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BACK PAIN -
Causes
(The hidden robber
who steals the comfort of your backbone)
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We all know that
back pain is a common complaint prevalent among middle-aged
men and women. But the causes are different in both sexes. It
involves vertebral column, their ligaments and various muscles
attached to it. The serious doshas include - avalambaka kapha,
samana, apana and vyana type of Vata.
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Lack of proper
exercise, excessive workload, obesity, traveling too much,
improper posture, inherited weakness of bones and muscles are
some of the common reasons for back pain. Among elderly
persons back pain occurs due to destruction such as -
ostemalacia, osteoporosis and in males prostatic diseases.
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In females,
working women are more prone to back pain because of the
lengthy hours of office work and the work to be done after
coming to home gives much strain to their back bone. There are
other causes too like - multiple pregnancies, chronic
cervicities, uterine fibroid, tubo-ovarion mass and certain
urine pathology.
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Obstruction in
vertebrae diseases, intervertebral disc, tumour, soft tissue
involvement, tuberculus spine, diseases of retroperimotinal
organs like kidney or intraperitonial organs may cause back
pain.
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Driving on rough
roads, long use of old vehicles having no shockproof
mechanism, lifting heavy weight etc are some of the main
causes of back pain in developing countries. |
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