Back pain on the left lower left side, upper left side and on movement

Strong and sudden or quite tolerable, constant or appearing after exercise pain in any case is an alarming signal, forcing you to think about your health. Even if you managed to relieve the pain syndrome quickly enough, you should still not neglect a doctor's consultation. It is better to quickly find out the cause of the discomfort, because back pain on the left can be a symptom of a variety of diseases, the fight against which will be most successful only in the initial stages of their development.

Causes left back pain

The etiopathogenesis of left-sided pain syndrome felt from behind is very diverse. It can signal the destruction of spinal joints, spasms of paravertebral muscles, pathological changes in the organs of the thoracic and abdominal cavity.

Non-specific (primary or benign) back pain on the left appears as a result of positional or mechanical impact on the vertebral structures. It occurs as a sudden acute pain attack, the typical localization is the most loaded lumbosacral part of the spine. The pain is felt in the gluteal area, sometimes even in the upper thigh. It is caused by spasm or overstretching of the paravertebral muscles. Manifestation occurs with physical overload of the back muscles, sudden unsuccessful movement, after a long stay in one position. Most often, such pains affect people who lead an insufficiently active lifestyle and / or are overweight, who do not know how to correctly group and distribute muscle load, for example, when lifting heavy objects.

Specific (secondary) back pain is a consequence of trauma, tumor growth, infection and degeneration of vertebral or spinal structures, in addition, it can reflect pain syndrome that appears with the development of painful changes in the organs of the thoracic cavity and peritoneum of left-sided localization and have an origin:

• pulmonary - a consequence of inflammation of the lower respiratory tract, accumulation of gases in the pleural cavity, dry pleurisy, neoplasms of left-sided localization;
• cardiac - with inflammation of the pericardium, ischemic heart disease, the presence of an aortic aneurysm;
• digestive – acute pancreatitis, peptic ulcer;
• renal - thrombosis of the left artery, left-sided colic;
• gynecological – oophoritis;
• retroperitoneal hemorrhage.

Emotionally labile individuals may experience pain in the back on the left side of a psychogenic nature, the cause of the syndrome is a strong emotional shock. In addition, people who regularly experience discomfort in the back, sometimes in fear of waiting for another attack, feel pain that does not exist (pain behavior).

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Risk factors

Risk factors for non-specific pain include sharp turns, jerks, bends, staying in one position for a long time, increased loads on the back muscles, poor physical fitness, and pregnancy. The risk of left-sided specific discomfort increases in the presence of diseases of the vertebral structures, spinal cord, and internal organs located in the left part of the chest and abdominal cavity.

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Pathogenesis

The pathogenesis of left-sided back pain syndrome is multifactorial. Non-specific acute pain results from damage to the paravertebral muscles or their spasm. Acute episodes often resolve on their own, but periodic injuries increase the likelihood of chronicity. In this case, the muscle tissue surrounding the stretched intervertebral joint becomes stiff, which leads to local disruption of blood flow and is manifested by intensification of the pain syndrome. If no measures are taken, the tense muscle strands remain and over time, the lack of normal blood supply leads to the fact that myocytes are replaced by connective tissue cells.

The pathogenesis of specific back pain on the left is varied and is considered within the framework of the mechanism of formation of the main pathology. The population from 30 to 40 years old most often seeks medical help for this reason, the primary appeal with the specified complaint is 5% annually. The prevalence of spinal pain syndromes in countries with developed economies and medical statistics reaches 80%.

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Epidemiology

Statistics show that among non-oncological pain syndromes, about a quarter are back pains, of which the overwhelming majority (up to 90%) are non-specific musculoskeletal pains. Among lesions of vertebral structures, compression damage to the spinal root in the lumbar region (radiculopathy) prevails from six to 15% of cases, all other causes make up about 4%.

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Symptoms

The types of back pain, their localization, and nature can suggest the direction of the search for pathology, but contacting a medical institution to establish their etiology is necessary, since discomfort is felt almost the same with completely different sources.

