Back Pain - Bachache

Back pain

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Back pain is pain felt in the back, especially the lower back. Episodes of back pain may be acute, sub-acute, or chronic depending on the duration. The pain may be characterized as a dull ache, shooting or piercing pain, or burning sensation. The pain may radiate into the arms and hands as well as the legs or feet, and may include paresthesia (tingling with no apparent cause), weakness or numbness in the legs and arms.

Causes

• Muscle or ligament strain
• Bulging or ruptured disks
• Arthritis
• Skeletal irregularities
• Osteosporosis

Symptoms

• Weight loss
• Elevated body temperature (fever)
• Numbness around the anus
• Numbness around the buttocks
• Inflammation (swelling) on the back
• A recent injury, blow or trauma to your back
• Urinary incontinence
• Pain down the legs
• Pain reaches below the knees
• Difficulty urinating - passing urine is hard
• Numbness around genitals

Remedies

1. Icen Pack : Applying an ice pack to the painful area within 24 hours of an injury
2. Take a hot bath : If more than 24 hours have passed since the injury occurred, ice will not help reduce pain or inflammation. So try soaking in a tub of hot water  and place on the back for 20 minutes or more.
3. Get some sleep : Getting sufficient rest at night is important when your back muscles are strained.
4. Other remedies : Put your arm behind your back, swim, lift with your knees bent, ginger root.

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ASTHMA

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Asthma is a common long term inflammatory disease of the airways of the lungs. It is characterized by variable and recurring symptoms, reversible airflow obstruction, and bronchospasm.

Risk factors/Causes

• Allergies
• Smoke and tobacco
• Environmental factors, like air pollution
• Obesity
• Stress, tension and depression
• Genetics
• Heartburn
• Exercise
• Foods like fish, soy-bean, eggs, peanuts, etc
• Premature birth
• Lung infection during childhood

Symptoms

• Shortness of breath
• Chest tightness or pain
• Chronic coughing
• Trouble sleeping due to coughing or wheezing

Home remedies

1. Honey: Mix 1 teaspoon of honey with hot water: 2 – 3 times daily
2. Mustard oil: Mix some mustard oil with camphor. Use it to massage your chest until relieves from the asthmatic attack.
3. Ginger: Make a juice with equal quantities of ginger, pomegranate, and honey. Take it 2-3 time daily.
4. Eucalyptus oil: Add some few drops of eucalyptus essential oil in a cup of boiling water and take its steam as it will help in opening up the nasal passages and air passages, so that air can pass through easily.
5. One can also make use of fruits and lemons, onions, fishes, warm soup, warm milk, fennel seeds.

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