Best treatment for back pain

 INTRODUCTION:

Back pain is one of the most common problem an individual faces in

 his/her life,8 out of 10 person during his whole life span suffers

 through back pain conditions .It is the sixth most costly condition in

 USA ,each year Americans spend $50 billion on healthcare expenses

 due to back pain. so it should not be underestimate in a casual way

 and always taken seriously whether it is mild, moderate or severe

 back pain. Approximately 29% physicians prescribe opioids for

 treatment of back pain. In this article you would gain information

 regarding back pain and its Physical therapy treatment.

You must visit a physical therapist as soon as the symptoms begin

 and should be evaluated and diagnosed by the therapist, the more late

 you come the more difficult it would be to overcome back pain and

 get instant result. One must keep patience and trust the process of

 therapist. Physical therapy is a natural form of treatment and does

 not has any side effects to your metabolism and musculoskeletal

 structure.

A therapist supervision helps you to overcome back pain (spinal

 column) to your daily lifestyle and perform better day by day. You

 will get result, once you start trusting the process of physical

 therapy, and the benefits of therapy is reducing drug

 dependence, avoiding expensive surgery, Ergonomic learning about

 posture to prevents back pain.

So let me explain you about back pain, Basically pain is divided into

 2 categories, first is Acute pain and second is Chronic pain. Acute

 pain arises when you suddenly fall down from a height or suddenly

 lift a heavy object which you have not tried before, pain which lasts

 up to 3 weeks is considered as acute pain.

However chronic pain is termed as the pain which stays after 3

 weeks up to months or year is considered as chronic pain, if pain

 persist then you should visit physical therapist for treatment.

 Why Physical therapy for Back pain ?

 In our society what happens is that if you have high

 grade fever with chills and rigor you will go through the process of

 malaria pathology lab test and physicians prescription of

 antimalarial drug prescription. 

But what if you have low back pain, first you will try some home 

remedies then if it didn't work you visit to a general physician for 

some medicine and then also if medicines doesn't work for you then 

you get annoyed and start thinking of some other form of treatment 

instead of physical therapy. So it is not the correct path of treating 

back pain condition.

So the correct form of treatment of back pain is that as soon as the

 pain arises you must visit your Physical Therapist and start the

 treatment as early as possible, don't give time to your back pain to

 move from Acute to Chronic condition, instead of that you should

 start  Physical Therapy session as early as possible.

A physical therapist will evaluate the condition and proper assesment

 will help to final diagnosis of  the condition and thereafter make a

 treatment plan accordingly to your type of back

 pain. Musculoskeletal examination, superficial and deep reflexes will

 be the part of evaluation of physical therapist. 

Dr Shailendra Chourey says that, ''when I saw a new patient

 approaches me and show their prescription reports including X-

ray, MRI and all,, but for me the most important thing is,, 'I listen to

 the patient explain their pain to me, what he/she is suffering through

 on daily basis''. I talk with patient very closely, sharply and in a

 friendly manner so that results in a positive output regarding his/her

 treatment. 

 Once the diagnosis is confirmed, therapist makes a treatment

 program accordingly followed by a rehabilitation plan. The

 overall physical therapy treatment includes:-

1. Stretching Exercises

2.  Manual Techniques

3. Range of Motion Exercises

4. Strengthening Exercises

5. Breathing Exercises

6. Electrotherapy Modalities

 Benefits if stretching the muscles is described below in a

video by Dr Shailendra Chourey and theoritical part is also

 explained in a detail version:

Back Muscles Stretching Benefits:

Releases endorphins to make you feel good and fight depression and reduce stress, also prevents heart diseases like stroke, diabetes, heart attack, osteoporosis, helps to manage weight and improves sleep. 

1. Decrease current discomfort. It may seem obvious, but if you’re experiencing radiating pain along your sciatica nerve, stretching the muscles the nerve runs through can help minimize and ease that pain,
2. Prevent future pain. “If you are regularly stretching the muscles surrounding the nerve, it can help decrease the frequency of flare ups,”  So, if you know you’re prone to back pain or sciatica, prevent further injury and proactively stretch with the above stretches.
3. Improve performance. If you sit at a desk all day (guilty!), you may begin to experience lower back discomfort and sciatica pain. To help combat this sedentary lifestyle, stretching the surrounding area at least three to five times a week can reduce the ache and improve your performance in your workouts.
4. Boost strength. If you experience sciatica and lower back pain, research shows you may have a weak core and/or glutes. When you stretch the surrounding muscles, you can improve your ability to move efficiently leading to better strength gains.

     5. stretching the gluteal and hamstring muscle can reduce sciatica and prevent the surrounding muscles from irritating the sciatic nerve,

• Also read about  Bertolotti's Syndrome Physical Therapy in 2023 https://www.shailendrachourey.com/2023/10/bertolottis-syndrome-physical-therapy.html

Conclusion:

 Being a physical therapist my aim is to treat patient according to the

 condition and educate him/her in a proper way so that  he/she

  should not be hesitated to deal with any kind of musculoskeletal

problem  in future. Myself  Dr Shailendra Chourey in practice of

 physical therapy since 2010 comes to a conclusion that you should

 not ignore any type of back pain whether it is acute or chronic and

 must visit a physical therapist for correct treatment.