Unfortunately, those affected by it often face an extremely varied diagnostic and therapeutic itinerary, in a sort of specialized "ping-pong" that goes from the orthopedist to the physiatrist, to the neurologist. All this happens because this wonderful (and complicated) structure , which is the human back, can present numerous discomforts (or real diseases) that can be investigated and cured effectively from various points of view depending on the "piece" or "sector" that is considered.
it represents the first cause of absence from work and affects millions of people worldwide.
Healthy children around the age of four have a harmonious back, perfectly perpendicular with a magnificent drop in the center of gravity and enjoy perfect balance, which allows them to easily perform yoga positions that are difficult for adults. At school age the first problems begin.
How often do you hear parents exhorting their children to stand up straight and wonder why the child who used to stand straight is now bent over. The answer is actually simple. That child was not straight but he was straight or rather he was balanced.
Now if the back tends to bend forward, assuming the classic kyphotic attitude, the fault is certainly not of the too heavy satchel but of the "weight" with which the child is invested: the load of emotions that weigh on his back cause an "alteration of the original balance.
The spine can be assimilated to the mast of a sailboat whose shrouds are represented by the activating muscles of the trunk. The correct alignment of the mast is given by the balanced tension of the shrouds. If this delicate balance is broken, the column assumes a spoiled attitude, given by overtones and muscular hypotones, and the overload and tension will cause back pain.
The correct approach to the problem must necessarily begin with an orthopedic visit aimed at excluding any structural alterations of the spine, pelvis, legs or feet, which could be at the basis of the disorder.
For example, the difference in length of the lower limbs can cause a misalignment of the pelvis and spine, resulting in muscle compensation and postural imbalances, therefore tension and pain. Dental malocclusions, which can be identified with a kinesiological examination, also affect the spinal column, causing muscle imbalances that cause "back pain".
Similarly, a biochemical imbalance (nutritional deficiencies or excessive intake of artificial foods and toxic substances) can create a "torsional alteration of the spine.
The best known of the back pains is the famous "witch stroke" which arrives intense and sudden in the lower part while a weight is being moved. At other times, however, we feel a discomfort, often unbearable, which passes only if we assume the horizontal position.
Since the weight of the body has been placed mainly on the lumbar area, the state of suffering and the resulting pains are defined as "low back pain". In 90% of cases these disorders heal spontaneously in about a month, other times the pain becomes chronic and recurs periodically.
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