BACK SCHOOLING
The low back schooling is a new format of dealing with low back pain through intense education on proper ways of doing things, usually daily activities to avoid back stress that would emerges from bad postures used for our routine activities.
In this article, we will be talking about how low back pain comes about.
Studies have revealed that most of the cases of low back pain, whether chronic or acute, occur as a result of one's own daily activities.
Though, injuries from trauma, can result in back pain, this is most of the time not the major cause of low back pain in most diagnostic result.
Though, injuries from trauma, can result in back pain, this is most of the time not the major cause of low back pain in most diagnostic result.
This is because, how the body is positioned when performing our daily work, is always not the right way.
The human back comprises about 33 vertebrae bones. This vertebrae bones are separated from each other by cartilage.
Spinal nerve also emanate from vertebrae foramen; a cavity formed by two vertebrae.
The back bones, which is the spine, is an S shape, which should be maintained as such, no matter the body's posture; whether lying, standing, walking, carrying, Squatting, and other activities that involve bending movements.
When the shape of the spine, deviates from normal because of our daily activities, structures surrounding are stressed. As a result, muscles can be shortened, nerves can be compressed, articular cartilage can degenerate or wear out.
However, the Major symptom due to this changes, may be severe pain at the back.
It is very necessary that, whatever you do, you must do well to keep the back straight in order to maintain the normal spine in the S shape.
Farmers, bankers, Seamstresses, Tailors, Drivers, Blacksmiths, Corn Millers, Traders, Prison Officers, Station officers, Nurses, Doctors, Surgeons, and other individuals who assume certain posture for prolong period of time, and involve in twisting movement, should make sure their spine is always straight.
Also, the nature of mattresses, and even how we sleep, may all contribute to change in the normal spinal structure, resulting in back pain. Firm mattresses maintain straight spinal structure than soft mattresses.
It is best to use two pillows when sleeping, with one placed under the back of the knees, one placed for the head to align the cervical spine, when you prefer sleeping supine(sleeping on your back)
When you sit too, it is better to rest your back on the back support of the chair.
If without chair and it's stool, sit close to a wall and rest your back to the wall.
This means, whatever you do, the good posture should be of greater concern to you in order to keep the spine in its normal shape.
We Will look at how you can keep your spine straight in various activities at the subsequent page.
Mechanism of the back pain.
When you don't assume good posture when performing an activity such as weeding, writing, typing, sweeping, digging, exercising, Sleeping, driving, picking, dressing, just to mention few, the spine deviates from the normal shape it's to have, thereby, putting surrounding structures such as muscles, nerves, ligaments, tendons and other soft tissues including cartilages under pressure. Compression of the sciatic nerve in a vertebra foramen may lead to back pain with radiculopathy. Patients with this condition, feel pain that radiates into their legs, mostly at the back of their legs.
This happens because the sciatic nerve originate from L4-S3 spinal nerve root, so any compression of it would trigger pain in the regions where the nerve passes or innervates(dermatomes). Muscles can also spasm.
The body's way of preventing further damages, due to pressure on surrounding structures is to Cause muscles to spasm. Muscle spasm is an involuntary contraction of muscle; any contraction of muscle under no conscious thought is a spasm.
Spasm is very painful, so most people with back pain, often have muscle spasm because it is the body way of responding to changes in the normal spinal structure to prevent further damages.
Continuously assuming bad posture may also contributes to cartilage degeneration, though aging is a factor of articular cartilage degeneration but the degeneration is twice as occurs in bad postures than aging alone.
Figure showing the best ways of sleep and what to avoid when sleeping.
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The human back comprises about 33 vertebrae bones. This vertebrae bones are separated from each other by cartilage.
Spinal nerve also emanate from vertebrae foramen; a cavity formed by two vertebrae.
The back bones, which is the spine, is an S shape, which should be maintained as such, no matter the body's posture; whether lying, standing, walking, carrying, Squatting, and other activities that involve bending movements.
When the shape of the spine, deviates from normal because of our daily activities, structures surrounding are stressed. As a result, muscles can be shortened, nerves can be compressed, articular cartilage can degenerate or wear out.
However, the Major symptom due to this changes, may be severe pain at the back.
It is very necessary that, whatever you do, you must do well to keep the back straight in order to maintain the normal spine in the S shape.
Farmers, bankers, Seamstresses, Tailors, Drivers, Blacksmiths, Corn Millers, Traders, Prison Officers, Station officers, Nurses, Doctors, Surgeons, and other individuals who assume certain posture for prolong period of time, and involve in twisting movement, should make sure their spine is always straight.
Also, the nature of mattresses, and even how we sleep, may all contribute to change in the normal spinal structure, resulting in back pain. Firm mattresses maintain straight spinal structure than soft mattresses.
It is best to use two pillows when sleeping, with one placed under the back of the knees, one placed for the head to align the cervical spine, when you prefer sleeping supine(sleeping on your back)
When you sit too, it is better to rest your back on the back support of the chair.
If without chair and it's stool, sit close to a wall and rest your back to the wall.
This means, whatever you do, the good posture should be of greater concern to you in order to keep the spine in its normal shape.
We Will look at how you can keep your spine straight in various activities at the subsequent page.
Mechanism of the back pain.
When you don't assume good posture when performing an activity such as weeding, writing, typing, sweeping, digging, exercising, Sleeping, driving, picking, dressing, just to mention few, the spine deviates from the normal shape it's to have, thereby, putting surrounding structures such as muscles, nerves, ligaments, tendons and other soft tissues including cartilages under pressure. Compression of the sciatic nerve in a vertebra foramen may lead to back pain with radiculopathy. Patients with this condition, feel pain that radiates into their legs, mostly at the back of their legs.
This happens because the sciatic nerve originate from L4-S3 spinal nerve root, so any compression of it would trigger pain in the regions where the nerve passes or innervates(dermatomes). Muscles can also spasm.
The body's way of preventing further damages, due to pressure on surrounding structures is to Cause muscles to spasm. Muscle spasm is an involuntary contraction of muscle; any contraction of muscle under no conscious thought is a spasm.
Spasm is very painful, so most people with back pain, often have muscle spasm because it is the body way of responding to changes in the normal spinal structure to prevent further damages.
Continuously assuming bad posture may also contributes to cartilage degeneration, though aging is a factor of articular cartilage degeneration but the degeneration is twice as occurs in bad postures than aging alone.
Figure showing the proper and improper ways of lifting.
Figure showing the proper and improper ways of sitting.
Figure 1 showing a picture of the best and bad ways of sitting when driving.
Practicing the proper body mechanics would not only helps in preventing pain, but whatever we do, there's reduced risk of developing injury.
Low back pain remains the major cause disability in most countries.
It can be managed through physical means
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