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Back pain on the left side below

The vast majority of such complaints about pain are associated with deformations of the vertebral structures, which experience constant loads when we sit, stand, walk, run, lift weights. The lumbosacral region of the spinal column suffers from loads the most. Pain syndrome of this localization is most often a symptom of stenosis of the spinal canal, sciatica, spondyloarthrosis, spondylosis, other conditions that cause compression of nerve fibers in altered structures of the spine or in edematous inflamed muscle tissue. In such situations, pain is accompanied by numbness and limitation of motor function in this place. At the same time, lesions of the internal organs located on the left in the abdominal cavity can also make themselves known by pain in the lower left part of the back. Therefore, to differentiate vertebral pathologies from problems with internal organs, a consultation with a urologist will not be superfluous for all patients, and for women, an unscheduled visit to a gynecologist, and the performance of prescribed laboratory tests and hardware diagnostics.

Pain in the lower left back caused by a musculoskeletal dysfunction in this area usually occurs suddenly when lifting heavy objects, after a long period of positional discomfort, a sharp extension-rotation movement, or a spinal injury. With dysfunction of the sacroiliac joint, it is usually dull and radiates to the groin area. After a long rest, it is difficult to get up and start moving, but when the patient "warms up" the pain weakens and sometimes subsides completely.

A hernia in the lumbosacral region can also manifest itself as pain on the left in the lower back and a feeling of stiffness in this area. Patients periodically experience shooting pains, they feel pain when turning the body and bending. The pain spreads along the leg to the foot like stripes. Patients often experience numbness in the legs. However, these symptoms are nonspecific and may indicate not only the presence of a hernia.

Bechterew's disease manifests itself in the initial stage by pain in the lumbar region and below. It appears at rest, during a long period of rest, often at night. In the morning, stiffness is felt, when the patient moves, the pain decreases. The disease is characterized by swelling of the ankle and impaired mobility, especially the heels. Coughing, deep breaths contribute to increased discomfort.

Back pain in the kidney area mainly indicates a pathological process in the said organ – nephrolithiasis and/or nephritis. However, it is difficult to accurately differentiate it symptomatically from radiculopathy and ovarian inflammation. It is impossible to distinguish the sources of trouble solely by pain syndrome. The nature of the pain is somewhat different from each other, however, only a doctor can confidently make a diagnosis after conducting an examination.

Nephritis and oophoritis manifest themselves as a nagging pain regardless of the body position. In expectant mothers, pain of this nature in the lower back can be a warning about the threat of termination of pregnancy.

Intense pain may suggest damage to the lumbar spine, shooting pain radiating to the leg to the fingertips rather indicates radiculitis, a pinched nerve in the vertebral structures of the lower lumbar region. Irradiation of pain to the groin area and abdominal muscles indicates damage to the lumbar vertebrae located in the upper region.

An attack of renal colic begins unexpectedly and suddenly, regardless of the victim's activity. It can also occur during a night's sleep - then the patient wakes up. Back pain in the kidney area increases in the acute phase, its duration is individual. Renal colic can stop suddenly, as it began, but, as a rule, it takes several hours to reach its peak, and the person has time to seek medical help, which is correct, since the pain is very strong, does not go away for a long time, as a result - pain shock is possible. The pain with renal colic is migrating, it can descend to the perineum, upper thighs. Descending, the pain becomes more intense. A patient with renal colic usually cannot sit or lie quietly, he walks back and forth, since it is impossible to find a position that relieves the pain. Other manifestations of renal colic correspond to the factors that caused it. These may be frequent urges to empty the bladder, sometimes ineffective (tenesmus), nausea, vomiting that do not bring relief, bradycardia, hypo- and hypertension, flatulence and intestinal tenesmus. Renal colic is caused by various obstacles to the urine output (stones, strictures, etc.).

If you feel pain in your back, localized in the lumbar region on the left, and suspect that you have some kind of pathology, do not start treatment without an examination, it may cost you dearly.

