The question that many people ask - why do the back muscles hurt for no reason - is incorrect, since there is always a factor that causes discomfort: from ordinary overexertion or an uncomfortable posture to a serious illness.
But these are only “triggering factors”: in fact, the patient usually has muscle tension caused by scoliosis, kyphosis, flattening of the natural curve of the back -.
Lumboischialgia is a pain syndrome that spreads not only in the back, but also in the buttock and in rear surface legs (except fingers), aggravated by movements, certain postures and walking.
With such a common disease as inflammation of the back muscles - myositis, the main symptoms are as follows:
- aching pains;
- muscle tension;
- pain on palpation (palpation).
If measures are not taken in time, the problem becomes chronic and can lead to muscle atrophy in the future.
What to do? If you lead an active lifestyle, do it - over time, you can remove such sensations.
But they can have certain specifics, and only a doctor can figure out the features of therapy.
Pain localization
trapezius muscle
Main manifestations:
- discomfort under the base of the skull, spreading to the temples, ear;
- posture - shoulders are raised, the neck is tilted in the direction of tension, rotational movements of the head, stooped back or shoulders at different levels;
- sore muscles between the shoulder blades (pain / burning), especially when stretching the arms forward.
Rhomboid muscle
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Pain in the muscles of the back, in some people, may be the result of ordinary physical fatigue, a long stay in an uncomfortable, or, as physiologists say, in an unnatural physiological position. This often happens in the summer with gardeners and gardeners who spend most of the day in a bent position over the beds. Violation of posture in schoolchildren and office workers becomes one of the provocateurs of back pain in the daily routine almost all year round, regardless of the age and gender of the person.
For others, pain in the muscles of the back can be a signal of the resumption of a chronic process, which occurs without fail, accompanied by pain from the back. Moreover, the disease does not necessarily have to cover the musculoskeletal structure of the back; an echo in the form of spinal pain can be a lesion of any organ in the body, regardless of its location.
There is a third category of people who have pain in the muscles of the back is constantly present, changing only the degree of its intensity and the nature of the manifestation. This category includes patients who have had serious back injuries in their past, including those of the musculoskeletal system and damage to the spinal column itself. So, for example, herniated intervertebral discs can provoke the appearance of minor, aching pain in the affected area, and can cause serious pain attacks accompanied by loss motor activity, although they may not manifest themselves for a long time with any pain. A bruise of the spinal column will give pain in the muscles of the back for a long time, and even after complete recovery, there is a high probability of pain in a certain position of the body or when making sudden movements.
Each cause, as a result of which pain appears in the muscles of the back or in other parts of the body, must certainly be considered in a complex, without interruption from the action of external factors, a person’s lifestyle, his professional activity and the presence of concomitant diseases, which, in the first place, can become provocateurs of painful symptoms in the back.
What causes back pain?
Pain caused by severe muscle spasms may be referred to as myofascial (dysfunctional disorders of the myofascial tissue), dorsalgia (the term directly refers to pain in the muscles of the back), or myalgia (general term for all muscle pain). Since in any case we are talking about muscle pain, in the text we will use the general concept of "myalgia".
Myalgia occurs as a result of a lack of oxygen in a pinched, twisted, overstressed muscle. This is possible, just the same, in the wrong position of the body, frequent neglect of correct posture and other situations.
Muscular-fascial pain is also provoked by serious disorders, such as:
- vertebral osteochondrosis,
- scoliosis,
- hernia.
Among the diseases, one of the characteristic features of which is pain in the muscles of the back, include:
- bruises, injuries, sprains of muscles and ligaments of the spinal region;
- inflammation of the back muscles themselves (myositis);
- radiculitis of the lumbosacral region;
- lumbago;
In addition, there are a number of diseases that are not related to the muscles of the back, however, accompanied by pain in that particular area, more often on a radiating basis:
- cardiovascular diseases, for example, ischemic disease;
- nephrolithiasis and cholelithiasis;
- many diseases of the pelvic organs;
- diseases of the hip joint;
- oncological lesions of organs, including the spine.
A separate item should be highlighted stressful situations and nervous strain. According to many scientists, by themselves, such emotional states are not always capable of provoking severe muscle pain, but in the presence of one of the diseases in which increased tone muscles, the appearance of muscle spasms at the time of stress increases many times. Therefore, one should not exclude the emotional factor from the probable reasons for which pain in the back muscles may occur.
How to recognize in the muscles of the back?
The most optimal diagnostic methods among the instrumental ones can be called:
- x-ray examinations;
- magnetic resonance examination;
- computer tomogram.
It is imperative to take into account the data of clinical and biochemical parameters of the blood test.
Pain in the muscles of the back and methods of its treatment
The very first and necessary measure that should be resorted to in the event of back pain is to create peace and even body position for the patient. Providing maximum rest can significantly reduce pain. After the person is laid down, it is necessary to apply an anesthetic from among the antispasmodics. It is good if there is a person with a medical education in the immediate environment. It is quite difficult to cope with muscular back pain on your own, if we are not talking about a patient for whom such a case is not a surprise.
As a rule, people suffering from constant back pain keep all the necessary drugs “at hand” for quick pain relief and are even able to give themselves an intramuscular injection. But still, it is worth trusting such procedures to professionals, so as not to aggravate the situation by adding complications from an incorrectly performed injection.
It is generally preferable to treat patients with back pain in the acute phase at home, thereby ensuring maximum comfort for the patient, without forcing him to once again make a lot of movements to receive an injection in the treatment room of the hospital. Such a tactic of managing a patient is possible in the case of an unaggravated disease, in other words, if the situation allows. If the case requires the presence of the patient in a hospital, where there will be access to all the necessary devices, both medical and diagnostic, then there is no point in insisting on home treatment.
The main emphasis in treatment, in addition to rest, is on drugs from among non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, analgesics and muscle relaxants. IN medical complex includes massages and physiotherapy, physiotherapy. In some cases, cryotherapy courses are indicated.
In addition to conservative treatment, the use of surgical intervention is not excluded. The decision to switch to a surgical method is made either from the very beginning, when the situation leaves no choice, such as in the case of a spinal injury or rupture of the back muscle through a fracture of the rib, or after complications that arise against the background of effective treatment when a progressive disease cannot be stopped by exposure to drugs alone. This happens in cases with tumor-like neoplasms.
Modern methods of treatment have reached maximum heights and therefore, even surgery can be carried out with minimal damage to tissues, both external and internal. Postoperative recovery periods after such interventions are much faster and painless.
