Comments on: Back Strain

By: Ache

Ache — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 10:58:42 +0000

I am also new to this site. I have just learned about this site. I am going to read on and it’s very useful to know

By: Pain Reduction

Pain Reduction — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 12:54:39 +0000

Pain is something that everybody has in their body and experience that quite often

on different occasions due to so many different reasons like work pressure, mental

stress and illness, marital difficulties and personal problems

I want to emphasize that although this intervention might have been effective,

but it is intended to complement the traditional medical treatment. This approach

has been used when for one reason or another, medical interventions were not able to

reduce the sufferer’s degree of pain. One of the most positive aspects of this approach is

that the sufferers themselves, with the guidance of a pain reduction specialist, can

be taught how to use these methods as and when needed to deal with the recurrence of

the pain. This in turn, reinforces the effectiveness of the treatment.

i was one of them to experience a pain in my back both lower and upper back which

was mainly because of my work and it was so bad that it was affecting my mind

and my family life as well, my behaviour was totally being impatient until i was

adviced by one of my colleague to take it this way and it did work for me
and it took me so easy and today i am so different than before

By: backdoc

backdoc — Mon, 11 May 2009 02:19:34 +0000

First of all let me say that I like this Back Pain Blog. It has some good information including some of the suggestions in this article. The above article on "back strain" and "pulled muscles" presents a very common view about this form of back pain, one borne by many physicians. Please note for purposes of this discussion that a strain denotes injury to muscles and a sprain denotes injury to ligaments.It is a fact that Back Strain is one of the most common diagnoses when a patient presents with acute back pain. However, a detailed clinical evaluation almost invariably shows otherwise. Although back strain is inherently defined as a condition involving pulled muscles, a pulled muscle is one of the least likely incidents with the onset of back pain. The reason I say this is because the muscles of the back are so strong, that it takes incredible forces to actually pull, strain or tear the muscle fibers. I assert that more commonly, it is the muscle's spasm in response to injury and irritation to sensitive nerves and soft tissues of the joint capsule that causes the onset of pain and the sequelae that follow. Consistent spasm leads to a vicious cycle of pain that involves, inflammation, vertebral misalignment (subluxation) and a barrage of nerve impulses providing feedback to the brain and spinal cord that something is wrong. Spasm is the body's protective mechanism, acting to splint the area to prevent movement, not unlike putting a brace or back support on. Ice to control inflammation is always a good initial therapy because it helps break the cycle of pain and lessens scar formation in soft tissues as natural healing occurs. As a matter of fact the goal of well-intended therapy is to break the cycle of pain, relieve spasm, reduce inflammation and lessen scar tissue that can lead to chronic subluxation misalignments and chronic returning problems.