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My back hurts on the upper left side

This localization of pain syndrome is most often characteristic of pathological transformations in the cervical and/or thoracic vertebral regions; such symptoms may manifest as damage to the spinal cord in its upper part or the peripheral nerves of the upper limb.

Scoliosis of the thoracic spine (curvature to the left) leads to the fact that the deformed spine begins to affect the paravertebral tissues and nerve endings and/or the intervertebral discs, which cushion vibration impulses during walking, running and other physical activities, are involved in the process. The upper back begins to hurt when the spinal curvature reaches a significant degree (second or third).

Reactive changes in the perivertebral cartilaginous and bone tissue in osteochondrosis lead to protrusion of the deformed discs, affecting and damaging muscles and nerve fibers. At the beginning of development, this process causes only a feeling of stiffness, the spinal column loses flexibility, osteophytes appear (spondylosis) and pain begins, usually aching and arising after exercise, or constant if the osteophyte injures the nerve root. Osteochondrosis and scoliosis are the main causes of protrusions and intervertebral hernias, squeezing the nerve roots in the canal where they exit the spinal cord. Symptoms of intercostal neuralgia appear, manifested by interscapular pain closer to the left side, which is disguised as cardiac pain.

Various deformations lead to the fact that pain is felt in the back on the left above the waist. It can be caused by the displacement of the vertebrae. This is a very sharp and acute pain, spreading along the intercostal nerve and radiating to the shoulder blade area, left arm and armpit.

A prolapsed intervertebral disc, which narrows the canal through which the spinal nerve ending passes to the left, can also cause pain due to compression of the nerve (Schmorl's node).

Inflammation of muscle tissue (myositis) leads to muscle spasms and, as a result, compression of blood vessels and nerve fibers. If the spasm is localized at the top left, then the upper left part of the back also hurts. Similar lesions can appear along the entire length of the spinal column, and, accordingly, the pain syndrome can be felt at any point.

The back hurts on the left side at the top with fractures of the scapula or ribs. Subscapular bursitis (inflammation of the left synovial subscapular bursa) causes significant pain on the left side under the scapula from the back. The shoulder swells, goes numb, often accompanied by symptoms of general intoxication - hyperthermia, weakness.

Pain in the back on the left side, approximately at the level of the shoulder blades or slightly lower, often indicates the presence of cardiac pathology. It often radiates to the upper limb and lower jaw. Intense pain plus a feeling of approaching death is part of the symptom complex of myocardial infarction.

Often, with other heart diseases, pain on the left radiates to the back. Usually, cardiac pain is relieved by cardiac drugs (nitroglycerin, corvalol) and is accompanied by other symptoms of cardiac weakness - shortness of breath, fatigue. Often occurs after excitement or physical exertion.

Pain in the back on the left below the shoulder blade may indicate diseases of the lower respiratory tract - pneumonia, pneumothorax, dry pleurisy, neoplasms of the lungs and / or bronchi. Pathologies of the respiratory system are characterized by such accompanying symptoms as shortness of breath, cough, weakness.

Pain on the left side under the rib from the back can be observed with acute pancreatitis. It is of a girdle nature and radiates to the lower part of the sternum and the heart area, the scapula and the back of the shoulder. With pancreatitis, there is usually a pronounced spasm of the abdominal muscles.

Renal colic may manifest as pain in the back on the left under the ribs, pain above the waist may occur if the artery supplying blood to the kidney is blocked by a thrombus, and a retroperitoneal hematoma may also be located in this area. Patients undergoing treatment with anticoagulants are at risk.

Back pain on the left when moving

Bruises and sprains of the spine, moreover, minor ones, the appearance of which the patient might not notice and then safely forget about, can not manifest themselves in any way at rest and respond with sharp pain as soon as you start moving.

