Ayurveda Home Remedy-
How To Cure Lower Back Pain Naturally?
Low back pain (LBP)
is a very common situation that affects almost 80% of the male and female
population at some point in their lives and the main reason for visits to the
orthopedic surgeon.
This discomfort with a focus on the lower back
area can vary in intensity and duration, from feeling a dull and constant pain
to a sudden and sharp sensation that can render the person incapacitated.
Back pain can be caused by a variety of problems from any
part of the complex interconnected network of the spine: muscles, nerves,
bones, tendons, or discs of the lumbar spine. It is basically a symptom of an
underlying condition or injury.
Common Causes & Types Of Low Back Pain
1. Sprains: It is explained as the
most acute back pain. They are caused by excessive stretching of the ligaments
and strains, tears in the tendons or muscles.
2. Disc degeneration: It is one of the most
common causes and occurs when the intervertebral discs lose their buffering
capacity.
3. Herniated or broken discs: This occurs when the
discs are compressed and project outward, causing great discomfort and pain.
4.
Radiculopathy: It is
caused by compression, inflammation, and/or injury to the spinal nerve root.
Pressure on the nerve root produces pain, numbness, or tingling sensation that
moves or radiates to other areas of the body that are served by that nerve.
5. Sciatica: It is a type of radiculopathy caused by
compression of the sciatic nerve; the large nerve that runs through the inside
of the buttocks and extends to the back of the legs.
6. Spondylolisthesis: spondylitis occurs
when a vertebra in the lower spine slides out of place, pinching the nerves
that leave the spine.
7. Traumatic injury: it is caused by sports,
accidents, or falls that can injure the tendons, ligaments, or muscles.
8. Spinal stenosis: It is a narrowing of the
spinal column that puts pressure on the spinal cord and nerves. It can cause
pain or numbness when walking and, over time, can lead to weakness and sensory
loss in the legs.
9. Skeletal irregularities: Like scoliosis, a
curvature of the spine that does not usually cause pain until middle age;
lordosis, an abnormally accentuated arch in the lower back; as well as other
congenital anomalies of the vertebral column.
Other Serious Factors That Causes LBP
1. Infections: These are not a common cause of back pain.
However, infections can cause pain when they refer to vertebrae, osteomyelitis;
intervertebral discs, discitis; or to the sacroiliac joints that connect the
lower spine to the pelvis, sacroiliitis.
2. Tumors: They are a relatively rare cause of back pain.
Occasionally, tumors start in the back, but they often appear in this area as
an evolution of cancer that has spread from any part of the body.
3.
Cauda or Tail Syndrome: This is
a serious but rare complication of a broken disc. It occurs when the disc
material is pushed into the spinal canal and compresses the bundle of lumbar
and sacral nerve roots, causing loss of bladder and bowel control.
4. Abdominal aortic aneurysms: This occurs when the
large blood vessel that supplies blood to the abdomen, pelvis, and legs becomes
excessively dilated.
5. Kidney stones: They can cause
sharp pain in the lower back, usually on one side.
Other Conditions That
Causes Back Pain
§ Inflammatory
joint diseases such as arthritis, including osteoarthritis
and rheumatoid arthritis, as well as spondylitis, an inflammation of the
vertebrae.
§ Osteoporosis, a
metabolic bone disease characterized by a progressive decrease in bone density
and strength, which can lead to painful fractures of the vertebrae.
§ Endometriosis,
accumulation of uterine tissue in areas outside it.
§ Fibromyalgia, a
chronic pain syndrome that involves widespread muscle pain and fatigue.
§ Acute
low back pain: It often resolves in a short time. It is treated with muscle
relaxants or with anti-inflammatories. The application of hot or cold
compresses also helps with pain relief.
§ Chronic pain: It
requires a thorough diagnosis to detect its root cause and thus be able to
effectively deal with it. Patients, in this case, are treated with a
combination of medications, physical therapy, and incorporating changes in
lifestyle.
Physical therapy for chronic low back pain generally includes
regular exercise to improve physical condition and flexibility. For more severe
cases, tractions, epidural injections, or even surgery recommended by the
specialist can help mitigate pain.
Ayurveda treatment to relieve LBP generally depends on whether the
pain is acute or chronic. To prescribe adequate therapy, Ayurveda takes into
account the three constitutional components or Dohas ( Vata, Pitta,
and Kapha ) of the individual body, as well as those of the world around us;
each of them composed of a different combination of the five great elements:
ether, air, fire, water, and earth.
What Should I Do For Lower
Back Pain?
We must achieve the balance of Vata (the dosha that
regulates the principle of movement and, by extension, nerve impulses) which is
composed of ether and air. Therefore, we will take special care in:
1.
Keep us warm: One of
the main qualities of Vata dosha is cold. If we listen to our bodies, when we
feel sick, we want to be in our beds, comfortably. An important message of this
comfort image is the heat factor. The heat is also applied to relieve pain.
2. Reduce the consumption of very spicy spices:
Consuming extremely spicy spices at meals, such as red and green chilies can
have a very drying effect on the body. As drying is another of the main
qualities of the dosha Vata, if we increase substance drying, constipation may
occur, and pain resulting from the lower back, due to the stagnation of feces
in our gut.
3. Take hot food: According to the
principle that what we eat acts on the doshas, the consumption of cold food and
drinks causes an increase in the Vata, which leads to pain. The cold generates
constriction and congestion in the body, while the appropriate amount of heat
provides the extension and allows the channels (s) that are broken in the body
to remain open, favoring the optimal elimination of what our body does not
need. Healthy evacuation equals less pain.
4. Practice Padahastasana: Padahastasana is a
great Yoga posture for low back pain because it allows Vata to flow
optimally throughout the body, eliminating the constriction of the channels
that carry feces that cause constipation and back pain.
5. Oil the body: Back pain always
intensifies during stressful periods of our life. Ayurveda teaches how
stress, overexertion, exhaustion, and fatigue increase the dosha Vata, and as
its accumulation leads to premature aging, as well as involve pain in
various parts of the body, especially at the base of the back.
The skin, Vata’s primary organ, can be compared to a leather bag.
If this bag becomes too dry, it will crack and may even rupture completely.
The same bag, however, when greased is capable of holding.
“Grease” the body with sesame oil before taking a hot shower, the
skin becomes healthy and strong, preventing aging and reducing back pain.
Ayurvedic Massage For Back Pain
Apart from Ayurvedic treatments with medication oil applications
are often sufficient for back pain related to the muscles. The most severe pain
that requires surgery also responds well to Ayurvedic massages and
therapies such as:
§ Podikkizhi: Massage
based on micronized medicinal herbs
§ Ilakkaizhi
Kashaya Vasthi: Massage based on medicinal cooking
§ Ksheera vasthi: Oil
massage with shuddha bala taila
§ Kativasthi:
Application of a mixture of medicinal oils on the back
§ Pizhichil: Pouring
of medicinal oils throughout the body
§ Nhavarakkizhi: Pouring
of medicinal milk throughout the body
It is very important to know that all the therapies and treatments
are effective for the relief of the symptoms, the strengthening, and also
the prevention of back pain in the most serious cases
– must always be prescribed and supervised by experienced Ayurvedic doctors.
The treatments with anti-inflammatory and preventive properties of
the degeneration of the body tissues are generally made from natural products.
It can be such as dried leaves of herbs, coconut, ginger,
mountain salt, and other herbal powders mixed with different oils and are
applied with the hands or with different therapeutic supports, such as the
pindas or sachets of cloth.
All Ayurveda treatments must be carefully
personalized since the oils or other products to be used can vary according to
the energy of the patient’s body.
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