Understanding The Causes Of Back Pain

By James Steele


Amidst all of the possible ailments you may have, back pain can be triggered in many ways. It is actually very easy to get a back injury because of the 20 separate vertebrae that each and every person has. Your upper, middle, and lower back is prone to injury which can cause pain. The purpose of this article is to identify some of the leading causes of back pain to help you understand why you might be suffering from it.

In this article we will be offering suggestions on how to avoid some of these back issues.

One less obvious cause of back pain is wearing footwear that is not suitable. Wearing improper footwear will not give your back the foundation it needs.

When your posture is affected by wearing the wrong type of shoes, you may experience back pain. Many women, for example, who frequently wear high heels experience back pain because the weight isn't evenly distributed between the front and back of the shoe. Wearing cowboy boots can cause the same type of discomfort. Shoes that are too loose or too tight can also end up giving you issues with not just your feet, but your back and knees also. Keeping your back comfortably straight while you are walking requires adequate footwear. If you have suffered from a spinal fracture, this could be the reason for your back pain. This is not unusual. Your bone density decreases with age and this condition is called osteoporosis. This is the main reason for spinal fractures. Women are more apt to suffer from osteoporosis than men; however, people of both sexes are vulnerable as they grow older. And, as you can well imagine, when bones are less dense they are weaker and, as a result, can break more easily. A very painful condition exists when you sustain an injury that causes your bones to collapse. Many times this also leads to spinal deformation. Pain medication is useful, and will usually be prescribed by your doctor. Nonetheless, in order to keep the fractured bones in place, surgery may be required. One method to strength your torso and help support your back is exercise. There are specific exercises for the abdomen and back that can help you. This should be coupled with a natural, healthy diet that can help prevent osteoporosis or rebuild your bone mass.

For some people with specific health issues, back pain can show up as a side effect. With diabetes, there is always the chance of pain in many parts of the body, and back pain is one common area for pain to be a problem. One reason for this is that diabetes affects the immune system and causes a variety of nerve disorders. Neuropathy can affect different areas of the body - for example, feet are susceptible to neuropathy - but the back is also often affected. The best preventative care a diabetic can take is to keep control of their blood sugar level at all times. This can prevent neuropathy, or nerve pain, from developing. Carrying around extra weight is not only bad for your health, as we've mentioned above in this report, but it is often a detriment to keeping your diabetes under control. Back pain can have a major negative impact on your life. So much so, in fact, that the simple act of getting out of bed in the morning can be a traumatic experience. As they say, "knowledge is power", and if you can discover the root of your back pain, you can take the steps to prevent it returning in the future. If you have a disease or illness that is contributing to your back pain, you must first get it taken care of and as under control as possible. If it's not a side effect of an illness, then it's time to take a long, hard look at your life and try to determine what you might be doing - or not doing - that is causing your back pain.




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