Back pain can be divided into two basic categories, acute and chronic. Acute pain comes on quickly, either immediately or over a period of several hours. On the other hand, chronic back pain comes on slowly and remains for a very long time, sometimes lasting for months or even years. It may come and go and is never far from one's mind. Often at times, acute and chronic back pain are interrelated, the acute leading to the chronic.
Back pain in the lower back or low back pain is a common concern, affecting up to 90% of people in world at some point in their lifetime. Up to 50% will have more than one episode. Low back pain is not a specific disease. Rather, it is a symptom that may occur from a variety of different processes. In up to 85% of people with low back pain, despite a thorough medical examination, no specific cause of the pain can be identified.
Ayurvedic Approach :-
In Ayurveda it is classified under vata disease and is known as prisht shool
Symptoms :-
The radiating pain down the front, side, or back of your leg, or it may be confined to the low back
Worse Pain in back at night or with prolonged sitting such as on a long car trip
Having numbness or weakness in the part of the leg that receives its nerve supply from a compressed nerve
Not able to stand on toes or bring foot downward
Causes :-
Injury to spine or abnormal stress caused by lifting any heavy object
Sitting in a particular position at a stretch, but more so when one is obliged to perform some job where bending of back becomes a necessity
Psychological upsets
Presence of tumours in the spine
Do's :-
Diet:-
Diet should consist of a salad of raw vegetable such as tomato, carrot, cabbage, cucumber, radish, lettuce, and at least two steamed or lightly cooked vegetables such as cauliflower, cabbage, spinach, carrot and plenty of fruits except bananas
Behaviour:-
Sponging, or application of heat to the back also gives immediate relief to back
Dont's :-
Diet:-
Avoid fatty, spicy, and fried foods, curd, sweetmeats and sugar, condiments, tea and coffee, foods that have been processed for preservation have few nutrients and should also be eliminated from the diet
Behaviour:-
Smoking or consuming tobacco in any form should be given up completely
Medicines advised and dosage :-
Atharva Nirgundi Siddha Taila
Disclaimer :-
The causes, symptoms, dietary advise and behaviour advise as well as Medicines advised are based on General Condition of disease. It is advisable to consult medical practitioner for any health irregularities, to avoid further complications.
The medicines advise is based on exclusively Atharva Ayurved Pharmaceuticals products only.
