Understanding the cause of your back pain is essential for the proper treatment and getting relief from it. Treatment of low back pain usually takes a few days at home to get complete rfelief. However, before beginning any back pain treatment, you should consult your doctor.
Rest
Rest your spine for 2-3 days to allow the injured muscle to heal.. This will avoid further irritation to the spine and the muscles that surround the spinal column. Prolonged bed rest can actually lead to more persistent back pain. This should give comfort to acute acute back pain.
Massage the aching area.
Heat Application
Place a hot pad (heating pad, hot water bottles) over the aching area for 20 to 30 minute. This will help ease the muscle discomfort causing the low back pain.
Sleep on your side with your knees close to chest, keeping a pillow in between both the knees.
Lower Back Pain Exercises
To get the relief from low back pain, follow the back pain exercises
Over-the-counter medicines
You can use anti-inflammatory medications like Brufen, Ibuprofen , etc. available over-the-counter from pharmacies. Avoid these medications if you have stomach ulcers.
Breathing Techniques
Proper breathing techniques used for meditation and relaxation can give back pain relief and reduce pain. Take deep breath with your concentration to your back pain area. When you exhale, say "rel-a-a-a-a-a-x" in your mind very slowly. You can speak anything like 1-2-3-4-5 or Om or name of any God. Important thing is that you should focus on the pain area. You should repeat it several times. In this exercise you are giving command to your body-mind system to relax the muscles of back in the pain area. This technique is very effective for back pain or pain in any part of the body. The details of the techniques are given at relaxation response technique.
Mix ginger powder (sonth), baking soda and common salt in equal proportion. Take a teaspoon with warm milk or water.
When to See a Doctor for Back Pain?
You should consult to your Doctor
If the pain does not go in a couple of days.
If the pain shoots down one or both legs and you feel muscle weakness or urinary and bowel incontinence.
If there is blood in the urine or foul smelling urine along with back pain..
If back pain follows a fall or blow of the spine.