A healthy back as an indicator of wisdom
In order for the organs of our body to be always in a healthy state, it is necessary to build the right attitude towards them. If nothing hurts in the body, this does not mean that it is completely healthy. Examinations carried out comprehensively twice a year will allow you to control all the processes occurring inside our body and, as they say, keep abreast. The annual inspection should become a necessary norm of behavior, without which further exploitation own body impossible. A technical inspection of a car is carried out at a strictly allotted time for it, and every driver knows that if he misses this time, a penalty in the form of a fine will certainly follow. On the part of our body, such punishments follow in the form of various pains and diseases that were not detected in time.
Trained muscles are able to withstand greater loads than untrained ones. It is necessary to pay attention to the back not only when it has already begun to hurt. Daily exercises aimed at developing the muscles of the whole body will take no more than 20 minutes a day from the average person, but they will saturate all cells with oxygen, put into operation many chemical, organic processes in tissues and raise vitality to the proper level.
Back pain, like most diseases, is much easier to prevent than to treat, so learn to be wise with your body and it will not leave it unattended.
It is important to know!
Myofascial pain appears at times when predisposing factors are combined with provocative ones. In terms of people uninitiated in anatomy, the whole muscle layer represented only by muscles. Many do not even realize that there are still ligaments and fascia, which are also an integral part of the muscular skeleton.
There are no people who do not feel pain in the muscles of the back. She can hit anyone. Do back pain or muscle pain (another name is myalgia) indicate pathologies of only the locomotor system or is it an indicator of trouble in different systems organism?
Causes of pain
If there are pains in the muscles of the back, then the reasons may be different. The back of a person from the back of the head to the sacrum is completely covered with muscles and experiences great physical exertion. So why do back muscles hurt?
Diseases of the spine
They suffer 85% of the world's population. Affect the vertebrae, intervertebral discs, spinal cord, trunks, spinal nerve roots, veins, arteries, capillaries, ligaments, muscles. The most frequent diseases: osteochondrosis, spondylitis, Bechterew's disease, arthritis, arthrosis, scoliosis.
Let us dwell in more detail on osteochondrosis.
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Irina Martynova. Graduated from the Voronezh State medical University them. N.N. Burdenko. Clinical intern and neurologist of BUZ VO \"Moscow Polyclinic\".
Enemy of the spine
Osteochondrosis is a chronic disease of the spine, leading to degenerative lesions and destruction of bone tissue, intervertebral discs, vertebral articular cartilage due to:
- hereditary predisposition;
- malnutrition;
- excess weight;
- suffered injuries;
- sedentary lifestyle;
- excessive loads;
- stress, etc.
Due to the anatomical transformation of the spine, its pathological mobility nerves are infringed, soft tissues, spinal roots and vessels.
Soreness occurs.
Symptoms:
- violation of posture;
- decreased mobility in the vertebral joints (inability to straighten 100%, turn your head);
- decreased skin sensitivity, numbness, tingling.
To relieve the load on the changed spine, the muscles reflexively tighten (compress). Over time, constant tension provokes a different pain - muscle.
The nature and localization of pain
They are affected by the distribution area:
- In the case when the veins and arteries are compressed, the pain is paroxysmal, burning, throbbing. Localization is often one-sided - the back of the head, the other part of the head.
- When, the symptoms of which often resemble other diseases (internal organs, for example), pain of either an acute nature, similar to myocardial infarction, is called chest backache (dorsago), or gradual, increasing, similar to pneumonia, but with no cough and fever (dorsalgia) . Focuses in the intercostal region, in the region of the shoulder blades and upper abdomen.
- When the pain in the muscles of the lower back is sudden, with shootings. Muscles of the lumbar and leg muscles hurt, with a return to the groin and pelvis.
In a complicated variant, with the fusion of the vertebrae, the pain decreases or disappears.
Additional symptoms
With cervical osteochondrosis, in addition to the fact that muscles and backs and necks hurt, there are symptoms of oxygen deficiency: dizziness, nausea, migraine, decreased vigilance, sensitivity of the hands and shoulder girdle, shortness of breath, limited cervical mobility. IN adulthood a sudden loss of consciousness is possible, in a complicated version - paresis and paralysis of the hands.
With thoracic osteochondrosis - cough, "lump" in the throat, difficulty swallowing, tilting, raising arms, hypertension, pain in the heart.
With lumbar osteochondrosis - a feeling of numbness of the skin, paresis and paralysis of the legs, in men - difficulties with urination and erection, in women - a violation of the menstrual cycle.
Which doctor to contact, ongoing diagnostics
Because of symptoms similar to other diseases, patients go to the therapist, cardiologist, gastroenterologist. It takes time, provokes complications. The profile doctor is a neurologist.
2 diagnostic methods:
- laboratory: general and biochemical blood tests;
- instrumental: x-ray of the spine in 2 projections, MRI, CT and biopsy with microscopy.
According to the results of the research, options for treatment methods are selected.
Treatment of osteochondrosis
If there is muscle pain in your back, treatment is conservative and surgical. The conservative unites:
- Medical treatment. Appointed at the time of the crisis. NSAIDs, muscle relaxants, chondoprotectors, vitamins of group B, E, angioprotectors, glucocorticoids, biogenic stimulants are used.
- Physiotherapy. Thanks to electrophoresis, acupuncture, magnetotherapy, exercise therapy and others, the healing process is faster.
- Spa treatment. Effective during remission.
- Diet. During the crisis, you need to eat in small portions, 5-7 times a day, excluding fried foods, choosing boiled and steamed foods. Drink at least 1.5 liters of water per day.
If the methods are ineffective, surgical intervention is performed: an intervertebral hernia is removed or an intervertebral disc is replaced with a silicone implant (prosthesis).
Diseases of the internal organs
Sometimes muscle pain occurs against the background of diseases of the internal organs:
- Gastrointestinal tract (gastric and duodenal ulcer, perforated ulcer, intestinal pathology);
- pancreas (chronic inflammation of the pancreas, chronic pancreatitis);
- gallbladder (acute cholecystitis);
- liver (colic);
- respiratory organs (pneumonia, pleurisy, bronchitis, tuberculosis);
- genitourinary apparatus (prostatitis, renal colic), gynecological diseases (fibroids, inflammation of the uterine appendages, endometriosis);
- cardiovascular diseases (myocardial infarction, angina pectoris, ischemic heart disease, aortic aneurysm).
The pain is given from the organs to the back and is called irradiating(reflected).