Various dorsopathies – osteochondrosis, scoliosis, kyphosis, pathological lordosis of the cervical spine, spondylopathy and, as a consequence, protrusions and hernias, as well as other degenerative-inflammatory processes leading to deformations of the vertebral discs, often initially manifest themselves with pain that occurs during walking, running, turning the body, and sometimes simply a deep breath, laughing and even talking.

Muscular-tonic syndrome manifests itself in pains that limit the range of motion of a certain section of the spine. This happens when a muscle that is in tone is involved in the movement. When palpated, it is the muscle that is tense and painful. The causes of the syndrome can be lifting weights, staying in an uncomfortable position for a long time, intense exercise without warming up, and sudden unsuccessful turns.

Urolithiasis can manifest itself as back pain when moving, tumors of any organ in the chest cavity, sciatica (inflammation of the sciatic nerve) or myositis of the piriformis muscle - also.

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What does the nature of pain indicate?

Acute back pain on the left side usually occurs suddenly and accompanies the acute development of pathology. If the pain occurs and does not go away within the next few minutes, but remains, although its intensity has decreased, the body declares some kind of catastrophe. Further developments will prompt the necessary actions - whether to call an ambulance or just go to see a doctor. But acute back pain should not be ignored.

When the pain syndrome is localized in the area under the ribs on the left, then most likely the pancreas is affected. The pain is stabbing, radiating around the body, and to the back, and to the stomach. Weakness, nausea, rapid pulse, the temperature may rise. If the patient vomits, then this does not bring him any relief. An attack of acute pancreatitis or an exacerbation of chronic pancreatitis, as a rule, is preceded by excesses at the holiday table.

Acute pain in the lower left back, radiating to the lower abdomen, may occur with a ruptured ovarian cyst or fallopian tube in the presence of an ectopic pregnancy. These conditions require immediate hospitalization. If severe pain in the left back suddenly appears and does not subside for 15-20 minutes, call an ambulance. The patient's condition deteriorates sharply - weakness appears up to fainting, the temperature rises, sometimes the tone of the abdominal muscles on the left increases significantly, greatly. As a reaction to the pain, vomiting may occur, spotting from the vagina appears, excretory processes are disrupted, however, it is better not to wait so long.

Severe pain in the lower abdomen and back can also occur with acute salpingitis (salpingo-oophoritis), but it is better to differentiate an intense inflammatory process from a catastrophe in a medical facility using hardware methods.

In general, severe acute pain that appears suddenly characterizes the acute development of the process and requires urgent diagnostics. This is exactly the case when it is worth being extra vigilant and demanding the attention of medical personnel.

Pain in the lower left back, radiating to the abdomen above the pubis on the same side, may indicate inflammation of the renal structures (pelvis, glomeruli) or completely covering the kidney. Nephritis is characterized by a nagging pain in the left back, it can be stronger in an acute process and weaker in a chronic one. With inflammation, the process of urine filtration is upset, dystrophy of the renal tubules progresses. This affects the process of urination - the frequency of urges increases, the amount of urine excreted decreases, there may be discomfort - itching, pain, burning, a feeling of a full bladder. People with diseased kidneys often have headaches. Acute nephritis occurs with more pronounced symptoms, there may be edema, acute urinary retention, weakness, vomiting, fever. Diseased kidneys react with an exacerbation of pain to tapping at their location (Pasternatsky's symptom).

Sudden sharp pain in the back on the left can occur with renal colic, the cause of which can be nephrolithiasis, stones in the left ureter, in the bladder on the left side. Basically, renal colic indicates the displacement of a stone, which causes sharp pain, scratching the internal mucous surface of the organ. Such an attack is often provoked by fast walking, running, jumping, intense physical work. Due to irritation of the nerve endings of the peritoneum adjacent to the affected kidney, symptoms of digestive disorders appear.

A burning, sharp pain in the back can be a symptom of myocardial infarction, angina, or aortic aneurysm. If the pain does not go away within a quarter of an hour, you need to call an ambulance.

