Back pain is a common cause in Pakistan. It'll effect 3 out of 4 adults in their lifetime. It is a sharp pain and it effects quickly when you fall or lift something heavy, and it get worse slowly. Back pain originates in spine anywhere between lower & upper back. Acute back pain comes suddenly but if it lasts for three months or more it is called chronic. People usually faces some mechanical problems i.e Disk breakdown, Ruptured disks, Spasms, Tense muscles. Injuries from accidents, falls, sprains, and fractures result in back pain. Sometimes back pain can occur with diseases i.e kidney stones, arthritis, infections, scoilosis, stress, and tumors.
In Pakistan it mostly occurs due to poor physical fitness, by getting old, being overweight, and smoking. Treatment for back pain in Pakistan depends on the type of pain you have it includes, exercise, injections, complementary treatments, hot/cold packs, medicines, and may be surgery. To obtain information about back pain doctors will do physical examination, neurological examination. Probably doctor may order CT scan-ray, or MRI. Sometimes lab tests are ordered to keep in mind that an accurate diagnosis is essential for a well-developed treatment plan.