Type of pain, focus
In case of disorders of the gastrointestinal tract, pancreas, gallbladder and liver, the pain is acute, localization is the abdomen, right side, radiating to the lower back and collarbone, slightly below the shoulder blade. With hepatic colic, pain covers the right shoulder, shoulder blade, neck, and entire abdomen. With inflammation of the prostate, the pain is girdle.
In diseases of the gynecological and genitourinary apparatus, the muscles in the lower back hurt. Severe pain in the abdomen and genitals, radiating to the back from both sides, against the background of frequent urination, indicates renal colic.
In diseases of the respiratory organs against the background of heat, the pain radiates to the back below the shoulder blades and to the chest, aggravated by coughing.
Left back pain radiating to left hand and neck, indicates pathologies of the cardiovascular system.
Associated symptoms
Nausea, heartburn, vomiting, hyperhidrosis torment. The muscles of the abdominal wall are compressed, making the stomach rigid, "board-like".
The patient moves little, assumes the fetal position, breathes shallowly. The temperature may rise.
Attending doctor
First you need to come to the neurologist and orthopedist. When diseases of internal organs are detected, treatment is carried out by a narrow specialist: gastroenterologist, cardiologist, gynecologist, etc.
Diagnostic Measures
Perform X-ray, MRI. Appointed by the UAC.
An ultrasound of the internal organs is done. To exclude cardiovascular diseases, an electrocardiogram is prescribed, to assess the state of lung health - respiratory function, x-ray of the chest.
Prescribed treatment
The underlying disease needs to be cured.
To get rid of back pain, drugs, ointments and gels with NSAIDs, irritating and local anesthetic drugs are prescribed.
Mechanical damage
Having most widespread cause. Available:
- athletes in training due to incorrect calculation of gravity or work with weight;
- children with excessive mobility;
- divers when hitting the water;
- pregnant women;
- young mothers when raising a child;
- when lifting weights or increased physical exertion;
- with intense movements;
- when falling, especially from a height on the back or landing on the legs, as a result of which compression injuries of the vertebrae can occur;
- with mechanical shocks from the outside - with a blunt object, an explosive wave, etc.
The main symptoms: back muscles hurt along the spine and at the site of injury, it swells.
Due to vascular injury, hemorrhage occurs in soft tissues, bruises and bruises appear.
Type of pain, localization
Injury due to spinal injury lead to dull diffuse pain at the site of injury, without a clear definition of concentration. In case of injuries leading to rupture of ligaments without displacement or to a fracture of the spinous processes, the pain is acute, concentrated in the area of the spinous and transverse processes, in case of a fracture - in the area of the injured process.
Additional symptoms
With injuries in the chest region - loss of sensation in the limbs, ataxia, pain in the region of the heart, when inhaling.
With injuries in the cervical region - difficulty breathing, paresis, spasms, muscle paralysis, headaches, amnesia, neuralgia.
With injuries in the lumbar region - paresis or paralysis of the legs, impaired urination (incontinence or retention), erectile dysfunction.
Whom to contact, diagnostics
It is necessary to get an appointment with a traumatologist, even if the damage seems minor. The effects of the injury may show up later.
A visual examination, an anamnesis, a study of the course of the disease, a CT scan, and radiography are prescribed. Based on the results of the diagnosis, further treatment is carried out by a neurosurgeon and a rehabilitation specialist.
Recommended treatment
With minor injuries, bed rest, the use of anti-inflammatory and analgesic ointments and gels are indicated. Gradually, bed rest is replaced with small loads, trying not to overload.
Athletes to reduce inflammation will help ice compresses, if it comes to the amendment - warming up the muscles. Well stabilize blood circulation and restore muscles of physiotherapy, thermal compresses.
In complicated cases that do not affect the spinal cord, help breathing exercises, 14 days after injury - moving the limbs, massage, acupuncture, electrical impulse therapy. Of the drugs - nootropil, hormones.
Corsets and collars are used for closed reduction and traction of spinal deformities.
If the spinal cord is affected and conservative treatment fails, surgical intervention is used to openly eliminate the deformity.
Helminthiasis, in particular echinococcosis
- upon contact with an animal carrier of the helminth;
- while eating berries, vegetables, fruits contaminated with animal feces;
- with water from natural sources containing helminth eggs.
Spreading with blood throughout the body, it affects the internal organs, forming single-chamber capsules-cysts in the form of a bubble filled with fluid with tapeworm scolexes. Cysts can contain up to 10 liters of fluid, reach several kilograms, and take more than one year to form. Overgrown cysts lead to the gradual destruction of the affected organ, up to its atrophy. Rupture of the cyst can cause anaphylactic shock.
The most common cause of back pain is echinococcosis of the spinal cord or kidneys.
Pain type, location
The initial stage is asymptomatic. With the growth of cysts, the situation changes.
With echinococcosis of the spinal cord, from squeezing the body and the arch of the vertebra and spinal cord with a bubble, there is a sharp pain around the body with a concentration in the chest region, which increases at the time of vigorous movements. The mobility of the spinal column decreases, the rectus muscles of the back thicken, take the form of a roller, during palpation the spinous processes of the spine are painful.
With echinococcus of the kidney, there is a dull pain that does not go away with localization in the hypochondrium, radiating to the lower back.
Associated symptoms
With helminthiasis of the spinal cord, pain in the limbs is felt. With kidney echinococcosis - fatigue, lack of appetite, weight loss, poor health. At a later stage, renal colic, exacerbation of pyelonephritis, difficulty urinating, impaired mobility of the kidney are added, round tumors are palpated in the hypochondrium.
Attending doctor
Often people turn to allergists, therapists, neuropathologists, infectious disease specialists, which does not bring relief.
The treatment is surgery, the attending physician is a neurosurgeon.
Diagnosis of helminthiasis
The main methods are:
- CT. Allows you to identify neoplasms in the spinal canal.
- Myelography. A contrast agent injected into the arachnoid canal of the spine allows you to take pictures (myelograms).
- Blood test for RPHA. The reaction of passive hemagglutination.
For accurate diagnosis, it is important to collect an anamnesis about existing contacts with animals, the use of water from natural sources, visits to forests, etc.
Applied treatment
So what should you do if your back muscles hurt? The treatment of the spinal canal is the removal of the compressive arch of the vertebra (laminectomy), emptying the bladder, removing its outer shell, 5-minute treatment of the cavity with a 2.5% iodine solution, then sodium thiosulfate salt.
Cysts of infected kidneys are removed, if necessary, resection or nephrectomy is performed.
After surgical treatment, antihistamines are prescribed to avoid contamination.