A stabbing or cutting pain may indicate a disease of the lower respiratory tract. It appears only when the pleural petals are involved in the inflammatory process, causing pain when they rub against each other. Tumors begin to hurt, also growing into the pleura. If the processes are associated with the respiratory organs, then symptoms such as cough, shortness of breath, fever, night and day sweats will appear. Acute pain is characteristic of pneumothorax, lobar pneumonia, dry pleurisy. It hurts in the chest, in the side, radiating to the back. The pain intensifies when coughing, bending to the right (healthy) side. Pulling and dull pains correspond to chronic long-term diseases, for example, tuberculosis: lungs - occur in the upper part of the back when coughing, breathing; kidneys, genitals - in the lower part.

Aching pain in the left back can be felt with chronic diseases of the female and male genital organs, usually other symptoms appear: menstrual cycle failures, ejaculation disorders, discharge, discomfort when urinating. If the pain in the left back is accompanied by symptoms of dyspepsia, then a problem with the large intestine can be assumed.

For radicular syndromes (compression of nerve endings in the interdiscal space), which appear, for example, after overexertion or lifting weights, a stabbing pain in the back on the left is characteristic - lumbago.

A dull, aching, and sometimes shooting pain in the left back when making an unsuccessful movement may be a symptom of radiculopathy or sciatica.

Deformations and damage to vertebral structures (osteomyelitis, osteochondrosis, scoliosis, prolapse, stretching, fracture, dislocation), complicated by an inflammatory process, inflammation of internal organs located on the left side of the body, especially purulent, are often accompanied by throbbing pain in the back on the left.

Gender differences

In most cases, pain syndrome that occurs in the back on the left is caused by various injuries and diseases of the spine and paravertebral muscles. There are no gender differences in the causes that cause them and the mechanism of development, everything described above equally applies to both sexes. However, men's lifestyle predisposes to back pain - they are more likely to engage in strength sports, lift heavier objects at home, and professional risks are added (among them there are more drivers, loaders and other workers engaged in heavy physical labor). Representatives of the stronger sex are more prone to Bechterew's disease: among patients with this disease, there is one woman for every nine men, men more often suffer from urolithiasis, from respiratory diseases, but the diagnosis of "pyelonephritis" is heard five times more often by women, and among them there are many pregnant women.

Specific causes of lower back pain on the left in men are diseases of the genitals: usually back pain is given off with orchitis, epidimitis, such a spread is possible with prostatitis, varicocele and torsion of the spermatic cord, although in the latter cases, pain irradiation is extremely rare. In addition to the back, pain is localized in the perineum and scrotum. Acute conditions are accompanied by fever, severe burning pain, nausea and vomiting may occur. Chronic conditions are less intense sensations, aching, bursting, sometimes disturbing only when walking and more intense movements. With diseases of the genitals, pain is given off to the lumbar region and below, so if pain is felt in the back on the left above the waist in men, then specific male problems can be excluded.

Other causes of back pain both above and below the lumbar region can be caused by diseases common to both sexes - diseases of the kidneys, heart, lungs, vertebral structures, spinal cord, which were described above.

Back pain on the left, which is specific exclusively to the fair sex, just like in men, appears with diseases of organs that only they have. Basically, back pain on the left in women is caused by pathological changes in the left-sided ovary and fallopian tube. Salpingitis, oophoritis, salpingo-oophoritis, neoplasms in these organs, torsion of the ovarian cyst stalk, tubal pregnancy on the left can cause painful sensations in the lower abdomen, radiating to the back. The nature of the pain and accompanying symptoms correspond to the process that caused it.

Acute inflammatory diseases may manifest themselves as intense throbbing pain, fever, vaginal discharge, and discomfort when emptying the bladder. Chronic forms are characterized by aching pain and the absence of pronounced symptoms.

A sharp stabbing pain that suddenly pierces the lower abdomen and back and persists, although its intensity has decreased, a sharp deterioration in the condition may be a sign of a ruptured ovarian cyst or fallopian tube during an ectopic pregnancy.

