Common causes of Low Back Pain (Lumbar Backache) include lumbar strain, nerve irritation, lumbar radiculopathy, bony encroachment, and conditions of the bone and joints. Each of these is reviewed below.
1. Lumbar strain
Sprains and strains imply stretching or tearing of the tissue involved, either muscles (strain) or ligaments (sprain). (For more detailed information, please refer to this article)
2. Nerve irritation
The nerves of the lumbar spine can be irritated by mechanical pressure (impingement) by bone or other tissues, or from disease, anywhere along their paths -- from their roots at the spinal cord to the skin surface. These conditions include lumbar disc disease , bony encroachment, and inflammation of the nerves caused by a viral infection (shingles).
3. Lumbar radiculopathy
Lumbar radiculopathy is nerve irritation that is caused by damage to the discs between the vertebrae. Damage to the disc occurs because of degeneration ("wear and tear") of the outer ring of the disc, traumatic injury, or both.
4.Bony encroachment
Any condition that results in movement or growth of the vertebrae of the lumbar spine can limit the space (encroachment) for the adjacent spinal cord and nerves. Causes of bony encroachment of the spinal nerves include foraminal narrowing (narrowing of the portal through which the spinal nerve passes from the spinal column, out of the spinal canal to the body, commonly as a result of arthritis), spondylolisthesis (slippage of one vertebra relative to another), and spinal stenosis (compression of the nerve roots or spinal cord by bony spurs or other soft tissues in the spinal canal).
5. Bone and joint conditions
Bone and joint conditions that lead to Low Back Pain include those existing from birth (congenital), those that result from wear and tear (degenerative) or injury, and those that are due to inflammation of the joints (arthritis).
6. Other causes of Low Back Pain include kidney problems, pregnancy, ovary problems, and tumors.
Traditional Chinese medicine theory :Waist is the house of kidneys and the kidney meridian go through the spine. It indicates the close relationship of low back pain and kidney, and waist meridian, tendons, choroid lesions may also cause low back pain. There are three types low back pain in TCM.
1. Cold-damp lumbago
It is usually because people exposure in cold conditions after sweating , so that blood and Qi are blocked in low back.
2. Muscular strain lumbago
It dues to lumbar muscle sprain, bruise or impact injury , resulting in meridian damaged, and causing Qi and blood run obstructed.
3. Lumbago due to kidney-asthenia
Chronic illness or old and feeble, or frequent sex, and consumption of energy, would cause kidney Qi deficiency.
Acupuncture is a really go way to dredge the block. One of the theory of TCM is “Block Cause Pain” and “Unobstructed No Pain”. After removing the block, most patient would feel relax right away and after drinking warm water and hot shower they would feel much better. The third kind patients whose treatments have to combine acupuncture and herbal therapy. Their kidneys need to be strengthened first.
Showing posts with label Acute Lumbar Muscle Strain. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Acute Lumbar Muscle Strain. Show all posts
2012-11-06
Acute Lumbar Muscle Sprain or Strain treatment. Acupuncture Can Treat Acute Lumbar Muscle Sprain or Strain?
At beginning I would like to talk about some anatomy. Our lumbar spine consists of five bony vertebrae cushioned by intervertebral discs made of cartilage. The lumbosacral region of the spine bears enormous loads and is responsible for mobility of the trunk. The muscles are essential for demanding weight-bearing activities such as walking, bending, turning, or lifting.
Sprains and strains imply stretching or tearing of the tissue involved, either muscles (strain) or ligaments (sprain). Sprains are ligamentous injuries typically caused by sudden, strong contraction, torsion, a direct blow, or a sudden, forceful straightening from a crouched position. Strains are either partial or complete tears of muscle-tendon units, usually as a result of strong muscular contraction sustained in forceful stretching. Stretching or tearing of the deep muscles of the lumbar spine will generally present with pain and spasm. The tissues are deep, and therefore it is difficult to categorize these injuries. Temporary or permanent damage of lumbosacral structure can result.
Basing on Traditional Chinese Medicine theory, pain is caused by something blocks in some place. You can imagine there are plenty of drive ways in our body and there are a lot of cars run on those ways. The drive ways are Meridians and cars are Qi(likes energy that goes throw whole body). When the drive ways are flowing freely and Qi can go throw really smooth, and then you will feel very comfortable. However, if there are some bad guys who block the road and the other cars cannot pass, the traffic jam would be happened. While it happens you would feel pain.
Acupuncturing can be imagined as police. You can imagine that you are given acupuncture means policemen come and disperse those trouble makers. After police coming and trying to restore flow, they have to clean those bad guys away. They need tow trucks to tow blocker out of there, and the tow trucks you can think those are water, so you must drink a lot of warm water after being acupunctured.
Most of patients who would feel relax immediately, and they would feel much better in couple hours.Acupuncture can treat Acute Lumbar Muscle Sprain or Strain really well.
Sprains and strains imply stretching or tearing of the tissue involved, either muscles (strain) or ligaments (sprain). Sprains are ligamentous injuries typically caused by sudden, strong contraction, torsion, a direct blow, or a sudden, forceful straightening from a crouched position. Strains are either partial or complete tears of muscle-tendon units, usually as a result of strong muscular contraction sustained in forceful stretching. Stretching or tearing of the deep muscles of the lumbar spine will generally present with pain and spasm. The tissues are deep, and therefore it is difficult to categorize these injuries. Temporary or permanent damage of lumbosacral structure can result.
Basing on Traditional Chinese Medicine theory, pain is caused by something blocks in some place. You can imagine there are plenty of drive ways in our body and there are a lot of cars run on those ways. The drive ways are Meridians and cars are Qi(likes energy that goes throw whole body). When the drive ways are flowing freely and Qi can go throw really smooth, and then you will feel very comfortable. However, if there are some bad guys who block the road and the other cars cannot pass, the traffic jam would be happened. While it happens you would feel pain.
Acupuncturing can be imagined as police. You can imagine that you are given acupuncture means policemen come and disperse those trouble makers. After police coming and trying to restore flow, they have to clean those bad guys away. They need tow trucks to tow blocker out of there, and the tow trucks you can think those are water, so you must drink a lot of warm water after being acupunctured.
Most of patients who would feel relax immediately, and they would feel much better in couple hours.Acupuncture can treat Acute Lumbar Muscle Sprain or Strain really well.
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