Lower back pain left side can start to affect by many causes. Commonly people experience this type of back pain in two types of pain as acute back pain and chronic back pain. The first condition describes as a sharp and focused burning pain, meanwhile the second one, chronic pain, describes as aching and dull pain.
The cause of lower back pain left side
The experts classify the causes of the pain in two main causes: nociceptive pain and neuropathic pain. The nociceptive pain the pain that start to develop outside the nervous system, including to this type is a pinched nerve, meanwhile the neuropathic pain is affect to lower back pain and caused by the damage of nerve tissue. A condition such as arthritis is an example of nociceptive pain.
The lower left back pain also can cause by several other causes such as injury to back muscle, muscle strain, ligaments or joints. The compression of the sciatic nerve, the sacral nerve or the lumbar nerves, also can trigger the lower left back pain. If the pain is particularly severe, then you must be aware, it could be a sign of a ruptured disc.
Urinary track infection, osteoporosis, spondylolysis, irritable bowel syndrome, kidney stones or a kidney infection, obesity, and gall bladder stones can also cause pain on the left side of the lower back. In women, the pain can cause by a gynecological disorder.
If you experience the pain for long period for unknown reason, it’s highly recommended to talk to the doctor as soon as possible. The doctor will diagnose the pain cause using several techniques such as MRIs, CT Scans, X-rays, Bone Scans or Mylelograms. The doctor will give you treatments base on the diagnose result.
The treatments
Treating this type of pain can be done in several ways. Starting an exercise program that focuses on the lower back, giving pain relievers, or attending physical therapy are some of the treatments.
To prevent the lower back pain left side, especially for a non-disease pain caused, there are several simple courses of action that you should know, keep a relatively upright posture if you are sitting or walking and lift with the legs-never bend from the waist once you lifting a heavy objects.