Treatment of chronic back pain

If no causal treatment (e.g. surgery) is possible, the primary goal of the therapy is pain relief. Here, procedures from various disciplines can be tried out in order to find the most effective concept for the individual. A combination of different forms of therapy can also be useful.

In addition to conservative, orthopedic therapy with physiotherapeutic procedures and pain therapy, psychotherapy can also help. It manages to release tension and relieve pain. Specialized pain therapists should also be included in the therapy of chronic pain.

There are also numerous offers from the field of alternative medicine that can help to relieve back pain.Homeopathy is another element in the therapy of back pain. In the following you will find some tips on how to prevent back pain through self-therapy and how pain can be alleviated. Simple ways to relieve back pain independently are cold or heat treatments.

When lying down, step positioning often improves the symptoms. To do this, one lies on one’s back, hips and knees are bent by 90° and the feet lie on an elevation. In addition, it is always important to move in a pain-adapted manner to prevent stiffening of joints or muscle loss.

A course on the subject of “back school” is particularly suitable for this purpose, where back-strengthening gymnastics and back-friendly behavior are learned, which can also be integrated into everyday life. Endurance sports such as cycling, aqua fitness and walking, as well as special back exercises also help to build up the back muscles and correct incorrect posture. Also the so-called blackroll can lead to the relief of back pain. To build up strong and healthy back muscles, you need some time and desire to do something good for your health. In our next article you will get a few tips on this: Back training – tips for a strong and healthy back

Which drugs can help?

When back pain occurs, the question of the cause always arises. If back pain persists for a longer period of time without an obvious cause, it is advantageous to consult a doctor. First measure with the Linderung back pain is usually a simple heat treatment and protection.

If this has no effect, pain-relieving medication is often used. However, when taking the medication, it should always be remembered that this usually only leads to an improvement of the symptoms, but not the cause. If the pain persists for more than a week despite the painkillers, the cause should be sought.

Medications used for back pain can have different forms. On the one hand, there are creams, such as Voltaren Pain Gel, Diclo Pain Gel or the Kytta Pain Ointment. These have the aim of increasing the blood circulation in the cremed muscles and thereby warming up the muscles.

With damaged or tense musculature it can come thereby to a faster and more effective regeneration of these. As an alternative to the creams, painkillers can be taken in the form of tablets. Examples are ibuprofen or diclofenac. These serve to relieve pain from inside the body by intervening in the process that leads to the sensation of pain within the body.