| If you've ever groaned, "Oh, my aching back!", you are | | | | Blood and urine tests will make sure the pain is not due |
| not alone. Back pain is one of the most common | | | | to an infection or other systemic problem. |
| medical problems, affecting 8 out of 10 people at some | | | | X-rays are useful in pinpointing broken bones or other |
| point during their lives. Back pain can range from a dull, | | | | skeletal defects. They can sometimes help locate |
| constant ache to a sudden, sharp pain. Acute back | | | | problems in connective tissue. To analyze soft-tissue |
| pain comes on suddenly and usually lasts from a few | | | | damage, computed tomography (CT) or magnetic |
| days to a few weeks. Back pain is called chronic if it | | | | resonance imaging (MRI) scans may be needed. |
| lasts for more than three months. | | | | X-rays and imaging studies are generally used only for |
| Most back pain goes away on its own, though it may | | | | checking out direct trauma to the back, back pain with |
| take awhile. Taking over-the-counter pain relievers and | | | | fever, or nerve problems such as extremity weakness |
| resting can help. However, staying in bed for more | | | | or numbness. To determine possible nerve or muscle |
| than 1 or 2 days can make it worse. | | | | damage, an electromyogram (EMG) can be useful. |
| Acute or short-term low back pain generally lasts from | | | | Structural problems |
| a few days to a few weeks. Most acute back pain is | | | | In some cases, back pain may be caused by structural |
| the result of trauma to the lower back or a disorder | | | | problems, such as:o Bulging or ruptured disks. Disks act |
| such as arthritis. Pain from trauma may be caused by | | | | as cushions between the vertebrae in your spine. |
| a sports injury, work around the house or in the | | | | Sometimes, the soft material inside a disk may bulge |
| garden, or a sudden jolt such as a car accident or | | | | out of place or rupture and press on a nerve. But |
| other stress on spinal bones and tissues. Symptoms | | | | many people who have bulging or herniated disks |
| may range from muscle ache to shooting or stabbing | | | | experience no pain from the condition.o Sciatica. If a |
| pain, limited flexibility and range of motion, or an inability | | | | bulging or herniated disk presses on the main nerve |
| to stand straight. | | | | that travels down your leg, it can cause sciatica - |
| Chronic back pain is pain that persists for more than 3 | | | | sharp, shooting pain through the buttock and back of |
| months. It is often progressive and the cause can be | | | | the leg. |
| difficult to determine. | | | | Below are some best yoga poses for strengthen the |
| The lower back is a complex area that connects the | | | | lower back: |
| upper body (including the chest and arms) to the lower | | | | 1.During the first week, practice the following yoga |
| body (including the pelvis and legs). The lower back is | | | | asanas: |
| composed of several vertebrae, disks of soft cartilage, | | | | Pawan Mukta Asana, Bhunga Asana, Shalabha |
| muscles, joints, ligaments, and nerve tissue. | | | | Asana, Uttanpada Asana, Shava Asana |
| Diagnosis | | | | 3. |