Lumbago
is
a
general
term
used
to
describe
pain
in
the
lumbar
region,
or
lower
back.
It
is
defined
as
a
mild
to
severe
pain
or
discomfort
in
the
area
of
the
lower
back.
Ranging
in
severity
from
acute
(i.e.
sudden
and
severe)
to
chronic
(if
it
has
lasted
for
more
than
three
months)
lumbago
can
occur
in
any
age
group,
but
is
common
among
younger
people
who
engage
in
hard
physical work and also among people of retirement age.
If you are suffering from lumbago, some or all of the following symptoms may be present:
•
Mild
to
severe
pain
across
the
lower
part
of
the
back
which
sometimes
travels
into
the
buttocks,
the
groin
area
or
down
into the back of the thigh. This pain is usually aggravated by movement.
•
A stiff neck, which is caused by the muscles surrounding the spine going into spasm.
•
Difficulty in bending forward and leaning back. Again this is caused by spasms in the muscles surrounding the spine.
•
There may be a change in posture (e.g. leaning to one side) due to the severe pain and spasms in the lower back.
•
There
may
sometimes
be
a
tingling
sensation
or
a
feeling
of
numbness
in
the
back,
buttocks
or
down
along
one
or
both
legs.
Identifying
the
exact
cause
of
lumbago
is
very
difficult.
It
can
be
caused
by
a
variety
of
conditions
such
as
a
bulging
disc,
scoliosis
(deformation
of
the
natural
curvature
of
the
spine),
osteoporosis
(brittle
bone
disease)
or,
more
rarely,
by
tumours
or
infection in the spinal area. The majority of those where another cause is not found are believed to be due to muscle sprain.
LUMBAGO
Lumbago
is
a
general
term
used
to
describe
pain
in
the
lumbar
region,
or
lower
back.
It
is
defined
as
a
mild
to
severe
pain
or
discomfort
in
the
area
of
the
lower
back.
Ranging
in
severity
from
acute
(i.e.
sudden
and
severe)
to
chronic
(if
it
has
lasted
for
more
than
three
months)
lumbago
can
occur
in
any
age
group,
but
is
common
among
younger
people
who
engage
in
hard
physical
work
and
also
among
people
of
retirement age.
If
you
are
suffering
from
lumbago,
some
or
all
of
the
following symptoms may be present:
•
Mild
to
severe
pain
across
the
lower
part
of
the
back
which
sometimes
travels
into
the
buttocks,
the
groin
area
or
down
into
the
back
of
the
thigh.
This
pain
is
usually aggravated by movement.
•
A
stiff
neck,
which
is
caused
by
the
muscles
surrounding
the spine going into spasm.
•
Difficulty
in
bending
forward
and
leaning
back.
Again
this
is
caused
by
spasms
in
the
muscles
surrounding
the
spine.
•
There
may
be
a
change
in
posture
(e.g.
leaning
to
one
side)
due
to
the
severe
pain
and
spasms
in
the
lower
back.
•
There
may
sometimes
be
a
tingling
sensation
or
a
feeling
of
numbness
in
the
back,
buttocks
or
down
along
one or both legs.
Identifying
the
exact
cause
of
lumbago
is
very
difficult.
It
can
be
caused
by
a
variety
of
conditions
such
as
a
bulging
disc,
scoliosis
(deformation
of
the
natural
curvature
of
the
spine),
osteoporosis
(brittle
bone
disease)
or,
more
rarely,
by
tumours
or
infection
in
the
spinal
area.
The
majority
of
those
where
another
cause
is
not
found
are
believed
to
be
due
to
muscle sprain.
LUMBAGO