If you experience periodic, not very significant, nagging pain in the lower abdomen and back, especially in combination with the cessation of menstruation or an unusual decrease in its intensity, you should consider the possibility of an ectopic pregnancy and undergo an examination if such a possibility exists.

Neoplasms of the left ovary develop asymptomatically for a long time and manifest themselves with pain already during tumor growth and its pressure on the surrounding tissues supplied with pain receptors; pain may also appear during sexual intercourse and physical exertion, and at rest – not bother. At the same time, unexplained weakness, shortness of breath, urinary and defecation disorders, swelling or varicose veins of the legs may develop.

The most harmless back pain in women can be caused by the approaching menstruation. In some, such periodic pain is caused by fluid retention in the pelvic area, instability of emotional status due to hormonal fluctuations before menstruation, increased anxiety, which causes pain in the lower back, any, including the left. Pulling sensations before menstruation also develop in the presence of chronic diseases of the pelvic organs, so it is still necessary to get examined.

Pathologies of the female genital organs located on the left are manifested by painful sensations in the lower back, not above the waist, therefore, when a patient complains of pain in the lumbosacral region, suspecting radiculitis, sciatica, herniated disc and other pathologies, she is necessarily sent for consultation to a gynecologist.

Back pain on the left side above the waist in women is usually caused by reasons common to patients of both sexes, which have already been covered in sufficient detail in the article above.

Let's dwell on such a period in a woman's life as bearing a child. Back pain on the left side during pregnancy is not uncommon. The load on the spinal column, especially in the lumbar region, increases with the growth of the uterus and reaches peak values by the end of gestation. If a woman is poorly trained, has weak back muscles, suffers from osteochondrosis or has a curved spine, then this has a negative effect on the sensations in the back. Symptoms can manifest themselves in different ways: pain can occur after long walks, carrying heavy bags, when coughing, deep inhalations and exhalations, sneezing. Sometimes the pain is expressed in sharp shooting pains, some have a back ache in the evening, and after rest - it goes away. If the discomfort bothers you constantly, it is better to tell the doctor leading the pregnancy about it. Maybe he will prescribe some tests, therapeutic exercise for pregnant women, wearing a support bandage, additional treatment.

Pregnant women often experience worsening of chronic diseases. In particular, kidney diseases. Every tenth pregnant woman suffers from pyelonephritis. In the last three months, there is a high probability of developing renal colic. This condition is dangerous because it can provoke premature delivery, so you need to see a doctor immediately.

Meralgia (neuralgia of the external femoral nerve) is also possible during pregnancy. It occurs due to compression of the nerve at the level of the inguinal ligament, since in pregnant women, as the abdomen grows, the curvature of the lumbar spine (lordosis), the angle of extension of the hip joint and the tilt of the pelvis increase.

If back pain constantly bothers a pregnant woman, she needs to consult a specialist.

Diagnostics left back pain

The doctor analyzes the patient's complaints. Already from the descriptions of sensations, it can be assumed that acute pain syndromes with clear localization, not accompanied by sensory disturbances (paresthesia, allodynia, etc.), and also quickly responding to analgesics with regression, are usually associated with damage to the joints and ligaments of the spinal column or paravertebral muscles. Complaints of lumbago, burning pain radiating to the extremities usually suggest the presence of radiculopathy. Pains reflected from visceral organs often have unclear localization and are accompanied by symptoms corresponding to the pathology.

Physical examination of the patient consists of palpation of muscles, ligaments, joints; analysis of movements and gait, conducting certain tests to perform movements that allow determining their amplitude, limitation due to pain syndrome. Such examination often allows to determine the source of pain sensations quite accurately, as well as to assume, and sometimes to determine with certainty, what disease caused the occurrence of pain syndrome.

However, to objectively confirm the diagnosis, the doctor prescribes laboratory tests: blood - general, biochemical, for glucose content; urine - general, according to Nechiporenko. Specific tests may be prescribed: to determine the pathogen (in the inflammatory process), antigens, antibodies, PCR, for the level of PSA (prostate specific antigen).

