Costa Rica Howler Magazine - August 2020

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PURA VIDA / LIVING COSTA RICA

Low Back Pain: Bearing the Brunt Dr. Herbert Weinman

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s humans assumed the upright posture over the course of millions of evolutionary years, our spines have borne the brunt of everyone’s body weight burden. Not surprisingly, low back discomfort is one of the most common orthopedic problems seen by medical practitioners today. Treatment for this condition depends upon several factors: cause, degree of impairment and individual circumstances. Why it hurts

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Low back pain may be caused by simple acts of sneezing or coughing, or it may signal the warning of a more severe internal problem.

When to seek medical help How does a layperson know when medical aid should be sought? First, it’s important to consider the cause. In cases of trauma caused by an accident, medical aid should be sought as soon as possible. On the other hand, if the back discomfort occurs after sneezing, coughing or bending, conservative therapy might be tried first.

Sprains and strains, rather than issues relating to more serious diseases, are the most common reasons for low back pain. The human spine structure abounds with muscles and ligaments, so injury to even a small muscle or ligament can produce a significant amount of discomfort. A sprain involves stretching of a ligament. A strain is a muscular injury also due to abnormal stretching.

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