84% of Americans will have back pain in their lives. The cause of back pain is not known in over 90% of patients. Most back pain is benign. Rarely is it due to serious illness like cancer, infection or pressure on spinal cord.
Psychological and social stress correlates with recovery from pain much more accurately than findings on MRI. Patients with bad back pain have no herniated discs on MRI and patients with multiple herniated discs often have no pain.
For acute back pain massage, acupuncture as well as medications such muscle relaxants (cyclobenzaprine), pain modulators (gabapentin) and anti-inflammatory agents like ibuprofen can ensure quick relief. For long term back pain management, nutrition to minimize abdominal fat, exercise to strengthen the core, stress management with yoga, or mediation are critical for back pain relief. Internal and external treatments with Ayurveda are helpful as well. Read more on zanjabee.com