Autoimmune diseases
One of the hardest reasons. Autoimmune myositis- inflammation of the striated muscles resulting from the perception immune system their cells muscle fibers for health-threatening pathogens and the destruction of their connective tissue membranes. One muscle may be affected (local myositis) or several (polymyositis). If the skin is affected, it is dermatomyositis.
Autoimmune myositis occurs independently and against the background of existing systemic pathologies: rheumatoid arthritis, lupus erythematosus, scleroderma.
The main symptoms are muscle weakness, tension and swelling of the muscles, muscle pain, restriction of movement - the sick person gets out of bed hard, serves himself.
Type and location of pain
The pain is dull, not intense. Increases with temperature changes, movements. In some cases it disappears completely. Focused on affected muscles.
Auxiliary symptoms
Possible local increase in temperature. When the muscles of the neck are affected, swallowing is difficult, the muscles of the thoracic region and the diaphragm - coughing and breathing are difficult.
With dermatomyositis, the skin becomes edematous, hyperemic. There are purple-red spots or nodules, severe itching.
Who to contact, how it is diagnosed
Autoimmune myositis is diagnosed and treated by a rheumatologist. The patient is examined, the existing complaints and the presence of systemic pathologies are clarified.
Electromyography is ordered.
Treatment Methods
Treatment includes the use of:
- steroid anti-inflammatory hormones;
- immunosuppressants that suppress the immune response;
- extracorporeal methods of treatment (EML) - hemosorption, plasmapheresis;
- NSAIDs.
With an exacerbation of the disease, metabolic agents, vitamins and antitoxic solutions are administered intravenously.
After easing the condition, therapeutic massage and physiotherapy are usually prescribed.
Intoxication. Toxic myositis
Poisoning by both internal toxins (endogenous intoxication) and external toxic substances is possible - drugs, food, industrial chemicals, alcohol, drugs. Endogenous intoxication appears due to metabolic disorders associated with diseases of various internal organs, as well as due to diabetes mellitus and other endocrine diseases. Key features:
- aches and weakness in the muscles;
- rapid breathing;
- frequent pulse;
- dyspeptic disorders (nausea, vomiting, diarrhea);
- lack of appetite;
- sleep disturbance;
- decrease or increase in body temperature.
In case of alcohol poisoning, coordination and the work of the locomotor system are disturbed, which leads to the appearance of an unsteady gait, a decrease in muscle tone.
The nature of the pain, localization, additional symptoms
The pain is aching. It spreads to the region of the spine and neck.
The patient feels weakness, lethargy. At the second stage, irritation, pessimism, tearfulness increase, body weight decreases.
At the third stage of intoxication, especially alcohol, aggression and malice may appear. The sick person becomes indifferent to their own appearance, health. Alcohol poisoning leads to disruptions in consciousness, reflex inhibition, at the last stage - to the destruction of the hypothalamus and vital areas of the brain, alcoholic coma and even death.
Which doctor to go to
Depending on the type and degree of intoxication, the help of different doctors is required:
- Resuscitator. Needed for severe poisoning, life-threatening, when it is necessary to urgently restore the impaired functions of the respiratory system, the work of the heart.
- Infectionist. Deals with food poisoning.
- Toxicologist. Works with drug poisoning, industrial and biological poisons, household chemicals, drugs, alcohol.
- Expert in narcology. His cases are alcohol, drug, tobacco intoxication.
- Gastroenterologist. Any poisoning adversely affects the normal functioning of the gastrointestinal tract, can provoke dysbacteriosis.
It is necessary to resort to the help of a therapist, he, in turn, will refer you to the right doctor.
Diagnosis of intoxication, methods of treatment
A blood test is taken for LII, FDC, for the degree of hemolysis of the blood, intoxication index (II).
If the back muscles hurt during intoxication, then what to do? First you need to cleanse the body of toxins, normalize the work of all systems. Diuretics are prescribed to remove harmful toxins. Hemodez and medicines based on serum albumin, enterosorbents (activated carbon, Polysorb), in the treatment of alcohol intoxication - Enterosgel are used.
Procedures of hemodialysis, hemosorption, in severe cases - blood transfusions are carried out.
Staying in an uncomfortable position
With the development of IT technologies a large number of people spends a lot of time at the computer in an uncomfortable position, including office workers, students, and schoolchildren. In this moment the muscles responsible for supporting the spine do not work, and the spine itself experiences maximum physical stress. This leads to its gradual deformation.
Sometimes muscle pain in the back appears in the morning, after waking up. This means that the person slept in an uncomfortable position or on an uncomfortable bed. Muscle spasm can also appear when wearing a bag on one shoulder every day.
The nature of the pain, localization, whether a doctor is needed
The pain is aching, located in the neck and back, between the shoulder blades. If staying in an uncomfortable position has not yet led to irreparable spinal deformity, a visit to the doctor is not mandatory.
You can try to relieve the spasm yourself.
Get rid of muscle pain
Sitting at the computer, you need to regularly take 5-15 minute breaks. It is better to get up, stretch, do a warm-up, massage the stiff muscles. This will improve blood circulation, relieve fatigue.
If the pain is associated with an uncomfortable posture during sleep or an uncomfortable bed, replace the mattress with an orthopedic one, and the pillow with a roller. At night, it is useful to make lotions with 10% saline solution, soaking cotton fabric with it and applying it to the tense area.
Top with a towel.
Congenital pathologies
Congenital pathologies are:
- missing (sacralization) or extra (lumbarization) vertebrae of the sacral region;
- congenital pathologies of the interarticular parts of the vertebral arch;
- flat feet of various types;
- different leg lengths;
- anomalies of the hip joint, including asymmetry of the pelvis;
- osteochondropathy of the spine.
These diseases lead to abnormal formation of the spinal column.
Even with a slight difference in leg length from 3 to 5 mm over time spinal deformity occurs and pelvis, scoliosis develops, health worsens, pains appear.
With flat feet, due to the fact that the gait does not spring, there is tension in the calf muscles, a gradual skew of the pelvis, and pain.
Some defects are treated, others cannot be treated, but in any case, you need to see a doctor to prevent complications.
The nature of pain, localization
At first, the pain is minor. It gradually becomes more intense, has a aching character, turning into a sharp, burning sensation. Localization - lumbar region, sacral region, pelvis.
With flat feet and shortened leg syndrome, swelling, convulsions, and pain in the legs appear.
Associated symptoms
There are fatigue, curvature of the spine (usually -), pain in the hip joint, radiating to the leg, swelling, increasing pain with prolonged walking, sitting.
Which doctor treats, how he diagnoses
We need a therapist, traumatologist, orthopedist. A visual examination is carried out, and fluoroscopy is prescribed for all types of pathologies.
