Back Pain Relief

Being Generously Endowed Can Cause Back Pain

2011-03-17T06:55:00.000-07:00

For women who are generously endowed, large breast can be a source of considerable pain. Some women will suffer severe pain, deteriorating posture and are at risk for spinal deformity and other repetitive stress.

The pain in the back seems to be the worse during changes in their menstrual cycle. The problem results from changes in the normal anatomical structure caused by the excess weight on the chest and the weak muscular support.

Another fact related to this condition is that some women even feel ashamed and actually try to hide it by altering their posture by allowing their shoulders to roll forward. The abnormal posture will possibly put pressure on an area of the upper body near the shoulders called the thoracic outlet.

When this occurs, a bundle of nerves and blood vessels can become compressed and thereby lead to pain and discomfort down the upper extremities. Very large breasts not only can cause a reduction in the normal curve of the upper and mid-back region but also will potentially cause severe low back pain.

When the upper vertebrae of the spine are altered, the lower vertebrae then assume more stress. The challenge for these women is to maintain an efficient posture through proper strengthening and core stabilization exercises that can be prescribed by skilled physiotherapists knowledgeable in anatomy and bio-mechanics of the human back.

CAN MASSAGE CURE YOUR BACK PAIN?

2010-12-04T08:36:00.000-08:00

Massaging the back can be helpful, if done by a skilled therapist. Benefits of massage are enormous; massage relaxes and tones the muscles of the back. Massage stimulates the peripheral nerves that enervate the back muscles. A well massaged back invigorates the body, leading a good sound sleep.

Massage has been shown to have a range of other health benefits, lowering blood pressure to easing migraines. Research has shown that massage has help relieve victims of cancer, Hypertension, Panic-attacks. Massage can also help lower stress, which is a good thing for your overall health.

There are many types of massage techniques, though a consumer may know a specific massage modality they want, it is generally best to ask the therapist what massage modality will give you the results you want. Most therapist use various massage modalities to achieve desired results.

The four most common types of massage techniques are:
1.       Swedish: This is the most common of all, for patient that wants to relax and energized.
2.       Deep tissue: For muscle damage from an injury such as car accident or back strain.
3.       Sports: To help prevent athletic injury, keep the body flexible and heal the body.
4.       Chair: For massaging the upper body while seated in a special chair.

Massage therapy will do wonder for your back pain! It is capable of putting an end to your lasting disabling, agonizing and excruciating back pain. So why don’t you give it a try today!!!

Wishing you all a healthy CHRISTMAS in advance!!!

BACK PAIN WOES

2010-11-25T08:53:00.001-08:00

There is no gain saying that back pain could cause your early retirement from your precious profession. There are many people who suffer the scourge of these back pain in silence, others stand the risk of having it in the nearest future. These back pain sufferers cannot recount the number of health institutions they have visited, the names of different drugs they have taken, to relieve the disabling back pain.

Disability from back pain is rarely the cause of a person physically not being able to function. The physical bodies of most patients do not have any nerve or muscle damage that would actually prevent them from getting around. The real reason of most disability is fear; the fear of the pain from becoming chronic back pain can create true disability.

Back pain can be sudden or insidious and can occur on any part of the back. It may target the neck and from there spread to the shoulders and hands. The pain may have its source at the mid-back and later spread across the ribs to underneath the breasts. The pain may finally target the lower back, spread to the buttocks and the legs with characteristics symptoms.

Years of bad posture while in office, market places, at the construction site, repetitive trunk movement in offshore rig, unmodified traditional exercise of sit-ups and so many other back straining activities, if performed frequently, will subtly cause unpalatable impact on the human back.

It is necessary to take preemptive measures. As the adage goes “Prevention is better than cure”, once you notice sign of ache/pains begin to manifest on your back, consult your physician immediately before it deteriorates.

The good news is that, irrespective of the cause of the mechanical back pain, a good therapeutic approach, tailored to the victims condition would not only bring relieve but will act on the source of the pain in the back and bring actual and expected effect.

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OBESITY, A FRIEND OF BACK PAIN

2010-08-02T15:53:00.000-07:00

Obesity is fast becoming an epidemic and a thing of great concern in many parts of the world and according to statistics, it has been over time resulted into back pain. Less than four months ago, the United States army hierarchy reported bitterly of the increasing overweight personnel in its armed forces.

Obesity will aggravate almost all types of back pain. It can even be the primary cause of some types of muscular pain, especially in the lower back region. Extra weight a contributor towards degenerative disc disease. People who are overweight stand a higher risk of having slipped disc or prolapsed disc.

Obesity can also lead to osteoporosis {a disease affecting one’s bone making it brittle and weak} and is one of the major causes of stress fracture in the vertebrae of older obese victims. Obese people have a higher incidence of spinal stenosis {pain caused by narrowing of the nerve root canal}, spondylolisthesis {pain caused by a piece of vertebrae slipping over the other} and spinal arthritis.

Being overweight is not healthy at all, the increased risk for back pain are actually some of the least serious consequences of being obese. Other diseases accompanied by being obese are; hypertension, diabetes, stroke, and many other serious heart related diseases.

Bearing any weight on the affected area of the back aggravates many back pain conditions. An obese victim places much more stress on the painful area of the back, since it need support for that extra weight.

Obesity is a killer; it will deprive one of the qualities of live. It is important for you obese guys out there {male or female}, that you keep your weight in a healthy range. Doing this, you are by no means kicking out back pain from your life. Stay cubby free! Stay back pain free!! Stay healthy!!!

"NECK PAIN" A SILENT KILLER 2

2010-07-16T05:06:00.001-07:00

Recently, it was in the news that tiger woods, the worlds no 1 golfer has recurring neck pain that forced his withdrawal from the players championship. The game he plays must have predisposed him to acute episodes of neck pain for quite some time and probably exacerbated by the car accident he had in November 2009, following his hasty thanksgiving night exit from his own driveway.

Woods backed his SUV into a fire hydrant and rammed a tree with resultant sore neck, leaving him dazed and requiring treatment at a nearby emergency clinic.

Neck pain can be caused by injury, stress, or by other health problems including some that may have serious consequences. Certain events, such as motor accident can affect the neck seriously.

Most post-traumatic neck pain symptom resulting from motor accident is known as whiplash injury. Pain resulting from such could occur to a person in a vehicle, whose vehicle is rammed from behind.

