Orthopaedic Conditions- Low Back Pain

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Recently, a health related magazine released that every human being would experience low back once in a life time. A low back pain occur due to the stretch of the torn of muscle fibre. It is very difficult to differentiate strain and sprain since both depict similar kind of symptoms. So the doctors normally prescribe similar medicine for both the diseases. The sprain and strain normally affects the aged people. Since the bones, muscles and the ligament work together all activities, because of this, these areas get over strain and resulting severe pain. 

The main symptoms of low back injury are:

• Severe pain around low back and upper abdomen of the body.
• Low back muscle contraction.
• Pain connected with normal routine activities.

The pain may be intermittent or constant. In most cases, back pain resolves on its own within a few weeks. 

There are surgical and non- surgical treatments available, at present. Non-surgical treatments include, pain killers and physical therapy. Aside, the non- surgical treatments, there is surgical treatments, they are:

• Spine fusion: this is somewhat like wielding process. Here the painful vertebrae are wielded into single piece bone. This process eliminates motion between vertebre sections.
• Disc replacement: this procedure includes removing the disc and replacing it with man made one.

Dr. Mohan has been doing the both surgical treatments.

Authored by Dr.Thadi Mohan