Instrumental diagnostics – radiography (scintigraphy), magnetic resonance and computed tomography, ultrasound examination allows and quite often reveals degenerative-dystrophic changes in vertebral structures, even those not related to pain syndrome. Therefore, to establish the exact cause of pain, many factors are analyzed and differential diagnostics is carried out based on all studies. For this, in addition to examination, analysis, hardware methods, many specialists are involved in order to exclude possible specific causes of pain associated with diseases of internal organs, tumor processes.

If the results of the examination do not reveal any organic disorders, then the patient is diagnosed with psychogenic pain. Even at the time of questioning, such a tentative conclusion can be made based on the patient's bizarre explanations of his sensations, however, a full examination is necessary in this case too.

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Complications and consequences

Pain is always a symptom of trouble, so it is necessary to find out its cause. A person will not tolerate intense cutting pain for a long time and will consult a doctor, but some are ready to tolerate not very strong pain for a long time. The consequence of such actions may be a complication of the disease and the emergence of a terminal situation, in which drug treatment will no longer help, but surgical intervention will be needed.

The most dangerous consequences are caused by sudden and first-time occurrence of high-intensity pain, especially if the pain increases and its intensity is not affected by a change in body position.

A dangerous sign that requires medical intervention is a symptom such as increased pain at night.

The presence of elevated temperature, chills, weakness should also not be ignored by the patient.

A sudden loss of weight shortly before the onset of pain; a recent, seemingly not too serious, injury; the presence of tumors in other locations - such symptoms should be a reason for immediate medical attention.

Otherwise, the consequences can be dire – from disability to death.

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Prevention

To prevent back pain, it is recommended to follow these rules.

1. Watch your posture – stand and walk with a straight back and a tummy pulled in. When standing upright, you need to stretch your head upwards. If you need to stand for a long time, you still need to move (shift your body weight from your left leg to your right and vice versa, change your posture).
2. When sitting, it is also necessary to maintain correct posture, a work chair should be chosen with a high back and a fairly hard seat, 2/3 of the thigh length should fit on it. It is a good idea to put a small bolster or pillow under the lower back at waist level, it is recommended to lean the entire surface of the back on the back of the chair so that the neck also feels supported. The knees should be slightly below the hips, and the feet should rest on the floor with their entire surface. It is advisable to stretch slightly every 20 minutes, change the position of the legs, move.
3. It is also necessary to know how to properly rest in a horizontal position and get out of bed in the morning. It is advisable to sleep on orthopedic bedding, get up without jumping up abruptly when the alarm goes off, but stretch, swing your limbs a few times, turn over onto your stomach and, pushing yourself off the bed with your hands, first get up on all fours, then sit on your heels with your buttocks, stretch forward as much as possible (like a cat). Then lower one leg off the bed and put it on the floor, leaning on it and your hands, smoothly without any sudden movements, straighten up. Stretch.
4. Lift adequate weights, carry them, distributing them on both hands. It is better to use backpacks than bags, move heavy loads in bags equipped with wheels. When cleaning the apartment, use a mop, brooms with a long handle. Do laundry and ironing, equipping yourself with a place to do this work with a straight back, without bending low in the lower back. In general, try to organize any work so that you can stand or sit upright, comfortably, without bending, without leaning.
5. Eat well and eliminate bad habits.
6. Regularly perform physical exercises that will provide a normal muscular corset to support the spine and its flexibility. Yoga, Pilates, swimming, walking, exercises with dumbbells, on exercise machines, at first it is recommended to do under the guidance of a competent instructor.
7. And most importantly – a positive attitude.

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Forecast

Back pain on the left can be caused by a number of reasons, quite long. Most of these painful sensations are caused, as statistics say, by completely removable reasons. However, the prognosis of each specific case depends entirely on the factor that provokes it.

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