Having back pain is never a fun day. A lot of back pain show up as back spasms. So, what are Back Spasms?
What are Back Spasms?
A back spasm is the involuntary contraction or tensing of the muscles in the lower back. The condition ranges from infrequent back spasms with mild discomfort to chronic back spasms with severe pain that makes it difficult to move. The pain can be deep dull and achy which will ruin anyone’s day.
Back spasms can typically be treated effectively without surgery. How do you know if you are having a back spasm? This can occur from many different things. Playing a sport with a sudden awkward movement and not properly warming up can strain back muscles and spinal ligaments. Lifting heavy items incorrectly can lead to a backs spasm and even a bone moving out of severe alignment can cause a back spasm that needs professional attention. Other or more severe causes of back spasm can be caused by disc bulges or even disc herniations.
What Causes Back Spasms?
There are 3 types of disc herniations which all cause issues. You have protrusion, extrusion and sequestered. If you have a sequestered disc, not only will you be having surgery for that, but the back spasm you will be experiencing are trying to protect your back. In an older person, back spasms can be a cause of arthritis. The arthritis could be mild, moderate or even severe.
Home Remedies for Back Spasms?
Here are some home remedies one can do to help alleviate the uncomfortable intense dull achy pain one would want to free themselves from. Simply using heat and cold compressions no more than 20 min per time. This will help the muscle spasm release while lowering inflammation. If the back spasms are more severe the next step would be stretching/yoga. Try sitting on the floor with legs crossed. Try to lean over towards the floor holding this position for 30 seconds. Repeat this 5 more times. If this doesn’t help and you have a home tens unit, then try applying a tens unit on the non-stop setting. Do not do this longer than 30 minutes per session. If none of these are helping, then you need to seek out professional help. Who wants to function with the annoying pain which comes with back spasms? An excellent source is Exodus Health Center’s Chiropractic Care which is seasoned with treating all types of back pain as well as other ailments. Drying needling, cupping, spinal adjustments, pulse wave therapy are all effective ways to calm and treat annoying painful back spams. For more tips, check out this blog.
Once you get your body corrected and into proper alignment you should be experiencing the proper pain free range of motion that you are used to having. Moving forward, don’t let your body get into these situations again. Start implementing a weekly yoga regimen which promotes proper movement and injury prevention. Having a great chiropractor who listens to you and that you trust will be setting up your body for life long success!! Good luck with living back injury free!!s