Lumbago

It is a pain in the lower back, caused by the innervation of the lumbar spine, without irritation of the roots n. ischiadicus.

Clinical symptoms

 * popularly houser, 'shot
 * in lumbar spine area intensified by movement
 * preceded by sudden, uncoordinated movement (quick turning, lifting of a load), ev. cold
 * pain sometimes shoots into DKK, buttocks
 * the cause is in the muscles and ligaments of the sacral region

Treatment
symptoms of root irritation appear in the back)
 * physical rest, salicylates, antirheumatic drugs, antispasmodics
 * manipulation with the removal of the blockage
 * if there is no relief of symptoms within a week → examination by imaging methods (disc herniation starts as lumbago → pain gradually subsides;

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