This event would cause the violent backward movement of the neck. The victim may complain of severe pain in the neck. He may have no control of both hands and legs, sensations also might be lost. Taking road accident precautions like the wearing of seat belts may prevent neck injury.

Certain occupation could easily make the neck susceptible to pain. Most neck pain result from complex relationship between individuals and workplace risk factors.

No prevention strategies have been discovered to reduce the incidence of neck pain among workers. Specific injuries that may occur in workplaces include: motor accident, falling from a height, hitting one’s head on a hard surface such as a wall.

Occupation that requires repetitive use of the shoulders and hands such as machine operators, carpenters, golfers, etc are more likely to develop neck pain.

In order to understand your symptoms and treatment choices, you must start with some understanding of the general anatomy of your spine and neck. This includes becoming familiar with the various parts that make up the neck.

You should have a general understanding of the function of these parts, how they work together. The more you know the more you will be able to talk with your doctor in words that will help them better understand your specific problem. It will also help you understand what they are telling you about your particular problem.

"NECK PAIN" A SILENT KILLER

2010-07-04T15:19:00.001-07:00

The case of common neck pain is more frightening because of its nearness to the head, which we know is the "engine room" for the initiation of the entire body activities. Personally, i feel so sad seeing countless number of victims going through the needless anguish of distressing and discomforting neck pain everyday. So many are ignorant of what else to do, having tried all orthodox and traditional therapies.

It is even worsened by the unprofessional comments made by some medical analysts concerning neck pain. Some victims of neck pain have been advised to treat themselves as semi-invalids. While some doctors have been professional enough in making some kind of consoling comment like: “Your neck pain will be alright, provided you don’t turn your head to the right or left not more than x degrees". There is specific treatment approach with meets with universal standards.

This cynical view about common neck pain is an indication of how elusive the solution is in the medical world. Really, pain in the hand could be caused by certain heart condition. This is far less common than the musculo-skeletal neck pain which is very common.

The human neck is a complex structure that contains the extension of a number of vital visceral structures, including the trachea, the oesophagus is an important blood vessels and a musculoskeletal system that provides for support and motion of the head. The cervical spine itself is a series of seven separate bone elements, designated as C1, C2, C3, C4, C5, C6 and C7, all with intricate articular and an elaborate system of ligament and associated muscle.

The cervical vertebrae also protect and allow passage of the spinal cord and cervical nerve roots. Problems such as compression of the cervical nerve roots are a frequent source of neck pain and referred pain from the neck. In addition to the pain, it may cause numbness, tingling sensation, muscle weakness and reflex deficits in a specific location.

Signs and symptoms along the distribution of a cervical nerve root are called cervical radiculopathy or cervical spondylosis. The cervical nerve roots, C4, C5, C6 and C7, are most largely involved, and result in characteristic signs and symptoms in the shoulder and hands. The compressed C1, C2, C3, nerve root can also lead to back pain especially neck pain extending along the back of the head. Sometimes this experience extends to the muscles over the eye causing huge amount of discomfort.

"THE ADVANCEMENT OF TECHNOLOGY AND BACK PAIN" PART 2

2010-06-28T15:58:00.000-07:00

There are four ways sitting can contribute to back pain.

1. Compression on the lower spine: Sitting all the time can add undue compression on the joints of the lower back. Many individuals think sitting is better for the lower back {waist} than standing but sometimes sitting can be worse than standing. When you sit down, the weight of the upper back is rested on the pelvis, lower back, hips, knees and ankles. Sitting and standing can both put pressure on the lower back but though somewhat diverse procedure. If you suffer poor posture or poor core stability, you might feel pain in your lower back but sitting will put more pressure on the spine of the lower back.

2. Maintaining a fixed posture: Our body adapts to stresses we place on it. If you maintain a sedentary {i.E to be in a position for long hours} habitual lifestyle and sit all the time at work, it is no mean feat that your posture will be affected as a result of being stationary for too long. For many individuals, the changes in the upper back {neck} and mid-back are more noticeable than the changes in the lower back posture but excessive and prolonged sitting can harmfully affect lower back posture.

3. Poor flexibility: Imagine what sitting in front of a computer as a data administrator sitting on his chair and working out some ICT stuff or a secretary staying glued to the desk attending to correspondence all day, every day at work can do to your flexibility.

Flexibility is imperative for decreasing the possibility of contacting back pain. When your hips, legs, and spine are less flexible, your body does not move as efficiently as it ought to and when your body does not move efficiently, it compensates by putting additional pressure on the joints, ligaments and muscles.

4. Weakness and poor fitness: Many years ago, during the era of our ancestors more people were more active "even my grandpa before his demise used to be very active".

When you live an active lifestyle, your body is more resistant to activity related stress. Many individuals injure their lower back doing relatively easy things like bending down to pick something light off the ground. A sedentary lifestyle will definitely lead to weakness and poor fitness, which will increase the chances of contacting lower back pain.

So, if your job involves sitting down all day, then working out {exercise} is even more essential, so visit your doctor today who would refer you to a skilled chiropractor or physiotherapist...

"THE ADVANCEMENT OF TECHNOLOGY AND BACK PAIN"

2010-06-19T03:46:00.001-07:00

Office jobs has caused a grave harm in form of chronic back pain. Research shows that desk of office jobs are the major cause of frequent back pain. Are you suffering from endless and distressing back pain as a director, secretary, supervisor, clerk, banker or business man?

Computers, machineries and their likes have made many types of tiresome labour, things of the past. The downside to this modernization is an increasing frequency of the back ailments caused by incessant hours of sitting at work place.

As technology advances, more people are spending more time sitting, often in front of a computer, long hours under the steering wheel of their vehicles. And as conveniences increase, individuals are being less active. Sitting all the time poses danger on your posture and can add to endless pain in the neck, mid-back and more significantly your waist.

The body best functions not only when there is spacious physical movement but a varieties of movement. Except in rare situations, children seldom complain of lower back pain, reason is that they run, jump, roll, spin, and twist all day. The body of a child receives streams of sensory information, keeping their muscles and joints, tendons, ligaments, stretched, loose and mobile.

