Homeopathy Treatment For Low Back Pain

What is Low Back Pain?

One of the most common disorders faced by almost every person at some or other point in his or her life, low back pain or lumbago is a musculoskeletal illness characterized by acute or chronic pain and stiffness in the lower back region. While acute pain is temporary which can range for a few hours to a week depending on the intensity, the chronic illness can be long-term.

Symptoms

• Sudden onset of pain in the lower back region while working continuously for hours
• Pain and discomfort while walking or standing
• Consistent stiffness in the lower back
• Inability to sit with comfort

These symptoms can affect a person throughout the life if it is a chronic illness in which case there is a significant damage to the lower back region which can occur due to trauma or an accident.

Causes

There are a wide variety of causes that can lead to lower back pain. Some of the most common and observed causes and factors are

• Arthritis – Both rheumatoid and osteoarthritis
• Ankylosing spondylitis
• Degenerative discs
• Fractures and injuries to spinal cord
• Spinal infections and diseases
• Metabolic disorders
• Misaligned pelvic and bone structures
• Bone and spinal tumors
• Prostate cancer
• Depression
• Physical stress and trauma

It is quite common in people who work for long hours which involve stressful physical activity. They can experience the pain consistently and if enough measures and caution I not taken, the pain can transform into chronic stage permanently disabling him or her to work even for smaller amounts of time.