Having low back pain is not as simple as resting it in order for the pain to go away.
In some extreme cases, you will find yourself unable to get up because of the unbearable pain that not only stays on your low back area but also radiates towards your feet.
Low back pain is not something that you should take lightly.
There are at least three types of lower back pain.
These are classified according to the time you have acquired it, or what you also know as the phases.
The first type is the acute phase.
In the acute phase, you may feel the worse pain on your low back area as compared to the two other phases of low back pain.
It is also in this phase that you may feel some tenderness, swelling, and slight temperature rise on the area.
You may also see redness on the area.
This is your body's way of reacting to the injury that occurred in the area.
In an effort to prevent microorganisms and other risks from coming in contact with the injured area and cause more damage, your body recruits white blood cells and other substances to come to the area and "defeat" these microorganisms.
This is the reason behind the swelling on the area.
To reduce the swelling and tenderness on the area, you should place an ice pack directly on the area for around 20 minutes.
If you cannot tolerate the coldness, you may opt to place a layer of towel over your skin to decrease the intensity of the coldness.
The next phase of your lower back pain is the subacute phase.
This phase usually occurs around two weeks after you have acquired the injury.
This period lasts from around two weeks to two months.
At this time, the swelling and tenderness on your low back area have already disappeared.
The pain is still present, although presenting itself with a lower intensity as compared to the pain during the acute phase.
This is because most of the tissues and nearby structures already have significant progress in terms of their healing process.
To somehow manage the pain on your low back while at this stage, you may place a hot pack on your back for around 20 minutes.
The sensation you should have while applying this should be comfortable warmth.
The last among the phases is the chronic phase.
In this phase, most of the healing that should take place has already been done by your body.
This phase usually takes place from around two months or more, depending on the severity of the pain on your low back.
Management of your chronic low back pain is similar to the subacute phase.
Hot pack will help you temporarily manage some of the pain if it still occurs from time to time.
In some extreme cases, you will find yourself unable to get up because of the unbearable pain that not only stays on your low back area but also radiates towards your feet.
Low back pain is not something that you should take lightly.
There are at least three types of lower back pain.
These are classified according to the time you have acquired it, or what you also know as the phases.
The first type is the acute phase.
In the acute phase, you may feel the worse pain on your low back area as compared to the two other phases of low back pain.
It is also in this phase that you may feel some tenderness, swelling, and slight temperature rise on the area.
You may also see redness on the area.
This is your body's way of reacting to the injury that occurred in the area.
In an effort to prevent microorganisms and other risks from coming in contact with the injured area and cause more damage, your body recruits white blood cells and other substances to come to the area and "defeat" these microorganisms.
This is the reason behind the swelling on the area.
To reduce the swelling and tenderness on the area, you should place an ice pack directly on the area for around 20 minutes.
If you cannot tolerate the coldness, you may opt to place a layer of towel over your skin to decrease the intensity of the coldness.
The next phase of your lower back pain is the subacute phase.
This phase usually occurs around two weeks after you have acquired the injury.
This period lasts from around two weeks to two months.
At this time, the swelling and tenderness on your low back area have already disappeared.
The pain is still present, although presenting itself with a lower intensity as compared to the pain during the acute phase.
This is because most of the tissues and nearby structures already have significant progress in terms of their healing process.
To somehow manage the pain on your low back while at this stage, you may place a hot pack on your back for around 20 minutes.
The sensation you should have while applying this should be comfortable warmth.
The last among the phases is the chronic phase.
In this phase, most of the healing that should take place has already been done by your body.
This phase usually takes place from around two months or more, depending on the severity of the pain on your low back.
Management of your chronic low back pain is similar to the subacute phase.
Hot pack will help you temporarily manage some of the pain if it still occurs from time to time.
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