The vast majority of lower back problems are muscular in origin. If the muscles are not stimulated and stretched frequently, they become firm and stiff. This can make an individual to experience back pain especially waist pain. Lack of movement can be a major factor for lower back pain {waist pain}. As such it can set the stage leading to primary cause of back pain.

The human body is not designed to linger in a stationary posture for long period of time; unfortunately most people do occupy stationary position for majority of their working day. This stationary posture occupied while doing office jobs is not good for the back.

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2010-06-14T12:40:00.000-07:00

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BACK PAIN: A UNIVERSAL HEALTH PROBLEM

2010-05-03T09:07:00.001-07:00

Common back pain has long been among us for some time now. Undoubtedly, back pain is a universal health problem; it affects both white and black. It does not discriminate; it afflicts men and women, children and adults. In the office hierarchy, it affects both the executive and clerk.

Back pain is a universal language because it is the complaints of many people globally. Back pain is a serious health problem because it is annoying and disabling.

Prolong mid back or upper back pain may refer pain across the ribs, underneath the breast then to the centre of the chest, which at times may be mistaken for lung disease such as pneumonia or heart pain.

Debilitating back pain can restrict your activity, reduce your work capacity and diminish your quality of enjoyment of everyday living.

The effects of chronic back pain can be very nauseating. Indeed, to most people, back pain especially waist pain remains a mystery to man. It often starts without warning for no apparent reason interferes with the activities of living, moving about and getting a comfortable night sleep.

Back pain can be very distracting, whether it is acute or chronic, the effects of back pain can also be very devastating not just for the person living with it but also for their families, friends and careers, etc.

Most victims of back pain do not always get adequate treatment for the illness. They continue to suffer month after month, year after year because of its elusiveness to medical science. These victims of back pain struggle along on their own because they are uninformed of the appropriate health facility to attend and get the pain in the back eliminated or drastically reduced.

The victim of back pain have paid the price of their ignorance in years of pain and uncountable medical appointment, which are unnecessary, grossly ineffective and a waste of valuable time.

REVIEW: SIX CAUSES OF BACK PAIN

2010-04-21T10:51:00.000-07:00

SIX CAUSES OF BACK PAIN

THE REVIEW

Most victims of back pain have completely lost their social life to this back menace. As a result of this, attending social gatherings such as wedding ceremonies, business engagements, birthday parties, clubbing, seminars and conferences has been abruptly stopped.

This is what back pain will do to you. It will restrict your level of activity, reduce your work capacity and even make the pleasurable moments of life an uphill task.

In this book, you will discover six important factors that people do not really take serious but could actually be responsible for their back pain.

There are six very important factors I have highlighted in this book which can be responsible for your back pain, be it neck pain, low back pain or mid-back pain as the case may be…

Factor…1- Talked about how SEX can be major cause of back pain especially low back pain…

Factor…2- Talked about how sleeping on SOFT BED can actually be a cause of back pain…

Factor…3- Talked about how OBESITY can also pose a major threat in contacting back pain especially low back pain…

Factor…4- Talked about how WEAR AND TEAR which also relates to ageing especially in older people can be a major cause of back pain…

Factor…5- Talked about how SMOKING is relatively connected to back pain…

Factor…6- Talked about how FRACTURE OF THE BACK BONE as a result of accident or other occurrences might be a major cause of back pain…

The essence of putting this book together is to sensitize and educate the mind of the average back pain sufferer out there, that knowing the original cause of his illness is key to finding a lasting solution to it…

I have explained in details and as brief as possible with easy to understand Grammar on these six factors and how they can lead to back pain…

This book is not for back pain sufferers alone but also for people that care about their health and those that seek for knowledge as regards the back illness…

So why not “grab the bull by the horn” and take your life back from this terrorizing, agonizing, excruciating, disabling, nauseating, annoying back pain and redeem your youth? “Remember health is wealth”

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LOWER BACK PAIN: Damaged nerve roots

2010-04-17T05:48:00.000-07:00

Speaking about lower back pain, there are four nerve roots which enter the legs from the lower back that are the sites of pain. When these nerve roots are irritated, the resultant pain is described as sciatica.

They are labeled L3, L4, L5 and S1, named after the pieces of back bone below, which they emerge from the spine. The nerve roots S1, is most often affected and the pain shoots down through the back of the thigh to the back of the leg and ends in the outer side of the foot.

The sciatica affecting L5 nerve roots which are next common also cause pain to shoot through the back of the thigh then through the outer side of the leg to the inner side of the foot. When there is pressure on L5 or S1 nerve roots, the person is said to have sciatica, after the name of a major nerve to the leg and foot.

Less common is the problem of the L4 & L3. Apart from shooting pain, the person may have cramps and stiffness of the muscle of the thigh. Summarily, if L5 & S1 nerve roots are affected, the person may have stiffness at the back of the thigh and calf muscles, if the pressure on the nerve roots continues the nerve may become damaged.

Unlike other parts of the body {e.g. muscles and bones} recovery of a damaged nerve is very slow if at all. Therefore, at the first sign of nerve damage, the pressure on the nerve must be removed. Numbness {loss of feeling} which may follow tingling and burning feeling is one of the early signs of damage to the nerve.

Later, the leg feels heavy to move and this may be followed by paralysis of the leg depending on which nerve root is damaged. If S1 nerve root is damaged, the victim would be unable to walk on his toes. With damage to L5 the person would be unable to walk on the heel of the foot.

With damage to L2, L3 & L4 nerve roots, pain at the hip and thigh will be present. Weakness of the thigh muscles will be present, hence prolong walking and standing will be difficult, even climbing a stair would be almost impossible.

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2010-04-10T07:49:00.000-07:00

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LOWER BACK PAIN: TROUBLED HOMO-ERECTUS

2010-04-08T06:50:00.000-07:00

When we compare animals with humans in terms of susceptibility to lower back pain due to compression, you will see that animals don’t have lower back pain. Why animals walk on four legs and the weight of their bodies is evenly distributed between the four legs.

Most of the time their spine are held in more or less horizontal position and the compressive force or weight that exists in an upright man does not exist. In human beings, the spine is held in vertical position, at least during waking up from bed and working hours.