With flat feet, podometry and plantography are done. With short leg syndrome, attention is focused on the length of the legs in a standing position.
Features of treatment
Treatment is massage, therapeutic exercises. With pathologies of the hip joint - mud therapy and hydrotherapy, with osteochondropathy - swimming and underwater stretching of the leg. With flat feet, osteochondropathy, shortened leg syndrome, special orthopedic insoles or arch supports, orthopedic shoes with soles of different heights are needed.
Surgical intervention is carried out only in extreme cases.
This can be traction of the leg with the Ilizarov apparatus or with flat feet - plastic surgery of the joints and tendon transplantation.
Physical exercise
Sometimes muscle pain appear on the back after strenuous physical work, playing sports, lifting weights. There is a strain of muscles and the formation of microcracks on them. The procedure for the production of lactic acid in the muscles begins, leading to swelling and soreness.
Causes of pain syndrome:
- Stretching. Appears with weak spinal muscles, due to weight lifting.
- Pinched nerves. Occurs when lifting weights from a posture with an incorrect back position.
- Sports activities. Pain occurs after sudden, vigorous movements, turns, squats with weight, especially if sports are not regular, or the person is not physically fit enough.
- Stress. According to psychologists, people in a stressful situation involuntarily stoop, which provokes an increase in the load on the lower back.
Representatives of both the strong and the weaker sex can feel pain during physical exertion.
Type of pain, localization
Pain is usually strong, aching or sharp, unexpected, debilitating. Occur in the lumbar region.
Which doctor diagnoses and treats, diagnostic method
Diagnosis is performed by a neurologist, surgeon, orthopedist, traumatologist. It includes taking an anamnesis, examining and questioning the patient, if serious injuries are suspected - radiography and ultrasound of the joints and spine, CT scan of the spine, clinical blood count, general urinalysis.
How and what is treated
Treatment includes massage, exercise therapy, magnetotherapy, phonophoresis. From independent methods:
- when stretched - a cold compress, rest;
- in case of pinched nerves - dry heat on the back, a warming belt made of dog hair, wrapping in a warm scarf, warming ointments, peace;
- when playing sports - painkillers, a warming compress, rest;
- with stress - peace, with improvement - a change of scenery, a visit to a psychologist.
It is necessary to correctly balance physical activity, revise the training plan, improve physical state with specific exercises.
Infectious and non-infectious inflammation
Due to hypothermia of the body under the air conditioner, in a draft, in light clothing in chilly weather or the presence of an infection, inflammation of the spinal muscle of a non-infectious or infectious nature may occur - myositis.
going on destruction (degranulation) of mast cells found in many organs and systems of the body.
When destroyed, inflammatory mediators are formed - biologically active substances, leading to an increase in temperature, swelling, and soreness in the spinal muscles.
Type of pain, localization
The pain is aching, localized in the spine and neck. Infectious myositis can cause intercostal neuralgia, then the pain becomes sharp, one-sided, with localization in the region of the intercostal space of the chest.
Additional symptoms
swelling appears, headache, chronic fatigue syndrome (asthenia), limited mobility. When the condition worsens, there is a seal and a change in muscle tissue to the touch.
Which doctors should be contacted, diagnostic methods
You need to visit a therapist. After the diagnosis is established, he will refer you to a neurologist or rheumatologist.
Diagnostic methods:
- suspicion of non-infectious inflammation - questioning the patient, examination;
- suspicion of infectious inflammation - a blood test for rheumatic factor and antibodies, taking a biopsy of muscle tissue, electromyography.
Timely treatment will improve health in a shorter period of time.
We are treated correctly
Some people believe that they can treat myositis on their own. But inflammation can be infectious in nature, which requires the use of contraindications and side effects. Only a specialist can correctly appoint them.
In addition, they use therapeutic exercises and physiotherapy.
The presence of a focus of chronic inflammation
Sometimes treatment doesn't help. The reason may be the presence in the body of a focus of chronic inflammation, which, at first glance, has nothing to do with the muscles of the back - caries, diseases of the paranasal sinuses, tonsils, pathologies of the small and large intestines, lungs.
Constantly emanating from the focus of inflammation intoxication, spreading through the lymphatic vessels, leads to depletion of immunity. The body blocks the problem with lymphangiospasm, which deprives the focus of inflammation of blood and lymphatic fluid, but this leads to an insufficient supply of necessary substances to other tissues and stagnation of the lymphatic ducts. Everything is accompanied by severe pain, the formation of scars on tissues deprived of normal blood supply.
Over time, the focus “breaks through” the blockade and covers the entire body, including the back muscles.
The nature and localization of pain
The pain is at first episodic, then becomes continuous, more and more intense. Depending on the focus of chronic inflammation, it is localized in the lower cervical, lumbosacral regions.
Associated symptoms
Associated symptoms are: trigeminal neuralgia, pain in the hand (brachialgia). Excruciating pain in the buttocks may be added, the muscles of the lower back, back of the thigh, lower leg and back of the foot (sciatica) hurt.
Diagnosis and treatment, which doctor will help
It is necessary to identify foci by questioning and examining the patient, studying the history of the disease. If you suspect any disease - refer to the right doctor for testing, fluoroscopy, ultrasound.
Diagnosis and treatment can be complicated by the presence of several inflammatory foci. If at least one focus is not detected, the treatment may not bring a 100% result. All foci must be sanitized.
It is also necessary to carry out the treatment of the disease provoked by them.
Having a history of trauma
Patient's history of previous trauma may be a factor in the development of future pain in back. Any new damage to the spine, even minor microtraumas, “layers” on existing pathological changes and can lead to their activation.
Which doctor treats, diagnosis
In this case, you need a therapist, traumatologist, neurologist.
It is necessary to question the patient about all, even seemingly insignificant, previously suffered injuries. This applies even to injuries in infancy, because back pain is significantly affected by long-term traumatic consequences (delayed trauma). Not only injuries of the back and coccyx are important, but also of the buttocks, head, fractures and dislocations of the limbs, which can change conditioned reflex motor reactions for a long time or for life.
It is necessary to find out the nature of the damage, methods and results of treatment. X-rays and MRI can help.
Important information about the profession, sports. Some professions and sports are characterized by an increased degree of injury. The consequences of these injuries can significantly affect the appearance of pain.
Necessary treatment
It is necessary to find out the causes of pain. This will provide an opportunity to develop a treatment plan, prescribing the intake of reinforcing and complementary medications.
At the same time, anesthetic ointments and creams can be used to reduce pain.
