Back Pain: Definition, Types and Common Treatments
Back pain is quite a common complaint and people throughout the globe experience any kind of back pain at least once in their life. In most cases¸ back pain is painful and uncomfortable, but can be treated easily. Although back pain doesn’t discriminate among its victims, but it is common among people aged between 35 to 55 years. Pain in the lower back may be associated to the bony lumbar spine, spinal cord and nerves, ligaments around the spinal discs and spine, abdomen and pelvic internal organs. On the other hand upper back pain may occur due to tumors in the chest, disorders of the aorta, and spine inflammation. Commonly back pain is categorized into two types: Acute- It is when the back pain comes on suddenly and lasts for a maximum of three months. Chronic- It is when the back pain gradually develops persists for over three months and causes long-term problems. In case home treatments don’t produce good results, doctors of the Best Hospit...