When we are upright, the lower back {lumbar spine} bears the weight of the entire body above it. It is the weight that compresses the spine, this waist also transmits this weight to the pelvis {bones of the buttock} when we sit and to the feet, when we stand, walk or run…

The prevalence of back pain especially lower back pain has made most victims to regard and accept it as a price man must pay for standing upright. Even though, the compressive force of gravity may also play a vital role in the cause of back pain…

BACK PAIN, MAN'S GREATEST ENEMY...

2010-04-03T07:52:00.001-07:00

Back pain has been man’s oldest and most stubborn agony from ages. There is hardly any profession or vocation or human activity that has no affliction of pain attached to it, especially in the case of back pain.

In fact, our fast moving society has also contributed immensely to the prevalence of this back monster, particularly in the area of technology offering all manner of conveniences. Our standard of living has endangered a high price that is paid by many people in terms of pain.

Back pain can occur for no obvious reason and at any point on the spine. However, the most common site of pain is the lower back because it bears the majority of the weight of the body and the load the body carries.

Back pain may be described as a feeling of distress, suffering and sometimes an impression on the sensory nerve of the back structures. Back pain may come upon its victims as a very nauseating pain; it will hinder its victim from carrying out his daily activities. The disabling nature of the pain would so impinge on the victim’s emotions to an extent that the victim may wish a suicide to escape the pain!!

Back pain often comes as a sharp or stabbing pain, as if a needle is driven into one’s back. At times, the victim experiences continuous pain when he/she is eating, driving or engages in one activity or the other. The pain may be a radiating one, a pain which is coming from the waist but its effect is at the thigh or leg.

Many back pain sufferers have at various times been told by certain sections of the health care providers that their back pain is incurable. They were advised to accept their faith and live with it for the rest of their life!!! In other words, it means that the victims of back pain should accept the disabling pain in his back as he would accept hairs in his pubis. “I don’t accept that mentality, I reject it”. For all you back pain sufferers out there, let that be your statement, be positive. Okay!!

There is specific treatment plan to victims of back pain {both chronic and acute} which meets with universal standards. Go for a therapy today {referred by your doctor} and your back will definitely regain its momentum, I assure you….

To all you my friend out there, do not give up or sit down tight and allow this pain to ruin your life!!! Fight hard to get your life back from this annoying, stubborn, callous back monster!!!

STUBBORN BACK PAIN

2010-04-01T07:53:00.001-07:00

Back pain is a problem facing both the working force and non-working force in the world today. Three out of every 5 persons are faced with one problem of back pain during their life time. Back pain is a global pandemic, it can be unbearably agonizing, excruciating and disabling illness.

Appreciable numbers of people have had emotional well-being brought to an abrupt end. Some have even gone as far as committing suicide in order to escape their pain.

Despite the unending prevalence of back pain pandemic in the face of present medical practice, millions of hopeless sufferers globally are suffering on a daily basis from this back monster which medical practitioners are unable to find a reasonable cure for.

Countless of back pain victims especially in Africa and Asia, have become dejected and decided to seek relief from their illness by consulting unorthodox medical practitioners who would prescribe some unwholesome concoctions to drink and rub on their back.

Some have had incisions done on their backs by the so called “traditional herbalists” all in the bid to overcome this illness. Common back pain is more likely to occur between the ages of 35 and 50 years, the most productive period of most people’s lives. The back pain continues and causes problem indefinitely if not checked on time.

Back pain is no respecter of persons, no matter how highly placed a person is or nature of job, he is not immune from these illness. It is the low back that provides support for humans giving strength and mobility, the mobility allows movements such as turning, bending, etc.

NECK PAIN SUCKS!!!

2010-03-20T05:53:00.000-07:00

There is hope for victims of neck pain. A lot of treatment options are open for victims of common muscular skeletal neck pain.

However, there are preferable options which is non-invasive or non-surgical, which meets with global standards. This muscular skeletal neck pain has caused so much pain and sorrow to thousands of people around the globe and has a prevalent rate of 5%.

Although it looks minute, yet it has no quick fix medically {i.e it can be get rid easily}.

How does it manifest? Are there other structures it affects? Which groups of people are mostly affected? What is the prognosis? Is there really any remedy? Etc.

These are issues that need to be answered before embarking on any meaningful resolutions that will bring relief to the numerous victims of back pain.

Neck pain being so close to the head makes the whole issue a personal one, like headache affects the head, it is subjective and invisible. It is a problem only you as the victim know what you are passing through.

The pain and feeling of heaviness at the back of the neck and shoulder, numbness and tingling sensations along the hand and fingers, the inability to feel your fist and disturbance of your night sleep and distress. If you are an office worker, sportsman or couple neck pain will restrict your activity, reduce your work capacity and may increase your emotional stress.

HOW TO AVOID BACK PAIN

2010-02-27T06:00:00.001-08:00

Wrong sitting posture may by itself produce back pain, {lower back pain, neck pain and mid-back pain} which constitute a back pain. And regardless of the original cause, once back pain or stiffness that has develop into poor sitting posture will further worsen the condition.

People who do most part of their work in the office such as clerks, accountants, directors would easily develop any of the back illness {lower back pain, neck pain, mid-back pain} because many of these categories of people maintain a posture for too long.

If you are an office worker, you may be going through the following stages of gradually increasing back problem. Unless you take proactive steps.

Initially, you may experience back pain only while sitting for a long period or on standing after sitting in a car. The pain is caused by overstretching of the soft tissue in the back and it takes only a few seconds for the disc to recover.

At this stage, the pain exists only for a short time.

At a later stage, you will find that on getting up will be more painful than before and for the disc to recover you must walk at least a short distance.

Now it is likely that some distortion has occurred in one of the disc in the spinal column. Prolonged sitting has led to minor distortion of a disc and the disc needs some minutes to recover.

Eventually you may reach the stage where you frequently experience sharp pain on standing and you are unable to straighten up, even after walking carefully.

If this is the case then there is a major distortion of the affected disc which cannot regain its natural shape quickly enough to allow pain free movement, instead whenever a movement is attempted, the disc bulge increases the strain on the already surrounding tissues which are already overstretched.

In addition the disc bulge may pinch the sciatic nerve {this is the longest nerve in the body that runs from the waist to the legs} that is, if the problem is in the waist or lower back.

This will eventually cause pain, numbness and tingling sensation in the affected leg. At this stage whatever drug prescribed or taken for the pain would only give one a transient relief.