Recent inflammatory disease
There may be tonsillitis, influenza, acute respiratory infections, pyelonephritis, cystitis, etc. Human immunity reduced after fighting infection and viruses, and even the slightest hypothermia, a change in the weather can cause inflammation, muscle tension.
What type of pain is characterized, where is it localized
The pain is mostly episodic, aching, with sharp shootings, aggravated by palpation or physical exertion. It is localized in the lumbar region with recoil in the leg, in various other parts of the spine.
Additional symptoms
At first, the temperature may rise, body aches, dryness in the throat, tearing appear.
All symptoms are irregular, which is fraught with loss of time and complications.
Which specialist to contact, diagnostic methods
The therapist is in charge of diagnosing and prescribing treatment. The diagnosis is made on the basis of anamnesis, a detailed survey and examination of the patient, clarification of details about the period of manifestation and the nature of pain.
Effective treatment
Warming therapy is effective. It is carried out with the help of warming ointments, herbal teas, wrapping with a warm woolen scarf.
Baths, saunas, hot baths are contraindicated, since an infectious and inflammatory disease that has not been fully cured, a symptom of which is a high temperature, will give an undesirable load on the heart and blood vessels.
Causes of pain in the trapezius, iliopsoas and latissimus dorsi muscles
Is on the back very important 3 muscles under constant load. What is the cause of these muscle pains? 
trapezius muscle
This is a wide flat muscle of a triangular shape with a base directed towards the spine, and the apex directed towards the crest of the scapula. The two trapezius muscles, located on either side of the back on the right and left, together form a trapezius shape, hence the name. The muscle that lifts the shoulders and moves the shoulder blades up and down, supporting the weight of the arms.
Cause of pain
The shoulders bear the strongest loads, most of all - being in tension. There are points of tension. Overload leads to injury to the trapezius muscle.
Stress points also appear as a result of compression. Example: A hiker carrying a heavy backpack. Another provoking factor can be a sharp movement of the head back and forth, falling.
This often happens in an accident.
The nature and location of the pain
Pain appears in the neck and upper back. The nature and location are affected by the places where stress points occur:
- In the upper group of muscle fibers. The pain in this case is intense, persistent, reminiscent of Mr. It is localized on the neck at the base of the skull.
- IN middle group. Localization - between the shoulder blades.
- in the bottom group. Localization - in the lower part of the neck.
Most often, stress points appear in the upper part of the muscle fibers. 
iliopsoas muscle group
Another name is the lumbar muscles. Responsible for flexing the torso and hips, supporting the body in a straight position. Consists of the following muscles:
- lumbar - located near the lumbar vertebrae;
- iliac - located with inside iliac crest of the pelvic bone;
- small lumbar - located on the front surface of the large psoas.
40 people out of 100 have no psoas minor.
Cause of pain
Stress points occur due to overload. The tension of the legs allows you to bend the torso at the hip. The muscle group is involved in walking, squatting, during sports, dancing, where the legs experience severe overload.
Type of pain, localization
When finding points of tension in the upper part of the group, pain, which increases in a standing state and subsides in a prone state, is localized vertically along the vertebrae, on the one hand.
When there are points of tension in the lower part of the group, pain occurs in the intestines and with outside upper thigh.
In this state, it is not easy to keep the torso straight.
Latissimus dorsi muscle
This is a wide thin muscle in the middle and lower back, thickening in the armpit. Responsible for the movements of the hands - down, back and for pressing the hands to the body.
Cause of the pain
The latissimus dorsi actively works during sports. Experiencing overload and the formation of stress points in the case of holding a load of large mass on outstretched arms.
The nature and location of pain
The pain appears from the inside of the scapula, affecting the middle back. May appear on the back, spreading to the hand, to the ring finger and.
It is so strong that it is not possible to raise a hand up or in front of you.
In what case should you urgently see a doctor?
Sometimes don't fight the pain personally. Urgently go to the clinic or call an ambulance if:
- after an accident or a fall from a height, limbs become numb;
- in addition to the back, the lower leg and foot hurt;
- with pain in the lower back, the buttocks, thighs, groin area, legs become numb;
- even with a change in body position, the pain does not subside;
- the pain is so significant that the person cannot serve himself;
- in addition to weakness in the legs, urination and / or defecation was difficult;
- a sharp sharp pain is felt on the left side of the body;
- previously had a back injury;
- pain syndrome lasts more than 3 days;
- a history of oncology;
- pain syndrome is more pronounced when tilted, in a horizontal position;
- in the first trimester of pregnancy, a pregnant woman developed aching pain in the lumbar region, passing at rest or in a horizontal position, and in the third trimester - pain in the lumbar region with bloody discharge from the genital tract.
These options require immediate attention to specialists.
First aid to reduce pain
In the case when pain in the back muscles arose for the first time, due to the load, it is not very pronounced, you can try to remove it yourself. It is necessary to accept a state of rest until the partial or complete disappearance of anxiety symptoms. For a couple of hours, apply cold to the localization site. Spread the disturbing area with a warming ointment. Additionally, you can apply a warm compress, but only if there are no muscle tears or sprains.
After that, if there are no serious injuries, relief should come.
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Why do back muscles hurt? The reasons are varied. Only specialists can diagnose them and choose the right treatment method. Therefore, you should not experiment with your health, it is better to immediately consult a doctor.
What to do if your back muscles hurt? Treatment and pain in the back completely depend on the causes. Since the spine is the main part of the human axial skeleton, back muscle pain occurs in many people. The source can be as a simple overwork, while the symptoms go away by themselves. So are a number of serious diseases, which can sometimes be eliminated only by surgical intervention. Pain in the back is called myalgia. Often it is myalgia that is the first sign of pathology in the human body.
To understand why the back muscles hurt, it is important to identify the causes of the disease. You should not do this on your own, so as not to wait for complications, it is better to consult an experienced doctor.
overvoltage
Fatigue is the most common cause of muscle pain in various places along the spine, mainly in the lumbosacral region. Moreover, the muscle can overstrain, as from heavy physical activity, and from a long stay in one uncomfortable position. For example, sitting, standing in an uncomfortable position, and even lying on the wrong bed.
Overwork causes the release of lactic acid - this is a consequence of myalgia. Such pain is eliminated by itself within a few days of good rest. If after 2 weeks the problem has not disappeared, it makes sense to think about another cause of the pain syndrome.
Myositis
Means inflammation of the skeletal muscles due to:
Localization of the disease can be in any area of the back. The most commonly affected are cervical and lumbar. It happens that the back muscles along the spine hurt. The pain is local, aggravated by palpation, dermatological changes are possible. Myositis is treated depending on its cause. As a rule, myositis is treated with medication in combination with physiotherapy. Sometimes, complications require hospitalization of the patient.
