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GET RID OF BACK PAIN

BACK PAIN COULD BE SERIOUS

Backache could be serious?

Lower back pain is pain which occurs between the bottom of the rib cage and the buttock creases with or without pain in the upper legs .

Back pain is the largest single cause of lost working hours amongst both manual and sedentary workers; in the former, such as miners, dockers and nurses, it is an important cause of disability.

Although most people get back pain, and although there are a large number of possible causes, a precise diagnosis is made in only a few cases.

The recommended approach includes:

  • take a good history and examine the patient well
  • avoid over-investigation
  • remember the rare, but deadly, causes of pain such as aortic aneurysm or myelomatosis

Lower back pain can be divided according to its duration:

  1. acute (<6 weeks)
  2. sub-acute (6 weeks-12 weeks)
  3. chronic (>12 weeks)

Such a rigid categorization might not be useful in practice since symptoms in patients may wax and wane

In acute low back pain patients can be counselled that :

  1. prognosis for relief of pain and returning to normal activities is favourable – most patients who are initially off work, return to work within 1 month
  2. most of the patients who do not return to work within 1 month will return to work within 6 months
  3. however note that residual symptoms and recurrences are common

Serious conditions whose signs and symptoms can cause low back pain are listed below.

  • Cauda equina syndrome. Red flags include:
    1. Severe or progressive bilateral neurological deficit of the legs, such as major motor weakness with knee extension, ankle eversion, or foot dorsiflexion.
    2. Recent-onset urinary retention (caused by bladder distension because the sensation of fullness is lost) and/or urinary incontinence (caused by loss of sensation when passing urine).
    3. Recent-onset faecal incontinence (due to loss of sensation of rectal fullness).
    4. Perianal or perineal sensory loss (saddle anaesthesia or paraesthesia).
    5. Unexpected laxity of the anal sphincter.
  • Spinal fracture. Red flags include:
    1. Sudden onset of severe central spinal pain which is relieved by lying down.
    2. A history of major trauma (such as a road traffic collision or fall from a height), minor trauma, or even just strenuous lifting in people with osteoporosis or those who use corticosteroids.
    3. Structural deformity of the spine (such as a step from one vertebra to an adjacent vertebra) may be present.
    4. There may be point tenderness over a vertebral body. 

Cancer. Red flags include:

  1. The person being 50 years of age or more.
  2. Gradual onset of symptoms.
  3. Severe unremitting pain that remains when the person is supine, aching night pain that prevents or disturbs sleep, pain aggravated by straining (for example, at stool, or when coughing or sneezing), and thoracic pain.
  4. Localised spinal tenderness.
  5. No symptomatic improvement after four to six weeks of conservative low back pain therapy.
  6. Unexplained weight loss.
  7. Past history of cancer — breast, lung, gastrointestinal, prostate, renal, and thyroid cancers are more likely to metastasize to the spine.

Back pain treatment

Many individuals will not need extensive treatment for back pain. Over-the-counter pain medications are often sufficient.

In more severe cases, stronger treatments may be necessary, but they’re typically provided under close supervision from your doctor.

Alternative medicine

Alternative therapies that may help relieve back pain include:

  1. acupuncture
  2. massage
  3. chiropractic adjustments
  4. cognitive behavioral therapy
  5. relaxation techniques

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prognosis

Majority of patients with acute low back pain have a good prognosis and recover within one month

  • patients usually return to work within one month
  • further recovery may occur up to three months and pain and disability levels usually remain constant thereafter
  • patients may continue to experience low levels of pain and disability for 3 to 12 months
  • at least one recurrence is seen in most patients within a year (2)

Predictors of poor prognosis include:

depression

passive coping strategies

job dissatisfaction

somatization

higher disability levels

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My vision & values are Care, Compassion, Competence, Communication, Courage & Commitment & these are integral part of my practice to provide & maintain high standard of care to all my patients.

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OUTSTANDING CQC RATING OF MY WARD- during CQC visit at Pennine NHS Trust at Fairfield General Hospital (March-2018) my ward (care of Elderly) was rated as outstanding ward.

Providing a high quality service in general and Geriatric Medicine to all patients supported by appropriate evidence base guidelines and clinical governance structure.

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