Osteoporosis : Introduction & Causes

Osteoporosis can have several causes, some of which are hereditary and some of which come from your lifestyle. Some osteoporosis causes you can't control are: Family History: If someone in your family has or had osteoporosis, you're more at risk. Gender: Women are simply more likely to develop osteoporosis. Ethnicity: White and Asian people are more likely to be affected by osteoporosis than black...

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Back pain in relation with obesity

Many important medical associations now define obesity as a disease. Being overweight or obese is a serious disorder that affects adults and children. Most people know that obesity contributes to the development of coronary heart disease, diabetes, high blood pressure, and colon cancer. However, did you know that obesity is a contributing factor to back pain? It's true. Being overweight...

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Back pain can be reduced by Vitamin D

Chronic back pain—the kind where you keep going to doctors and they can't find any specific problem—can be defeating. Try as you may, it seems that nothing takes away that general ache that can make it hard to do even the simplest things, like get out of bed. It may be time for chronic back pain sufferers to walk on the sunny side of the street. That's not a trite, "oh, just pull yourself...

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Lumbar radiculopathy : introduction, diagnosis & treatment

Approximately 80% of the population is plagued at one time or another by back pain, especially lower back pain. Associated leg pain (called lumbar radiculopathy or sciatica) occurs less frequently. Pain can be bothersome and debilitating, limiting daily activities. Leg and back pain can be caused by a variety of reasons, not all of which originate in your spine. For the purpose of this article,...

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Back pain in relation with economic crisis

We are not a society that deals well with stress. This is why there are entire industries devoted to making Americans calm down. And we, as a country, are now officially stressed out because of the economic crisis. All 300 million of us (ok, it's less than that because the babies probably aren't stressed) tense up at the mere mention of the markets and the bailouts. Unfortunately, our bodies...

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Upper Back Pain : Anatomy, Symptoms, Causes & Diagnosis

Anatomy of the Upper Back Your thoracic spine—the upper back or mid-back region—is the most stable part of your spine. It is very stiff, and the thoracic spine has a limited range of motion. It is like that for several reasons, all of which you can understand by looking at the anatomy of the thoracic spine. Vertebrae There are 12 vertebrae in the thoracic spine. They are labeled...

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Tips for keeping back healthy according to age

It’s inevitable; the clock is ticking, and we are all getting older. In 1960, the average American woman lived to age 73 with men making it just to age 66. Fortunately, American men and women are now living longer (82 for women with men lagging behind at 76) and with a longer life, many of us are trying to remain healthy and active well into our 70s, 80s and even 90s. Among the parts of our body...

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