day an individual goes off sick (whatever the reason) they have about a 1% chance of still being off work a year later.
Once someone has been off work for six weeks they have a 20% chance of long term disability. This increases to 50% if they have been off for six months. People off work for a year are unlikely to work again for several years.
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Dealing with Back Pain : Keep Active / Treatment /Sciatica / At Work /
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Information that we provide to you below,which include (1) back pain and ways to treat back pain (2) Physical therapy for back pain (3) information on senior doctors to treat back pain (4) and various treatments for back pain .therapy for back pain (5) The causes of back pain Tutorials (6) lower back pain pain upper back pain .center of the back .Information we come out of specialists and .senior doctors and prime locations .specialized in the treatment of back pain Put General Information and not any copyrights and mention source on other sites .But all these topics to sing about consulting a doctor continued Disclaimer.
Disclaimer : All content within (Back pain) Health is provided for general information only, and should not be treated as a substitute for the medical advice of your own doctor or any other health care professional. The (Back pain) is not responsible or liable for any diagnosis made by a user based on the content of the (Back pain) Health website. The (Back pain) is not liable for the contents of any external internet sites listed, nor does it endorse any commercial product or service mentioned or advised on any of the sites.Always consult your own GP if you're in any way concerned about your health.
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Dealing with Back Pain
Acute back pain is usually short-lived and most people will see a huge improvement in their back by doing the following:
Taking regular pain relief like paracetamol, to allow you to move normally.
Taking anti-inflammatory tablets like ibuprofen as well if you need to.
Continuing with your day-to-day life as much as possible.
Making sure you get a good balance of rest and activity - see our general health advice
If you are not starting to get better in 1 week, or your pain is severe see your GP. Remember pain does not mean you are damaging your back, it will hurt as you move back to health.
There is more information in our patient information leaflet, which you can access by clicking on the link to the right.
_______________
Dealing with Back Pain : Keep Active / Treatment /Sciatica / At Work /
Keep Active
When you have back pain it is crucial for you to keep moving.
Movement is something you can do that contributes to your back getting better. Part of that process is allowing time for the body's natural healing to occur and this will be much better if you continue to move, even if this causes some discomfort.
It will not do any harm - remember, the spine is designed to move. So download our exercise advice sheet to the right for more information about how you can get moving back to health.
_______________
Treatment
Big changes have been made to the way back pain is managed in Sheffield.
Through this website we are supporting the city's GPs in giving you the help you need to manage your own back. After all, back pain is so common, you're likely to have episodes of acute pain on and off throughout your life.
Your GP will help guide your recovery and prevention of further back pain by using the right pain killers as needed, along with some good advice.
When you need extra help they can help you decide what's best for you. Some of the treatment options are detailed in the information leaflet to the right which you can read and download. As this website is strictly non-promotional we do not recommend specific practitioners.
______________
Dealing with Back Pain : Keep Active / Treatment /Sciatica / At Work /
Sciatica
Nine out of 10 cases of sciatica will heal without any specialist treatment - and more than seven out of 10 patients will report improvement within four weeks.
Keeping active is very important, but it may often be necessary to take pain killers to allow you to do this.
You shouldn't be afraid of masking the pain as much as possible, as keeping active will not do you any more harm.
Your GP will be able to recommend activities that will help you keep moving and stop your muscles getting tight and weak.
It's normal to feel some discomfort during recovery - but this is not harmful. However, if the pain persists, your GP may refer you to a specialist spinal team to help with your recovery.
Warning signs
Rarely, the discs in your back can press on part of the spinal cord that is responsible for bowel and bladder function. If you suffer from any of the symptoms below, you should visit your GP as soon as possible:
Loss or decreased sensation around the buttock area.
Inability to hold on to your urine or bowels.
Inability to pass urine or get an erection.
Pain into both legs.
Progressive weakness in the legs.
_________________
Dealing with Back Pain : Keep Active / Treatment /Sciatica / At Work /
At Work
You are better continuing with activity, including work, even if you are still in some pain. People who remain active have far better outcomes than those who don't.
If you are struggling with back pain:
Inform your manager
Seek professional advice
Keep mobile
Stay at work as long as possible, this helps with your rehabilitation and recovery
Use pain killers to help you carry on – it’s the movement that will get you better, and the pain killers will allow you to move by masking the pain.
If you have to go off work sick use that time to get your back better - this might mean going out for walks, to the shops, etc. Don't feel that just because you are off work you should not keep active - you must!
Stay in touch with your workplace. Hopefully your employer will be trying to keep in touch with you as well. Be open-minded about getting back to work as soon as possible. This can be facilitated by changes to your normal job role, hours and even where you work.
The longer you remain off work the more difficult it becomes to get back to work. The day an individual goes off sick (whatever the reason) they have about a 1% chance of still being off work a year later.
Once someone has been off work for six weeks they have a 20% chance of long term disability. This increases to 50% if they have been off for six months. People off work for a year are unlikely to work again for several years.
__________________
Dealing with Back Pain : Keep Active / Treatment /Sciatica / At Work /
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Information that we provide to you below,which include (1) back pain and ways to treat back pain (2) Physical therapy for back pain (3) information on senior doctors to treat back pain (4) and various treatments for back pain .therapy for back pain (5) The causes of back pain Tutorials (6) lower back pain pain upper back pain .center of the back .Information we come out of specialists and .senior doctors and prime locations .specialized in the treatment of back pain Put General Information and not any copyrights and mention source on other sites .But all these topics to sing about consulting a doctor continued Disclaimer.
Disclaimer : All content within (Back pain) Health is provided for general information only, and should not be treated as a substitute for the medical advice of your own doctor or any other health care professional. The (Back pain) is not responsible or liable for any diagnosis made by a user based on the content of the (Back pain) Health website. The (Back pain) is not liable for the contents of any external internet sites listed, nor does it endorse any commercial product or service mentioned or advised on any of the sites.Always consult your own GP if you're in any way concerned about your health.
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