People whose jobs are always making them maintain a posture for too long should be sensitive to the time when their backs call for attention on account of years of neglect and years of wrong posture.

At the early stage of back problem, cure lies in self-correction and light therapeutic back exercise prescribed by an experienced physiotherapist. If the pain problem gets out of hand, i.e. if it becomes chronic, seek the services of a competent physiotherapist or ask your doctor to refer you to one.

The labor intensive measures carried out by a skilled physiotherapist will abolish the pain, restore mobility and strengthen the already disabled back and the victim will resume productive life.

BACK PAIN: EXAMINATION II

2010-02-13T06:13:00.003-08:00

One of the common consequences of untreated back pain is radiculopathy or sciatica. The more common word that most people use wrongly to describe sciatica is rheumatism. The word rheumatism is most often used for all painful muscle processes in which the origin of the pain is unknown.

It is often times referred to complaint of people which sometimes are manifested as painful points and at other times as radiating pain which darts about mostly in the muscles of the back and legs or muscles of the neck and arms and of course lacks the classic symptoms of rheumatism such as swelling, reddening, warmth except pain.

So, pain alone is not sufficiently accurate enough to describe the problems at the back and the radiating pain to the leg or arm as rheumatism.

Moreover, the term is completely inaccurate either since it does not reflect changes in the blood count, the presence of rheumatoid factor in the blood or acceleration of blood sedimentation which are the typical symptoms of a genuine rheumatic disease.

Sciatica is a problem or condition associated to nerve roots. The name is taken after the longest nerve in the body which starts from the waist through the buttocks to the legs; once there is a problem with this nerve it will cause pain.

The pain starts at the lower back {waist}. The pain may start suddenly especially when caused by a slipped disc or it may creep upon the person slowly as a dull annoying ache. At first the pain comes and goes. The pain is usually intensified by stooping, sitting, walking or any movement of the spine.

It is relieved by lying on the bed. Later the pain is there all the time and spreads to the buttock as a deep annoying ache which feels as if it would disappear when massaged. Unfortunately, massaging does not relieve the pain, pressing the buttock does not relieve the pain either.

Soon after, the pain shoots into the legs down to the feet. This is made worse sometimes by sneezing and coughing or increased laughter.

The effects of prolonged back pain shall be elaborately explained according to the three common areas of pain in the back {neck, mid-back, and low back}. You may be a victim or potential victim of any of the three region of pain or all.

BACK PAIN: EXAMINATION

2010-02-10T11:28:00.001-08:00

Back pain has two stages: First is the acute stage and secondly is the chronic stage. The acute stage is the stage at which the victim only experiences a mild pain at the affected area {neck, waist, mid-back}. At this stage, the patient only needs to take enough rest.

While the chronic stage is the stage at which the victim experiences some kind of difficulty in moving some parts of the body like the neck, waist, fingers, foot, etc. Patient of chronic back pain can be treated with the use of cryotherapy to reduce the inflammation.

Back pain can have many underlying reasons, but often no specific cause will be found and the pain will stop. This chapter tries to touch on many of the causes of back pain and proper evaluation and diagnosis. Please make sure to discuss your individual symptoms as well as the suggested treatments with your health-care provider to determine the appropriate diagnostic and treatment plan for your circumstances.

Ultra sound therapy is also another way to reduce localized pain and tenderness. Electromyogram called EMG could also be used; this test involves the placement of very small needles into the muscles. Electrical activity is monitored. Its use is usually reserved for more chronic pain and to predict the level of nerve root damage. The test is also able to help the doctor distinguish between nerve root disease and muscle disease.

The diagnosis employed in the treatment of chronic pain includes; Electromyogram, CT scan and deep heat therapy such as short wave diathermy, micro-wave diathermy, infrared ultrasound therapy. These have deep penetrating effects; the diagnosis to be used depends on the description and depth of the pain by the patient.

Whatever diagnosis chosen, the aim of relieving pain and relaxation of muscles is achieved. All the heat treatment is followed up by therapeutic exercises to straighten the back muscles, maintain and increase spinal mobility.

BACK PAIN AND YOU!!!

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Back pain has been elusive to medical reports for years; medical practitioners have not been able to find cure for it, the back monster has proved to be one of the most deadly illnesses of all time.

Back pain has now spread its tentacles spreading from older people to younger ones and now into homes destroying long lasting relationships and families as a whole.

We must have heard of some public figures {actors, actress, political topnotch} that has been bed-ridden following a disabling back pain. They are virtually confined to their wheel chairs or beds.

They neither can stand nor walk, this goes to show that back pain is no respecter of persons, status or age…

Back pain of this nature that has put one in this state can impact on an individual’s emotional well-being and in fact, the victim or sufferer may become so depressed and in some cases make attempt to commit suicide to in order to escape the pain.

Use your back with utmost care for it is the power house of your entire body, supporting the trunk and making the movements of the head, hands, and legs possible. Any serious problem with the back can result in unimaginable consequences.

Most paralysis in the hands and legs are as a result of problems in the waist or neck. Always think back before you engage in anything that would make this back monster enslave you for the rest of your life, as is it often said; “prevention is better than cure”.

Excruciating back pain can restrict your daily activity, reduce your work capacity and diminish your quality of enjoyment of everyday living. Your sex life, social live, business live and others can be brought to an abrupt stop drastically!!!

LOWER BACK PAIN AND YOUR SEX LIFE

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Back pain is not a specific disease. Rather, it is a symptom that may occur from a variety of different processes. 85% of victims around the globe suffering from back pain have not been given a specific cause for their illness by their medical doctors.

About 80% of the world adult population will suffer from back pain during their life time, especially these times of global economic recession, making people to switch from one occupation to another in order to make ends meet. These has made couples{husband & wife} to engage in some demeaning jobs which makes the spinal disc susceptible to pains over long hours of standing, sitting, walking, etc.

The female counterpart are mostly affected by this back monster, they no longer attend to home chores. Their household responsibilities have been completely put to hold because of this disturbing back pain.

Conjugal obligations of most couples have been adversely affected because of disturbing back pain which has caused traumatizing experiences in their relationship. A victim is at risk in the early hours of the day when his involved in many physical activities. So be sure you think back as you go about your daily work.

