Why Does Back Pain Occur?

Although the most important reason for back pain seems to be posture disorders and calcifications, these are not causes but results. The real important reason is that the back communicates with many parts of the body through neural and fascial connections, and the problem that occurs in the places where it communicates finds a reflection area in the back.

The muscles around the back become more tense when they receive signals from problematic areas. In addition, problems in areas such as neck, waist, shoulder, knee, hip, knee and ankle through myofascial muscle chains can cause tension in the back muscles. Thus, additional stress is created on the joints and ligaments, and they become vulnerable to strain.

In addition, since these signals will also disrupt blood flow, the nutrition of the discs and joints is disrupted and cause calcifications in the long term. Postural disorders and working conditions are mechanical stresses. They contribute to the development of the event, but if the infrastructure conditions described above are present, their triggering effect is much greater, if they are not present, that is, if the infrastructure is healthy, their effects are much less.

What are the Causes?

Although posture disorders and calcification are seen as the most common causes of back pain, the majority of the causes are the problems in the muscles and ligaments around the back and the reflections from problematic body areas, which we call the interference field effect.

• Trigger Points: These are painful muscle knots commonly known as lumbago. The most common cause of back pain is back muscles.
• Organ dysfunctions: Functional problems in organs can cause sensitivity in the back area where they are connected to nerves. Sometimes it can even be the first sign of organ dysfunction. If we divide the back into three, the heart, lungs, esophagus and trachea, and stomach are the ones that cause pain in the upper 1/3, the stomach, duodenum, pancreas and spleen are the ones that cause pain in the middle 1/3, and the liver, gallbladder and intestines are the ones that cause pain in the lower 1/3.
• Affected by Myofascial Muscle Chain: Trigger points in areas such as neck, waist, shoulder, knee, hip, knee and ankle can cause tension and pain in the back muscles through myofascial chain connections.
• Rheumatic Diseases: It is one of the areas where ankylosing spondylitis is especially affected.
• Calcification: It occurs as a result of the degeneration of the cartilage in the joints between the back vertebrae. If it progresses, it can cause pain, numbness and loss of strength that are reflected to the arm as a result of narrowing of the nerve channels.
• Rare Causes: Tumors, fractures, infections

How is it Treated?

Postural disorders and problems such as calcification, which are detected as the cause of back pain, are results. These results are the cause of pain and must be treated. However, if the causes that create them are not treated, permanent healing cannot be achieved.

• Neural therapy: It is an effective and permanent treatment method. It is not just a pain-relieving treatment. It treats back pain together with its causes and results. An experienced neural therapist regulates the mechanisms described above with the Neural therapy injections he applies. It corrects neural transmissions, eliminates the effect of the interference field, increases blood flow to the tissues, and provides detoxification of metabolic waste. Neural therapy injections and stretching applied to trigger points provide relaxation of the muscles around the waist.
• Acupuncture: It is an effective method in reducing pain. It functions by regulating neural transmissions like neural therapy. However, it falls short in performing interference field treatment. Microsystem acupuncture makes an important contribution, especially in cases of acute pain.
• Manual Therapy: Manual therapy performed by an experienced physician and a physiotherapist under the supervision of a physician makes an important contribution especially in opening painful joint blockages. Muscle stretching and mobilization techniques also provide relaxation of the back muscles.
• Physical Therapy: It relaxes the muscles and increases blood flow. The exercises performed provide relaxation in the muscles around the back and improve posture. It contributes to reducing pain.
• Medications: Painkillers and anti-inflammatory drugs help relieve pain but do not have therapeutic effects.
• Lifestyle and Nutrition: According to the measurements and evaluations made, the patient’s nutrition is regulated if needed and the necessary nutritional supplements are given. Posture and breathing exercises, sleep, bed position, and adequate fluid intake are important.