Due to a sedentary lifestyle, back pain and slipped disc are problems which affect people in their early 20’s & 30’s. These ailments were previously observed in people once they cross their 40’s or 50’s. This is especially true for people working in corporate organizations or involved in jobs where you are required to sit on the computer and work for the whole day. Due to wrong posture, and excess use of mobile phone and laptop, many young working professionals get back pain or neck pain and this pain will get aggravated over a period of time.
As per a global report, 8 out of 10 youngsters face some kind of back and spine problems like backache, slipped disc, Neck pain etc. This is because people today, spend more time playing games on computers, watching television, and other leisure activities and also have unhealthy eating habits leading to lack of nutrition like Vitamin D deficiency. Many people who have back pain problems or face muscle spasms while playing outdoor games like cricket, football, volleyball, etc. often confuse them with a chronic backache. Even Virat Kohli , Anushka Sharma , Akshay Kumar and Boman Irani are sufferers of chronic back pain issues like Slipped disc and Disc bulge.
Most spine problems cause depression, confusion, anxiety and disability. It starts as a day of absenteeism or bed rest and when painkillers and balms stop to work, you execute the search query ‘back pain specialist near me‘ on your mobile phone; But before you opt for any treatment or go ahead with a spine surgery it is important to be educated about the most common back pain problem which is Slipped disc.
What is ‘Slipped disc’ and is it different from normal back pain?
When the cushion of the disc between the bones in the spine pushes out, it is called as ‘Slipped disc’. Patients may also experience pain in other areas namely back, legs, etc. This radiating pain is known as Sciatica. Some may also witness some level of numbness in some parts of the body. Physical therapy or conventional physiotherapy can cure the pain to some extent, but it is only a ‘pain reliever’.
Applying hot pad or ice pack on the areas where you are experiencing acute level of pain can temporarily relieve the pain and also reduce the inflammation. Though many doctors recommend surgery, it is not the only slipped disc treatment. Before back surgery you should try conservative device based spine rehabilitation under guidance of a spine specialist. Only if conservative therapy fails, surgery should be considered.
In India, This treatment has helped prevent over 8000 back and neck surgeries and have helped many slipped disc and sciatica patients in Mumbai , Pune , Delhi and Bengaluru recover without it.
For Herniated disc and disc bulge, leading spine specialists recommend the following options to treat slipped non-surgical treatment and get safe pain relief
- Rest – Few days of bed rest will usually relieve the back pain and neck pain. Do not lift heavy weights and practice the ‘right posture’ to sit, stand and perform daily activities; else the pain may get aggravated.
- Accurate Testing with DSA – Unlike and MRI and X-ray which are image based tests, a spine function test like digital spine analysis can pinpoint the exact back muscles which are causing excess load on your spine. This combined with isolation treatment can save you from a future surgery
- Device Based Physical Therapy – At home Physiotherapy is not targeted, which means that it works on all muscle groups and not specific ones. It takes a long time to recover. Device Based Spine Therapy targets the right muscle groups and leads to faster and safer recovery. It has also saved many slipped disc patients from surgery.
- Spine Cell Repair Technology – New technologies are replacing anti-inflammatory medicines [as prescribed by the doctor] for safer pain relief. Spine cell repair technology using Frequency specific Micro currents can relieve pain without side effects of medications or painkillers and is safe for all ages.
Though many doctors may recommend surgery, it is important to have a more pragmatic approach since there are better medical options that provide Slipped disc cure. QI Spine Clinic is India’s first Spine specialist that provides an excellent solution to get rid of back/neck pain problems through revolutionary Spine Muscle Function Test [also termed as Digital Spine Analysis].
DSA is very different from other tests since it does a thorough evaluation of the strength, mobility, & other elements surrounding the spine done to take corrective action. X-Rays & MRI scans do not reveal information about the functional aspects of the muscle tissue near the spine. On the other hand, DSA also lets you know the by how much percentage your muscles have weakened and based on that diagnosis, respective steps for ‘Spine Rehabilitation’ are carried out.
You may panic when you experience chronic back/neck pain problems, but it is necessary to look out for back pain solutions like ‘Spine Rehabilitation’ that does not involve surgery and also fetches better results!