Disabling back pain can affect the effective performance of some vital organs in the human body. Most deformities in the older people are the visible effects of persistent back pain that was not properly treated or neglected in their youthful days. This will result to secondary and sometimes severe consequences when their effects are transmitted to the body organs.

Organs such as lungs are constricted and breathing is hindered. Stomach and other internal organs are deprived of their correct support. There could be interference with bowel movement, urine control and even penile erection. Chronic back pain has rendered good number of people bed-ridden.

IS BACK PAIN REALLY A DISEASE OF THE OLD

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For many of us, several things begin to happen to our back as we grow older. Our bones become brittle, muscles and ligaments loses that flexibility that exists in a youth; the discs between the vertebras lose moisture and shape due to wear and tear.

As a result, the spinal canal becomes narrower putting pressure on the spinal cord and spinal nerves causing pain, loss of feeling {both in the hand and leg} and general weakness in the body.Medical practitioners have described this kind of condition where the spinal canal becomes narrow as spinal stenosis.

Spinal stenosis is a medical condition in which the spinal canal narrows and compresses the spinal cord and spinal nerves. This is usually due to the common occurrence of spinal degeneration that occurs with aging. It can also sometimes be caused by spinal disc rupture, osteoporosis or a tumor.

Spinal stenosis may affect the cervical, thoracic or lumbar spine. In some cases, it may be present in all three places in the same patient. Lumbar spinal stenosis results in low back pain as well as pain or abnormal sensations in the legs, thighs, feet or buttocks, or loss of bladder and bowel control.

Back pain has been terrorizing human beings for very long time now and so it is not a disease of recent times as some people would believe. It is a global health concern. Civilization has also brought about back pain in terms of the work we do.

Our jobs require us to do more of either sitting, standing, lifting objects, etc. This has endangered our health which leads to one form of back pain {low back, mid-back, neck pain}. Most disabilities in older peoples are as a result of improper walking, standing or sitting posture or careless usage of their back while young and active.

What this means is that at their later years, they will suffer severe consequences especially when the pains spread to organs in the body such as lungs and other internal organs. In the lungs, there is constriction which means that the patient would find it difficult to breathe {agonizing pain is felt when breathing}. Other internal organs would also be deprived of adequate support from the lungs which would bring about difficulty in defecation, urination, penis erection for men and organism for women.

Well, all hope is not lost as there are still ways in which you can put those pains in your back to rest. There are many ways of relieving back pain but the best still remains therapy. Visit a physiotherapist today nearby or asked your doctor to refer you to one.

ANATOMY OF THE BACK

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The back bone is divided into two main parts;

1. The spine

2. Back muscle

The spine is made up of a bone called vertebra,

This vertebra is divided into five bones which include:

1. Neck bone: they are also called cervical vertebra and are seven in number. They are usually assigned as follows; C1, C2, C3… C7.

2. Chest bone: they are also called thoracic vertebra and are twelve in number. They are assigned as follows; T1, T2, T3…T12.

3. Waist bone: they are also called lumbar vertebra and are five in number. They are assigned as follows; L1, L2, L3, L4 and L5 respectively.

4. Sacrum bone: they are also called sacral vertebra but are five in number and fused together. They are assigned as follows; S1, S2, S3, S4 and S5 respectively.

5. Tail bone: they are found below the hip or waist region. They are four in number and these four bones are fixed together.

These vertebras are joined together by the facet joints. Disc separate the vertebra, these discs acts as cushions in between the vertebra and absorb shocks and vibrations which are produced when sitting, jumping, walking, etc. The function is to allow the spine bend to any direction it desires.

Nerves are like branches of trees connecting the brain with the spinal cord, carrying messages from the brain to the muscles, limbs and organs. These nerves also carry sensations such as pains from different part of the body to the brain. The spine is linked to the hip by the sacroiliac joints an immovable or fixed joint.

The back is a compact and big organ which has nerves moving everywhere. The human back is the power house of the entire body, supporting the trunk and making movement of the head, arms and legs possible.

WHAT NECK PAIN CAN DO TO YOU

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For many years, our neck has been subjected to repeated stresses and minor injuries. These injuries may not hurt at the time but repeated injuries accumulate and eventually result into the degeneration of the cervical vertebrae, hence causing neck pain.

Most neck pain is due degenerative changes that occur in the neck. The overall condition of the cervical spine usually determines how fast you recover from an injury and whether your neck pain will become chronic pain.

Pain in the neck is an affliction that has caused so much agony to millions of people around the world.

Frequently, chronic pain in the neck does have unpalatable effect on some areas of the body.

Some of these areas include shoulders, arms, hands and fingers. Some other times the pain in the neck can move to the scalp, spread over above the chest and even the jaw line.

When neck pain spreads to other parts such as the shoulders, it often cause weakness of the hands and fingers.Neck pain can in at least be even worse than waist pain because being so close to the head, it is a very personal pain like the headache.

It is hard to ignore it. It can be very disabling and frustrating. It may surprise you that waist pain and neck pain are related. Most neck pain sufferers also have or will have waist pain and large percentage of waist pain sufferers also have or will have neck pain due to problems such as awkward postures.

A victim of waist pain is more likely to have neck pain than a victim without waist pain. Neck pain can be very frustrating, distracting and irritating. Statistics have showed that neck pain which spreads to the scalp from the back of the head to the sides above the ear by victims of neck pain can be likened to movement of ants ascending and descending from the head.

Neck pain is subjective, the affliction is such that only you that is suffering from it knows what you are going through. The sleepless nights, the heaviness of the neck, shoulders and arms which leads to numbness and tingling sensations in the hands and fingers.

10 BASIC STEPS IN REDUCING LOWER BACK PAIN

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Exercise is a great way to avoid lower back pain because it stretches the bones, joints and muscles. Due to its invigorating effect helps to enhance and promote blood flow. In order, to prevent and possibly cure your back pain, lets perform a few workouts to help stretch those muscles.

Step1 to reduce lower back pain

With your two arms, standing upright or sitting down, place your left and right fingers on your shoulders. Rotate gently up to five times your neck in a clockwise and anti-clockwise direction.Do these with a lot of care!!!

Step2 to reduce lower back pain

Rotate your left shoulder slowly to the back up to twelve{12} times and rotate it likewise slowly to the front up to twelve {12} times. Repeat these step for your right shoulder too.

