Lower back pain in women

Low back pain is one of the most common pain, and both men and women are exposed to this pain alike, as between 60-80% of people complain of low back pain at some point in their lives, and the vast majority of cases of low back pain improve, while Between 5% and 10% turn into chronic conditions.


Among the causes of back pain are:

• The wrong practices carried out by the woman during her daily activities, and these activities expose the lower back area to severe stress that sometimes results in chronic contractures, or severe pain in the muscles surrounding the spine, which leads to pressure on one of the nerve roots feeding the lower extremity, and this shows In the form of severe and unbearable pain, with numbness in one or both feet.
• Rheumatic disease: such as stiff spine disease, psoriatic arthritis disease, rheumatoid disease, and fibrositis, and these different types of rheumatic disease usually cause the inability to sleep.
• Cervical infections of all kinds.
• Nephritis.
• Overweight.
• The menstrual cycle (menstruation): Usually menstruation is accompanied by various pains in the woman’s body, in addition to her mood swings and poor psychological state due to the secretion of the hormone estrogen, which affects and causes these symptoms, as it also results in pain in the breasts, pelvis, bones and vertebrae of the back, and often These symptoms are temporary and end with the end of menstruation.
• Slipped cartilage: This condition is usually the result of wrong behaviors and improper movements that women make while doing housework, or lifting heavy loads, causing slipped cartilage that results in back pain.
• Tumors in the pelvic area, including: pelvic tumors that affect the back muscles due to back bending, or pelvic congestion, in cases of constipation or chronic pelvic infections that cause dysmenorrhea; Pain in the pelvis increases to the lower back, and symptoms disappear once menstruation begins.
• Diseases of the reproductive system: such as renal colic, urinary bladder, uterine contractions, and ovarian inflammation.
• Some benign and malignant tumors, some blood diseases and circulatory failure.
• Uterine prolapse: Pain occurs when sleeping or when relaxing as a result of tension on the ligaments of the uterus, which leads to severe lower back pain.

• During pregnancy, some hormones are secreted in the body, which affect the tissues and ligaments around the pelvis and cause their weakness.
• It is the well-known habit of pregnant women since ancient times, to walk in a way that makes the pregnant woman's back arched inward, and this method increases lower back pain.
• Fetal growth, especially in the advanced stages of pregnancy, which increases the pressure of the fetus on the vertebrae in the lower back, which results in pain due to severe and increasing pressure on them, and also as a result of the weight that is concentrated in certain areas.
• The weight of the pregnant woman increased significantly above normal.
• Some women experience lower back pain throughout pregnancy and for several months after pregnancy.

To avoid the relaxation of the tissues and ligaments of the pelvis and the back, you must do daily exercises that focus on the pelvic area, and one of the best exercises or sports is walking, and these exercises help to reduce obesity, and reduce weight gain during pregnancy, which leads to lower back pain, in addition To follow the correct things in the movements of women in their daily practices, and it is preferable to wear comfortable shoes for women in general, regardless of whether they are pregnant or not, in addition to maintaining the intake of calcium-rich foods to strengthen bones, and avoid their fragility and pain. As for pregnant or menstruating women, they must eat larger quantities. of calcium during this period. Among these methods are the following:

• Sleep on a comfortable mattress, and not be exposed to direct air during sleep.
• Maintaining an appropriate body weight, for each kilogram increase corresponds to 10 kilograms of stress in the back area.
• Start the day with some exercises that help with muscle flexibility to reduce muscle cramps.
• Use the correct way to carry things.
• Avoid wearing high-heeled shoes as much as possible.
• See your doctor when you feel lower back pain, if it lasts more than 72 hours.
• Do not sit on the ground in an uncomfortable position, and sit so that the back is supported by a pillow with the legs extended and not bent.