Tribunnews.com reporter, Eko Sutriyanto
TRIBUNNEWS.COM, JAKARTA Back pain is a common problem that is often experienced by adults to the elderly.
It is estimated that 60-70% of people in developed countries have problems backachewith 20% experiencing pain symptoms that continue to become chronic.
Quoting the Mayo Clinic (222) it is stated that back pain can actually occur due to daily activities.
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However, backache o back pain can also be a sign of a serious illness.
Most of the pain in the back area is not dangerous.
However, there are several causes of back pain, including tension in the muscles or ligaments, pinched nerves, arthritis And osteoporosis.
Dr Ketut Ngurah Priya SpAn of the Pain Center KL Clinic explained that pain can be relieved in a few days with simple home treatments, such as resting the painful area of the body and applying cold packs.
“However, pain symptoms that come on for a long time and continuously usually need to be treated with medical attention because they can be a sign of a dangerous disease,” Ketut said in his statement on Monday (10/10/2022) .
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If home treatment efforts are unsuccessful, the patient can go to identify pain in the back area by consulting a doctor.
It is best, after experiencing acute pain symptoms and not showing improvement after weeks or months in the back area, to consult a specialist.
After consultation, the doctor will usually perform a medical examination to detect the main pain problem.
Inspection backache This can be done by CT, MRI, or other tests.
“After that, the doctor can provide the right treatment for the pain problem the patient is experiencing. There are various types of treatment, such as medication, therapy, surgery,” he said.
