Chronic Low Back Pain

Chronic Low back pain is one amongst the foremost common health complaints. Most of the people suffer from lower back pain. However the main cause of chronic low back pain cannot be found, but it can be treated through various medicines, meditation, exercises, therapy and yoga.

Pains are of three types:

1. cute pain: This types of pain lasts for up to 6 weeks
2. Sub-Acute pain: Pain lasts for more than 6 weeks but gets relieved within a period of 12 weeks.
3. Chronic pain: This kind of pain lasts for 12 weeks or more than that.

In this article we are going to discuss ‘Chronic Low Back Pain’ which is also called ‘long term’ lower back pain. These types of pain are thought to be the pain within the lower back which is permanently or constantly recurs.

Chronic Lower back pain is sometimes making a person very depressed and irritable because the nature of these kinds of pain may be persistent and long lasting. Chronic lower back pain can last for months, years or more than that. Sometimes the pain may be mild or gentle but some of the cases also reports that some people also experiencing severe pain which make them unable to move. Therefore chronic lower back pain is sometimes difficult to deal with, because it will last more if not treated properly.

There are many causes for these types of chronic lower back pain:

Causes:

• Avoid using uncomfortable chairs and bed. As it matters a lot that which types of furniture you are using. What types of chairs you are sitting on in your daily routine, what types of bed you are using for your resting purpose. Your daily sitting and resting posture is always matters a lot and by ignoring these preventive measures someone can be caused by severe chronic back pain complains.
• Heavy lifting, long time standing, sudden movement and longtime bending may also cause chronic lower back pain.
• Avoid doing exercise if you are over-weight, over age and pregnant, as it can also suffer you this type of pain.
• Medical problem such as past injuries, fractures and past surgeries may also lead you to suffer from these types of long term pain.

Tips to reduce chronic low back pain:

There are some tips to overcome these types of health complaints which are discussed as under:

• Take a hot bath if possible or use microwaveable heating pad on the affected area of your back.
• Exercise gently on a daily basis under the consultation of your physiotherapist. As exercise is of the best way to treat long term pain and can help someone to prevent themselves from future occurrences.
• Take good and nutrient diets which are necessary to make your bones and back stronger and healthier. Vitamin D, calcium and zinc supplements are helpful to treat your bones and back.
• Buying comfortable furniture which provides good support to your back bone.
• The advance treatment of chronic back pain in this modern era includes medicines, drugs, injections, therapies, laser therapies and massage. Take Anti-pain relief medicines and balm with the consultation of massage therapist.

If your pain is persist then go for nearby specialist. He would advise you to come along with some various tests and reports which include X-Ray, CBC, CT and MRI scan of the lower spine.

However chronic low back pain in some cases may not go away completely but it may be reduced in some aspects by following the above tips and instructions.