Ayurvedic treatment helps to relieve  Back Pain.

Back pain is experienced by all of us at some point in life. In the Ayurvedic treatment for back pain, this problem starts with low agni or poor digestive fire. Due to poor digestion of food, negative toxins called ama develops in areas of the body. This imbalance of the body manifests itself as some form of pain in the body, especially at the joints. A joint pain is the result of disturbance in one of the body humour called vata. 

Apart from bio-chemical reasons of back pain, there are physiological problems too. Sleeping in a wrong posture, strain from travelling on bad roads or accidents are some of them. For all these problems, Ayurvedic treatment is very effective. It brings back the balanced state of the body by internal remedies and external procedures too. Asthavargam is a preparation widely used for taking internally by patients of back pain. 

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Diseases affecting the back:

Diseases are possible to occur in many parts of the back like the disc, bones, muscles, and nerves. Heavy blow or ageing can result in degenerating of the disc, bringing the vertebrae closer. When the disc suffers from an oedema due to any reason, the vertebrae look as if they have moved apart. This is usually called the widening of the vertebrae. The protrusion of the disc and its sliding can also cause immense pain. The wear and tear of the bones, spondylosis or arthritis of the joints, low density of bones, tumors formed them, all these are diseases related to the bone. Oedema of the nerves, disintegration covering due to diabetes or the likes, when the nerves wane due to deficiency of certain vitamins, all these can be reasons for back pain.

Prevention of Back Pain:

• While standing, sitting, or walking, be sure to keep your vertebral column straight.
• Make sure you will be able to lift the weight before actually lifting it.
• Sleep on hard surfaces.
• Eat lots of vegetarian food comprising calcium, vitamins, and leafy vegetables, lifestyle modification and exercise are the best way to prevent back pain.
• Avoid consuming alcohol and smoking.
  

Treatment:

Rest is the main treatment for back pain. Massage using a ‘vatha pacifying’ kuzhambu and steam the area with water boiled with leaves of avanakku, tobacco, tamarind, erukku, and also have a bath in lukewarm water. Sleep on your back on a wooden cot, keeping a pillow under the knee. It is good that a person with experience slightly massage the area. If none of this brings any relief to the pain in two days, or if the pain becomes severe or if you feel shooting pain to the leg, it is better to take the advice of a physician.