back pain treatment

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Ways in Treating Back Pain
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What Is back pain
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Back Pain

• Back pain is one of the most familiar
  physical complaints of adults. It is the main
  cause of suffering to many. Lots of individual
  may experience some kind of back discomfort, at
  some point of their lives. back pain is described
  as discomfort or pain felt in the middle, lower
  or upper back. The pain may be broaden to the
  legs and hips.

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Causes of Back pain

• Strain
• Sprains
• Disc Injury
• Pregnancy

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Treatments for Back Pain

• Heat and Cold
• Exercise
• Physical Therapy
• Spinal Manipulation
• Medication

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Heat and cold

• Apply a cold pack to the painful area for 5
  to 10 minutes using cold compress within the
  first 48 hours after the back symptoms start. If
  symptoms continues beyond 48 hours apply hot
  compress, it relieve pain and muscle tension.

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Exercise

• Exercising is one of the most essential component
  in treating chronic low back pain. It is
  recommended by experts to let your back rest but
  not more than two days and then start exercising.
  

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Physical Therapy

• Physical therapy provides a
• wider range of remedy for
• back problems. It has four
• main goals
• Relieve pain
• Accelerate natural healing processes
• Add flexibility and strength of back ligaments
  and muscles
• Help avoid future attacks of back pain

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Spinal Manipulation

• This treatment involves manual treatment by
  applying force to the back to control the spine.
  The goal is to manipulate the back or realign the
  spine in order to repair the range of motion of
  the back.

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Medication

• Most of the back pain medication can be bought
  over-the-counter (OTC) or are prescribed by
  physician. Their goal is to reduce inflammation
  and relieve pain.

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