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Low back pain is a usual symptom amoung the modern civilised people.It affects mainly the middle aged and young adults of both sexes.People who work on the chair with out exercise and those who carry heavy loads regularly are prone to get this complaint.We can hardly find a person who has not suffered from back pain atleast once in life.The causes of low backpain ranges from simple reasons like muscular strain to cancer of spine and hence backache should not be ignored.The pain is felt in lumbar and sacral region and may radiate to nearby sites.

The following are some causes for backache.

1) Backache due to problems in other parts of the body.
2) Backache due to diseases in the back.
3) Backache due to gynaecological problems.

1) Backache due to problems in other parts of the body.
a) Biliary stones.
b) Occlusion of aorta and illiac arteries.
c) Ureteric stone.
d) Renal stones.
e) Peptic ulcer.
f) Pancreatitis.
g) Cancer of prostate.
f) Inflammations of pelvic organs.

2) Backache due to diseases in the back:

a) Functional backache due to imbalance:
1) Short leg in one side.
2) Pot belly.
3) Curvature in the spine due to congenital defect.
4) Diseases of the hip joint.
5) During pregnancy.

b) Injuries :
1) Intervertebral joint injuries.
2) Injuries to ligaments and muscles of back.
3) Compression fracture of the vertebral column.
4) Lumbosacral strain.
5) Rupture of intervertebral discs.
6) Fracture of processes of vertebra.

c) Tumour in the spine:
1) Metastatic tumours from other sites like prostate,lungs,kidneys,intestine ect.
2) Primory tumour of the bones in the spine.

d) Backache due to degenerative diseases in the back.
1) Osteoporosis in old people.
2) Osteoarthritis.
3) Degenaration of the intervertebral disc.

e) Backache due to inflammatory conditions:
1) Anchylosing spondylitis.
2) Arthritis.
3) Infection of the bone due to bacteria.
4) Lumbago or fibrositis.
5) Tuberculosis of the spine.
6) Inflamation of the muscles.
7) Brucellosis.

3) Backache due to gynaecological problems:
a) Endometriosis.
b) Prolapse of the uterus.
c) After gynaecological operations.
d) After childbirth.
e) Cancerous lesions of the pelvic organs.
f) Pelvic inflammatory diseases.

Treatment of back ache:
1) Homoeopathy.
2) Back exercises.
3) Removing the cause for backache.
4) Traction.
5) Symptomatic treatement.
6) Surgery.
7) Yoga.

Investigation of a case of backache:
1) MRI of the spine.
2) Routine urine examination.
3) Complete blood count.
4) X-ray of the lumbar and sacral region.
5) Examination of rectum,prostate,genito urinary organs.
6) Ultrasonography of the abdomen and pelvis.
7) CT scan of abdomen and pelvic region.
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