Step3 to reduce lower back pain

In an upright posture, lift your right arm and rest the tips of your fingers on your right shoulder. Use your left hand and push it against the right elbow. If possible, lower the fingers down the length of your back while pushing the elbow. Count to twelve {12} and perform the same actions on the opposite side.

Step4 to reduce lower back pain

Stretch those arms circularly . Stand erect while keeping your feet at shoulder length. Level the arms and stretch them outward and make it synchronize with the shoulders. Stretch circularly and bring the arms ahead. Count to twelve and perform the reverse of the step. Circle the arms as largely as possible.

Step5 to reduce lower back pain

In an upright posture, widen the gaps between your left and right leg to a distance, place your left and right hand on your waist and gently rotate your waist in a clockwise and anti-clockwise direction up to twelve times.

Step6 to reduce lower back pain

In an upright posture, widen the gaps between your feet {left and right}. Place your hands tightly behind the head and try to bend the upper section of your body, {from the waist to neck region} in order to make your head touch your knee cap. Do these gently up to twelve times.

Step7 to reduce lower back pain

In an upright posture, slightly move your feet apart at a distance and bend the knees somewhat. Lift your arms to the height of your shoulders and lock your hands while turning to the side, starting at the waist region. Hold, count to six and do the reverse of the step. Then keep your hips and legs stationed as you turn the upper section of your body.It's easy when you do it gently.

Step8 to reduce lower back pain

In an upright posture, while stretching the hands down to the sides. Bend the knees somewhat and gradually lift the left arm as far as you can reach over the head. Gently, glide the right arm, sliding it down to your feet, pull the left arm so that it is over the head as high as you can reach. Extend down to your thigh, returning to standing position and vice-versa.

Step9 to reduce lower back pain

In an upright posture, keeping the feet apart at a certain distance with your shoulders. Throw your left hand intermittently towards the direction of your right hand and throw your right hand intermittently towards the direction of your left hand as if you are punching on the boxing ring. Do these slow and steady for twelve times.

Step10 to reduce lower back pain

In an upright posture, locking your hands together and extending them behind your back. Lift your two hands up as high as you can. Counting to five times. Stand upright and keep the feet at the length of your shoulders. Bend your knees somewhat and tighten your fingers, while raising your hands to the height of your shoulders. Push the hands ahead in position. Do not lean to the front. Stretch and count to ten. Perform the same actions for up to five times.

FACTS YOU MUST KNOW ABOUT BACK PAIN

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Excruciating back pain can be a night-mare.Prolonged pain in the back{neck,mid-back or waist} can be an agony to its victim. Disabling back pain can be annoying and distracting.Unfortunately there is no quick fix for back pain medically,its elusiveness to medical solution for many decades has been a puzzle.

Be careful how you use your back,for it is the power-house for the entire body supporting your trunk and making the movements of the head,hands and legs possible.Any serious problem with the back can result in unimaginable consequences.

Most funny and distressful feelings in the hands and legs are as a result of problems in the neck or waist.So it is always important to think BACK before you act in most activities you engage yourself doing.Don’t use your back as crane to lift heavy loads,carrying loads from deep car boots has caused uncountable back pain problems to many people.

Agonizing back pain{neck pain,mid-back pain and waist pain} can restrict your daily activity,reduce your work capacity and diminish your quality of enjoyment of everyday living.To be frank,the social and business lives of most people have been restricted drastically.

Most people who are back pain sufferers,may have either had their business commitments reduced or completely stopped.To some their social engagements may either have been brought to a gradual stop or even to an abrupt stop.To these victims of chronic back pain,attending social gathering such as church meetings,mosque,weddings,official meetings,parties,etc may have diminished.Many people,especially those in their middle ages have lost their sex life to this monster-back pain.The list is endless.

Preventive measures for back pain are more cost-effective and it works.Always think back whenever you are engage in any type of activity learn the correct body mechanics of lifting loads,carrying objects,pushing vehicles and even in activities involving conjugal obligation among couples.To take proactive measures against back pain are cheaper in terms of cost and convenient comfortable.

Drug or curative measures are unreliable and expensive.Thousands of people who are victims of common back pain can attest to the fact that the drugs and medicines prescribed for them have been unimpressive,ineffective and 95 per cent unnecessary.More so,the uncountable medical appointments to doctors’ consulting rooms for reasonable solution to their common disturbing pain in the back have been waste of valuable time.

The economic cost to the sufferer runs into huge sums of money but the cost of human discomfort,distress and suffering cannot be calculated in monetary terms.Indeed,I listen to stories and look with disgust,how most people spend foreign exchange just to get solution to their disturbing back pain overseas.Many have had open back surgery to remove the distorted disc in the spinal column,replace it or fuse the adjoining vertebrae,and so on and so forth.In actual fact most back pain are treated without surgery.Surgery helps more than its hurts but some surgeries reduce only some of the patient’s symptoms and other surgeries are completely unsuccessful.

A labour-intensive measure carried out by a skilled physiotherapist will surely put the existing pain in the back,to rest.A sublime physiotherapy for back pain provides supplementary as well as complementary treatment to a doctor’s therapy.Patients of common back pain often must be released from the hospital before they are “completely cured” because of shortage in hospital beds and the necessity of keeping cost down.

More so,it is of utmost importance that the physician in charge refers the patient to a competent physiotherapy center were the physiotherapist would use needed modalities present in his outfit to eliminate the pain and restore the back function.The referral system is very necessary so as to put a check on any deformity that might be developing as result of disabling back pain.Take care of your BACK and it will last a life time.

WHAT LOWER BACK PAIN CAN DO TO YOUR SEX LIFE

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A well known cause of pain in the case of common back pain{especially waist pain and neck pain} resulting from physical exhaustion,is marathon sex which is involves excessive spine movement.For those not used to a ride on such a trip could as well lead to pain after the wearing out of the euphoric pleasure of the encounter.Sex is like any other physical exercise,a wrong approach to it lead to agonizing pain in the back{especially the waist} and it is believed to be one of the major causes of contracting waist pain.

On the other hand,if you have existing pain in the back,it will surely impact on your relationship.This is a problem people don’t really discuss.The reason for this attitude is multiple,people who are suffering it feel that they may be the only ones having this problem and therefore are embarrassed to talk about it,even with the physician or therapist.