Osteochondrosis, arthritis and arthrosis of the spine are diseases that are characterized by inflammation and deformation of the cartilage tissue. In this case, the nerve fibers are pinched by the intervertebral discs, which causes pain in the back muscles. Such ailments mainly affect people with a sedentary lifestyle and overweight. These diseases are very insidious, because they may not immediately make themselves felt.
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Osteochondrosis, in addition to pain in the muscles of the back, is accompanied by migraine. The pain syndrome is paroxysmal, lasting up to 6 hours in a row. Even strong painkillers cannot always cope with it. If the disease is not treated, it progresses, other symptoms are added. Such as high arterial pressure, dizziness, numbness of the extremities, impaired coordination.
Arthrosis and arthritis are characterized by pain symptoms when bending the torso. The pain is local: it pulls, sometimes it causes a feeling of stiffness. The patient feels better when he is at rest. With such complaints, you should definitely contact your therapist and osteopath.
As a treatment, a special manual therapy, diet and physiotherapy.
Diseases of the internal organs
If - this may be a sign of diseases of the respiratory system and heart. Pain in the muscles of the lower back is often a symptom of diseases gastrointestinal tract. In this area, discomfort and pain syndromes can also be associated with gynecological organs and the urinary system. If for similar reasons, the back muscles hurt, the doctor will tell you what to do. Typically, the patient is treated internal organ and myalgia goes away on its own.
Congenital pathologies
In the presence of various pathological asymmetries in the body, pain in the back muscles is possible due to compression of the nerve roots by the intervertebral discs. For example, with short leg syndrome. Even mere millimeters of leg length difference create many problems with the spine. Similar violations of the vertebral axis also occur due to the curvature of the pelvis and flat feet. often occur in people with scoliosis.
It is characterized by deformation of the intervertebral disc and its displacement beyond the required boundaries. As with osteochondrosis, symptoms may not appear immediately. A hernia can be localized in any part of the spine, but most often the lumbosacral segment suffers.
Pathology occurs due to acquired or genetic curvature of the spine, metabolic disorders in the disc body or injury. Severe muscle pain in the back appears due to the pressure of the disc on the nerve roots. It can be supplemented by numbness and weakness in the muscles. Depending on the location of the hernia, it can hurt:
- In the lumbosacral region, the patient will feel pain in the lower back, buttocks, possibly even in the knees and feet.
- In the upper part of the lower back - pain sometimes radiates to the thigh.
- IN thoracic region pain syndrome can manifest itself in the arms, shoulders, shoulder blades and chest.
MRI helps to identify the disease. Treatment is prescribed by a doctor. As a rule, this is massage, physiotherapy exercises, physiotherapy, wearing a corset, medication, in difficult cases, surgery is necessary.
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This is the displacement of the superior vertebra relative to the underlying one. Most often occurs in the lumbosacral region, but can appear anywhere else in the spinal column. The main symptoms are discomfort and pain in the muscles of the lower back, in the legs, numbness and weakness in lower limbs. Basically, this pathology affects men who are engaged in heavy physical work. Spondylolisthesis can be congenital or acquired due to trauma.
This disease is diagnosed, thanks to a number of laboratory tests, MRI and electromyography. Treatment, depending on the severity of the course of the disease, is conservative and surgical. The first includes: taking anti-inflammatory drugs, decongestant therapy, strengthening muscle corset by using exercise and physiotherapy.
Compression fracture
Occurs due to mechanical trauma, and not only due to local impact, a fracture can also occur when a person falls on his legs or buttocks, but also when a load falls on his back and shoulders. A compression fracture is also a consequence of diseases of the bones and spine. If the fracture occurred for the first reason, the pain will be acute, if the pathology did not occur immediately, and because of the disease, myalgia will be aching and dull. Additional symptoms may include muscle tension, numbness of the skin, weakness in the limbs, and chest pain.
The cause is identified with the help of an X-ray of the spine in two projections, in some cases with the help of MRI or computed tomography. Therapy is mainly carried out in a hospital with spinal traction, and medications are also used to relieve pain. When the fracture heals, the patient must wear a special supporting corset and undergo restorative therapy.
Treatment and diagnosis
When pain in the back muscles occurs, it is important to identify the causes as soon as possible, without waiting for complications. Until the source of the disease becomes known, treatment cannot be started, so as not to aggravate the situation. Even experienced doctors need to conduct a number of studies to determine the nature of back muscle pain. Depending on the complexity of the problem, diagnosis may include:
- Clinical examination;
- X-ray;
- magnetic resonance therapy;
- Computed tomography;
- Laboratory research;
- Myofascial diagnosis.
In each situation, treatment tactics can differ significantly and even be completely opposite. Therefore, only a doctor should prescribe the correct course of therapy. If the pain is paroxysmal and you urgently need to alleviate the condition, an anesthetic ointment (there are many similar ones in the pharmacy) or a warming agent for external use with red pepper will help. After playing sports or with other physical overwork, the back muscles hurt, what should I do? They will save you, a warm shower, massage and a woolen belt.
If you feel that you are pulling in your back, it is better to lie down by choosing comfortable posture and get some rest. At rest, it should become much easier. Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, pain relievers and light massage also help. The cause of pain can be pinched nerve roots even with unsuccessful movement. This is especially true in the area between the shoulder blades. In such a situation, manual therapy will quickly help.
Pain prevention
- Be sure to recharge. If you are doing it yourself, ask how to do the exercises correctly. The erroneous execution of even the simplest elements can backfire.
- Your sleeping place should be as comfortable as possible, with a flat hard mattress and not a high pillow.
- Try to always keep your posture, especially when working at a desk and at a computer. A chair or armchair should support your back as ergonomically as possible.
- Avoid prolonged position in one position. Set aside at least some time to stretch.
- If you must stand for a long time, find a foothold to reduce the strain on your back.
- Lift things correctly, not with your back, but with your legs. This means that when lifting weights, you need to sit down, and not bend over.
- When walking, the eyes should look at the level of 2-3 floors, then it will not turn out to slouch.
- Watch your figure. Extra or excessive a light weight does not add health.
- If you are wearing a heavy backpack, put it on correctly: on both hands immediately behind, putting it on a chair beforehand.
- Swimming is very beneficial for the muscles of the back and for the spine.
- Follow a proper balanced diet. Lack of vitamins and minerals sometimes also provokes some diseases.
