What is Back Pain / Acute back pain /Chronic Back Pain / Sciatica
What is Back Pain
Back pain is a very common problem in the UK - with eight out of ten people suffering from it at some point during their lives.
It can affect anyone, at any age, and is usually caused by a sprain or a strain of the muscles, ligaments, joints or discs in the back. Most of us know that this can be very painful, and inconvenient, but it is not serious.
We often call back pain acute or chronic, depending on how long you have had the pain. Acute pain is shorter lived and more common. We call back pain chronic once you have had it for more than 3 months. Managing back pain well prevents people developing chronic back pain.
Most people experience back pain on one or both sides of their backs but may also feel it around their hips and buttocks and occasionally into one or both thighs. But with simple advice, most people will see a great improvement in their back pain within two weeks.
Chronic back pain can last much longer and usually requires treatment such as medication or physiotherapy.
In most cases though, your back will heal itself. It is important that you keep active and continue as normal, but if your pain is severe and persistent then you should seek medical advice for diagnosis and the appropriate treatment.
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Acute back pain
Acute back pain is usually caused by a sprain or strain in the back. It is so common it should be seen as an annoying but normal part of life.
80% of the adult population in this country will have a significant episode of back pain in their life. Around 10% of the population have back pain at any one time.
It can come on quite suddenly, or over time, and can be caused by lifting or moving awkwardly.
However, more often than not, acute back pain comes on without any specific injury to your back.
The pain can come on suddenly, or over time and can range from a mild pain or ache to quite severe pain, which can be extremely distressing and can sometimes stop you carrying out your everyday activities.
You will often hear that the best thing you can do for back pain is to lie down and rest - just one of several back pain myths which you can find out more about by clicking on the link to the right.
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Chronic Back Pain
Chronic back pain refers to pain that has not gone away after three months.
Like acute back pain, it is usually caused by a strain or a sprain in the back - but the pain and distress can last for much longer and it can have a big impact on your day-to-day life.
Chronic back pain can range from a mild pain or ache, to a more severe pain. This can depend on a variety of things, such as how happy you are at home or at work, if you are prone to depression or if you have had back pain before.
Chronic back pain usually requires treatment such as medication or physiotherapy. In most cases though, your back will heal itself. It is important that you keep active and continue as normal, but if your pain is severe and persistent then you should seek medical advice for diagnosis and the appropriate treatment.
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Sciatica
Sciatica is a pain that travels down from your lower back or buttock, to your foot.
It usually happens when the jelly within the discs that separate the bones of your spine (vertebrae) pushes or bursts out of the disc and irritates the sciatic nerve.
Swollen muscles, joints or ligaments can also irritate the nerve causing sciatica.
The sciatic nerve runs down through the back, into the buttock, down the back of the leg and round to the outside of the lower leg and foot.
When the nerve gets compressed or irritated, the brain interprets the pain as coming from the buttock or leg instead of the back, where the problem actually is.
The pain is often a severe shooting pain, sometimes accompanied with pins and needles or numbness.
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Back pain is a very common problem in the UK - with eight out of ten people suffering from it at some point during their lives.
It can affect anyone, at any age, and is usually caused by a sprain or a strain of the muscles, ligaments, joints or discs in the back. Most of us know that this can be very painful, and inconvenient, but it is not serious.
We often call back pain acute or chronic, depending on how long you have had the pain. Acute pain is shorter lived and more common. We call back pain chronic once you have had it for more than 3 months. Managing back pain well prevents people developing chronic back pain.
Most people experience back pain on one or both sides of their backs but may also feel it around their hips and buttocks and occasionally into one or both thighs. But with simple advice, most people will see a great improvement in their back pain within two weeks.
Chronic back pain can last much longer and usually requires treatment such as medication or physiotherapy.
In most cases though, your back will heal itself. It is important that you keep active and continue as normal, but if your pain is severe and persistent then you should seek medical advice for diagnosis and the appropriate treatment.
_________________
Acute back pain
Acute back pain is usually caused by a sprain or strain in the back. It is so common it should be seen as an annoying but normal part of life.
80% of the adult population in this country will have a significant episode of back pain in their life. Around 10% of the population have back pain at any one time.
It can come on quite suddenly, or over time, and can be caused by lifting or moving awkwardly.
However, more often than not, acute back pain comes on without any specific injury to your back.
The pain can come on suddenly, or over time and can range from a mild pain or ache to quite severe pain, which can be extremely distressing and can sometimes stop you carrying out your everyday activities.
You will often hear that the best thing you can do for back pain is to lie down and rest - just one of several back pain myths which you can find out more about by clicking on the link to the right.
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Chronic Back Pain
Chronic back pain refers to pain that has not gone away after three months.
Like acute back pain, it is usually caused by a strain or a sprain in the back - but the pain and distress can last for much longer and it can have a big impact on your day-to-day life.
Chronic back pain can range from a mild pain or ache, to a more severe pain. This can depend on a variety of things, such as how happy you are at home or at work, if you are prone to depression or if you have had back pain before.
Chronic back pain usually requires treatment such as medication or physiotherapy. In most cases though, your back will heal itself. It is important that you keep active and continue as normal, but if your pain is severe and persistent then you should seek medical advice for diagnosis and the appropriate treatment.
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Sciatica
Sciatica is a pain that travels down from your lower back or buttock, to your foot.
It usually happens when the jelly within the discs that separate the bones of your spine (vertebrae) pushes or bursts out of the disc and irritates the sciatic nerve.
Swollen muscles, joints or ligaments can also irritate the nerve causing sciatica.
The sciatic nerve runs down through the back, into the buttock, down the back of the leg and round to the outside of the lower leg and foot.
When the nerve gets compressed or irritated, the brain interprets the pain as coming from the buttock or leg instead of the back, where the problem actually is.
The pain is often a severe shooting pain, sometimes accompanied with pins and needles or numbness.
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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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