Some doctors don’t feel comfortable with the subject or may not even recognize it as a problem,yet the victims of such defect are going through emotional and most importantly the physical trauma.
A patient’s lack of knowledge about his illness leads to doubts about himself,his strength and destroys his trust in the functional ability of his own organism.

This might impede co-operation between the physician or physiotherapist.Be careful how you use your back during sexual encounter,the back is a big and compact organ having nerves,blood-vessels,ligaments,muscles protecting the delicate spinal column that houses the spinal cord.Any serious injury to the back structures can cause unimaginable consequences,not only to the immediate structures of the back but also to other vital organs such as the erectile structures in the private part can be rendered terribly ineffective and will be in dare state of inactivity because of disabling back pain.

Back pain {especially the waist} can restrict your activity,reduce your work capacity and even interfere with effective performance of your sexual functioning.

Back pain,you know can disrupt your sexual relationship.Sex is an essential part of the intimacy between couples and attitudes about sex,rejection and our self-image when one just don’t feel up to a sexual encounter can haunt us for a long time.Sex is supposed to be enjoyed for both couples and the fear of hurting yourself or your partner inhibits the spontaneous joy that you probably felt before your back pain developed.To over simplify the problem,there are basically two components of sexual functioning,all two must be in working order for things to function normally.

First and foremost are the emotional and psychological aspects of sexuality.If you are depressed,angry,frustrated,preoccupied or uninterested,you are unlikely to enjoy a sexual experience.This emotional or psychological also relates to how it feels to you and includes attitudes such as fear.For example,the fear that the pain will worsen or last for ever,fear about what it means to be chronically disabled and fear about what you believe your partner thinks about your pain and how you are coping with your condition.

As couples,it is needful to discuss frankly about your pain limit and sexual expectations.It is a mistake to believe your partner understands what you feel,it is your responsibility to communicate those limits as clearly as possible;it is your partner’s responsibility to listen and try to understand and probably proffer suggestions that may help to mitigate the challenge.Pain is invisible and subjective,this means your pain is unique to you.People have described their pain as chronic sensations located in the waist and later traveling down the legs via the buttocks,some have described their pain as a dull annoying ache,located in the neck,spreading to the shoulders and hands with tingling sensations and numbness,a good number of people have described their back pain as continuous pain{that means the pain is always there}whether you are eating,driving,walking,lying down on the bed and so on,others describe theirs as a sharp or stabbing pain as if a needle or very sharp object is driven into their back.

Appreciable percentage describes their pain as referred pain.That is the pain is located some where in the back and its effect are felt in another part of the body or organ.Take,for instance,a located pain in the neck spreading to the shoulders and the hands or from the mid-back it spreads to the ribs and underneath the breasts, or a located pain in the waist spreading to the buttocks,thigh and probably the leg with abnormal sensation{numbness and tingling sensations}.This article is not meant to be an in-depth examination of the psychological aspects of sexuality.If you are experiencing any of the above and are not able to resolve them with your partner,discuss it with your physician or seek help from a psychiatrist or psychologist.Most problems are successfully and rapidly resolved.

The second key components of sexuality are physiological and anatomical{physical}ones.These refer to your muscular-skeletal structures,if they are not working properly you will not be able to function normally.This is not to say that you will not be able to enjoy sex but that it will be different.For example,men with spinal cord injuries are not able to obtain and maintain erections without assistance,yet they are able to have intercourse and achieve orgasm.

The nerve connections or wiring must be intact from the brain to the sexual organs and they must get an adequate blood supply in order for things to proceed “normally”.This physical aspect is the actual stimulation of the nerve,similar to toothache or a slipped disc pressing on a nerve root and often times with corresponding weakness or paralysis of an organ,that the nerve root innervates,it could be the nerve root to your sex organ and with the pressure on the nerve root,there could possibly be disruption of impulses to the erectile organ,rendering it weak or flaccid during sexual encounter.

You see,you can have a good desire for sex but your organ doesn’t get erection.If your penis as a man does not become erect for you to have normal sex,it means the individual is impotent or suffering from erectile dysfunction.This similar condition can also happen to the erectile organ of the female victim who has disabling waist pain too,invariably affecting her sexuality.Without the nerves you cannot have erection.You have to be stimulated for you to have erection,it could also affect blood vessels and if it does,that can lead to impotence.Impotence is a vascular phenomenon assisted by the nervous system.

There are very large number of medical conditions that can affect sexuality,these include;diabetes,heart disease,prostrates,vascular disease and the pain from compression of a nerve in the back.If you have the desire and are free of pain,yet are not able to function then you should be thoroughly examined by a physician to look for a medical source.

LOWER BACK PAIN AND PREGNANCY

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pain in the back is very common among pregnant women.These pregnant women go through a frustrating and agonizing pain for whole nine months or less and this is what result into general weakness which makes most pregnant women to be some what “aggressive”.

On the other hand,some pregnant women unlike their fellow counterpart go through a jolly first six months without complaints after which they face the real “horror” of pregnancy.

Do not get me wrong,am not saying pregnancy is not good or getting pregnant is a cause.NO!!! infact it is the best thing that would ever happen to “man”.

Seeing an offspring coming in between your legs that looks like you is a mystery only God understands,procreation is ordained by God.

Most pregnant women are faced with the challenge of lower back pain which is also called waist pain.

The reason for this waist pain is because these women carry excess load in front of them{pregnancy},this throws their back into an uncomfortable hollow shape,causing changes in the normal curve of the spine and placing strain on the muscles and ligaments of the lower back.

Furthermore,weakness in the body which is a similar symptoms of pregnant women can also lead to poor posture which later leads to back pain.

Moreso,pressure of the foetus on the lumbar vertebrae nerves could also contribute to lower back pain.Another likely reason for back pain during pregnancy is that the body releases hormones{substances in the body which stimulates tissues into action} which softens the ligaments,particularly those that connects the bone of the pelvis{hip bone} and lower back{the waist}.

This softening allows movement to occur at the joints when normally there is hardly movement between these joints.This movements may give rise to back pain.

Lastly,for all you pregnant folks out there i suggest you exercise regularly every morning.Exercise like walking around the compound for 5-10 minutes is okay,do not over do it and go for some massaging as well{very important}.Also watch what you eat because obesity may also be connected with back pain.