- Don't overcool. In the cold season, make sure that the clothes are warm and completely cover the back.
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Pain in the muscles of the neck is an SOS signal, a sign of a malfunction in one or more links of the cervical spine. What?
- Nervous system - spinal cord and nerve processes (roots).
- Circulatory system - vertebral artery, blood vessels.
- The skeletal system - processes, arches, vertebral bodies.
- Intervertebral discs.
- Soft tissues - ligaments, fascia, muscles.
Why do back muscles hurt? Muscle tissue is permeated with a huge number of nerve processes that can be squeezed by the muscles themselves during involuntary contraction (spasm).
Spasm also occurs when muscle tissue there are various external or internal stimuli - mechanical, infections, toxins. Back muscles hurt in case of:
- stretching;
- fiber rupture in trauma;
- inflammatory diseases;
- after sleep due to an uncomfortable position of the body.
Nerves emerging from the cervical spine innervate the shoulders and upper limbs. Therefore, if there is pain in the neck, the shoulders and arms may hurt, especially after sleep. Doctors say that if your neck hurts today, expect pain in the muscles of your back and lower back to follow. This is because the human spine is an interconnected structure. As soon as pathological changes appear in one of the departments, the underlying segments take on the functions of the affected area of the spine.
painless spasm
It should be noted that muscle spasm is not always accompanied by pain. There is a large list of professions in which a person has to be in a forced non-physiological position or performs monotonous repeated movements with his hands (for example, when knitting).
At the same time, the muscles of the neck and shoulders are in a state of contraction for a long time - spasm. However, such unpleasant symptoms as pain may be absent. Muscle spasm is manifested by stiffness of movements, a feeling of crawling, numbness of the arms, neck, shoulders. In the morning after sleep, the head feels heavy, the numb neck can hardly be turned to the sides, the shoulders hurt. Similar symptoms appear after sleep, if you sleep all night with your hand under your head.
Cervical lordosis in young people also does not cause pain. Violation of posture will make itself felt much later, when pain in the muscles of the back and stiffness of movements appear.
Spine problems
With few exceptions, muscle spasms are associated with acute or chronic pain caused by diseases of the spine:
- cervical osteochondrosis;
- ankylosing spondylosis or deforming spondylosis;
- inflammatory diseases.
Sometimes the reasons neck pain seem trivial and ignored. It is enough to sleep through the night on a hard, uncomfortable pillow, as after sleep the neck becomes numb, crunches, hurts when bending down and to the side. Symptoms indicate developing cervical osteochondrosis.
At the level of the 6th cervical vertebra, the vertebral artery enters the cervical region, braided with fibers of the sympathetic nerve. When they are irritated, a spasm of the neck muscles and shoulders occurs. The strongest pains literally fall on the head of the patient. Other symptoms join - flies before the eyes, pain in the cervico-occipital region, dizziness, nausea. Hernias often form in the neck. When they protrude into the lumen of the spinal canal, the consequences can be the most deplorable, the symptoms:
- there is acute pain caused by compression of the nerve roots;
- blood vessels are compressed, venous congestion occurs;
- muscle tissue swells;
- adhesions are formed.
The most severe complication of a hernia is paresis and paralysis of the upper limbs. Conservative treatment does not always help, the patient may need surgery.
The muscles of the back and shoulders hurt with deforming spondylosis. The disease is associated with the degeneration of the intervertebral discs and the formation of bone growths along the edges of the vertebrae. At first, the pains are insignificant and disappear during the warm-up after sleep. As the spinal column ossifies, the back muscles along the spine hurt. A persistent restriction of vertebral mobility develops.
Inflammatory diseases
A common manifestation of cervical osteochondrosis is sciatica or cervico-brachial radicular syndrome - inflammation of the roots extending from the spinal cord. The main symptoms of the disease:
- tension in the muscles of the neck and shoulders - spasm;
- pain in the arm, spreading from the neck along the affected root;
- forced position of the head;
- difficulty moving the neck after sleep.
Pain in the muscles of the back leads to reflex muscle spasm and curvature of the spine - cervical lordosis. Myalgia is another cause of acute pain in the neck and shoulders. The disease occurs after being in a draft, hypothermia. This pain is also called neck pain. It often appears after sleep, gives to the shoulder or arm.
Small microtraumas that occur during sports training, fitness activities can lead to myositis of the trapezius muscle. In this case, pain, muscle weakness increase gradually. A spasm occurs in the muscle, as a result, the blood supply to several arteries is disturbed. Over time, the muscle can atrophy.
What to do
What to do if there is pain in the muscles of the back? Do not delay the visit to a neurologist or therapist, be examined, establish the cause of the disease and follow the doctor's prescription. Often, victims can take the pain that occurs with osteochondrosis for angina pectoris and are sent for treatment to a cardiologist. Why is there confusion?
The trapezius muscle of the back is attached to the spine with its base, starting from the upper part of the cervical region and ending with the shoulder blades. With trouble in the thoracic spine, the contraction of the lower bundles of the trapezius muscle during the lowering of the shoulder blades is accompanied by significant pain.
What to do and how to distinguish one disease from another? With angina pectoris, pain can occur at rest during sleep, after sleep. With chondrosis, it appears more often when moving. A heart attack is stopped by nitroglycerin. Pain in the back muscles is not relieved by this medicine.
Three quarters of diseases of the spinal column are the result of an unhealthy lifestyle. No treatment will help, and neck and lower back pain will periodically return unless you change your behavior.
The spine ages prematurely, collapses, the back often hurts:
- with hypodynamia, weakening the muscular corset;
- incorrect posture arising from the habit of hunching;
- monotonous posture, causing muscle spasm.
Therapy
Treatment of muscle pain of the neck and shoulders is often conservative. In hernias of the spine, when there is a threat of paralysis, and other methods do not help, surgical treatment may be required. What to do to prevent the operation? Prevention and timely treatment are the ways to avoid complications. The task of conservative treatment is to relieve pain, swelling and inflammation of the muscles in a short time. For this purpose, the following are used:
- analgesics;
- nonsteroidal drugs;
- glucocorticosteroids;
- physiotherapy procedures.
Physiotherapy is available at home. The Almag device is approved by official medicine. Under the influence of an alternating magnetic field and heat, muscle spasm is relieved, pain disappears. All types of therapy must be prescribed by a doctor. The neck is too vulnerable to self-treat. The blood supply and innervation of the brain depends on its functioning.
At a young age in the initial stage of the disease, there is a chance to reverse the pathological process. Older patients may well rely on the fact that timely treatment, if not eliminated, then stop the further appearance of pain.
