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Almost everyone will experience back pain
at some time in his or her life. It is an inevitable consequence of
having a long spinal column that is held vertically. Injury to the
bones, muscles or discs between the joints will cause pain. If you have
a tendency to back pain, you should keep your weight within recommended
healthy norms; learn to lift properly and give up fashionable but silly
shoes forever. If you experience an episode of acute back pain, you
can do several things to help yourself without consulting a doctor. Back
pain clinics, osteopaths and physiotherapists are all experts in their
fields and can offer manipulation, ultrasound, heat treatment, TENS
machines and sensible advice. Over the counter painkillers are excellent
to deal with the pain and should be taken at least 4 hourly to keep the
pain at bay. If you alternate an aspirin-type drug with a
paracetamol-based one, then you can take a painkiller every 2 hours and
remain virtually pain-free. Rectal suppositories of NSAIDs at night,
obtainable on prescription, are excellent for dealing with night pain.
You should consult your doctor if you have any of the following
symptoms: numbness anywhere in your buttock or leg, difficulty with
passing urine or opening your bowels, weakness of your leg or drooping
of your foot. These symptoms suggest serious damage to the nerves of the
back.
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