Painful sensations in the lumbar region are not uncommon, and almost every person ever encountered them. Sometimes it is enough to sit for a long time in an uncomfortable position, as there is a drawing pain in the lower back, provoked by muscle tension. Such pain is most often encountered, but it quickly passes and does not bear any consequences. However, if the drawing or aching pain in the lower back is observed for a long time is chronic, then this is already a sign of the disease, and often quite serious.
Causes of pain in the lower back
The reasons that can cause pain in the lumbar region are many, but in medicine they are divided into primary and secondary:
- Primary include pain, which is caused by any pathological changes in the spine: vertebral joints, intervertebral discs, muscles, tendons. In the first place among the causes of this type, and in general among the causes that cause pain in the loin, is osteochondrosis.
- Secondary causes include pain caused by infectious and non-infectious inflammation, tumors and trauma, diseases of the internal organs, in particular - pelvic organs in women, reflected pain (when pain in another part of the body gives back), and others.
Let's look at the main diseases that cause pain in the lower back.
Muscle spasm
It occurs due to prolonged or unusual physical activity. It can restrain movements, pains usually appear when the body position changes.
Osteochondrosis
The disease most often develops in the middle and old age. There are pulling pains, often one-sided and giving to the area below the lower back: legs, pelvis. When osteochondrosis pains increase with sudden movements, changing the position of the body, especially the slopes forward.
It is one of the most common causes of pain of this nature.
Inflammatory Kidney Disease
Drawing back pains are observed along with other symptoms of the disease, for example, painful urination .
Renal colic
Immediately when colic occurs, the pain is sharp, pulsating, but its predecessor often becomes a pain in the lower back, observed for several days, right or left, depending on which kidney is affected.
Oncological diseases
Drawing pain is usually strong, not passing through the day and not decreasing with a change in the position of the body.
Gynecological diseases in women
Sensations usually have a diffuse character, are not permanent. Drawing pain, giving back, as a rule, observed or worse with menstruation.
Diseases of internal organs
Drawing pain in the lower back to the right can indicate an inflammatory disease of the pelvic organs (most often pelvic peritoneum and right appendages of the ovaries), appendicitis, diseases of the ureter, right kidney, intestine, the appearance of a hernia, abdominal wall disease. Drawing pain in the lower back on the left usually indicates the same series of diseases (with the exception of appendicitis) as on the right, taking into account the localization of internal organs. That is, it will be the inflammatory processes of the left kidney, the left appendages of the ovaries, and so on.
Treatment of pain in the lower back
Given the variety of causes that can cause pain, you need to consult a doctor before starting treatment. Visiting a doctor becomes necessary if there is a non-transient
Depending on what is caused by the pain, after the examination a further course of treatment is prescribed.
Many with pulling back pain resort to the services of a chiropractor. In some cases, such treatment is really shown and effective, but you should not resort to it without establishing the exact cause of the disease, so as not to aggravate the situation.