Lower Back Pain Treatment

How to survive a lower back pain attack

Lower Back pain is a major problem in modern society. It affects almost all of us at some time in our lives and frequently leads to pain, distress and time away from work.

The problems with the lower back can be compounded by the fact that almost every specialist or therapist you see will offer a different reason for your symptoms. They often also suggest a different treatment. So who do you believe? Whose treatment tips can you trust?

Do you have a lower back problem? Have you had it previously? What about friends or relatives, do they suffer from pain in the lower back?

If you can honestly answer no to all of these questions then you are quite an unusual person. Lower back problems are very common. In times gone by they were regarded as one of lives "fleeting ills" and was so widespread as to not even be regarded as an illness needing treatment. Little has changed. In 1993 nearly seventeen million people in Britain experienced backpain or lower backache. Recent estimates state that up to six million people in the USA will be experiencing lower-back symptoms at any given time. More than six out of every ten of us will suffer from it at some time during our lives. In one year the UK government spends two thousand million pounds on paying benefits to people with backache and the UK National Health Service spends another five hundred million pounds on their treatment.

New research shows that half of all lower back attacks take more than four weeks to completely go away. Treatment speeds things up but many back-pain sufferers don't seek treatment early enough. One person in twenty will have trouble that goes on for years - whether they get treatment or not.

That's the bad news!

But don't despair! There is some good news too. Simple first aid treatment measures and early hands-on treatment will get most sufferers fit within a fortnight. Many are better even sooner. If you follow sensible treatment advice at an early stage then you have nothing to fear from your lower back. The pages of this website aim to provide exactly the sort of treatment advice that you need.

If you are in lower lumbar pain as you read this then it is likely that you will be feeling a range of different emotions. Frustration, anger, puzzlement and maybe even fear. Often these feelings come about because of a lack of factual knowledge. What is wrong with my lower back? Why has this happened to me? Do I need to stay in bed or is it safe to work? Have I got a serious illness, will I become a cripple? How do I find treatment?

These questions go through the minds of many people with lower back pain. The answers are all on these pages. Sometimes knowing the answers is all that is needed to get rid of the negative thoughts and emotions that can slow down recovery if they persist.

Never allow yourself to get too depressed or worried if you suffer from a back problem. There is always treatment help at hand. In some cases this website will provide it. In others you will be pointed in the direction of help. Remember - DON'T PANIC.

Here's what you will find elsewhere on this site:

The anatomy of the lumbar spine – part one

How the back is built. Learn about lumbar spine and its anatomy and function. Find out about the nerves, lumbar facet joints and lower back muscles. Discover how the lumbar intervertebral discs work. Learn about lower back disc pain and spinal nerve pain.

Lower back pain and lumbar spine anatomy – part two

Learn how the joints of the lumbar spine work – usually called the facet joints. Discover the sacroiliac joints and learn how they function and how sacroiliac joint pain occurs. Find out about lumbar spine muscle pain and muscle function in the back region

Pain from the lower back or lumbar spine

Lumbar disc pain. Lower back pain patterns. Lumbar intervertebral disc degeneration. Slipped and prolapsed lumbar disc. Lumbar facet joint pain and lower back joint pain. The muscles of the lower back and how they function and cause pain.

 

Follow the links to other back pain pages on this site:

Lower back pain
Back pain causes
How the spine nerves work
The joints of the spine and the sacroiliac joint
Back pain, disc pain and disc degeneration
Lumbar facet joint pain - lower back pain and the lumbar facet joints
What is Lower Back Pain - Why does your back hurt?
The Pain Gate and why your lower back pain hurts so much
Lower Back Pain Treatment and Referred Pain
First aid treatment measures for a low back pain attack
Spinal Manipulation treatment- some truths and myths about spinal manipulation treatment
Acupuncture treatment for lower back pain
Back Pain Treatment

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