Earlier people used to believe that back pain and age are interrelated, but age is not the only reason for this syndrome as there are a number of young people trapped in this vicious circle. Back pain is gradually becoming a dangerous syndrome engulfing not only the aged people, but the youth and children also. Back pain is one of the major health problems that restricts the mobility and affects the normal functioning of the body. Many a times, we hear or use the phrase, Oh! My back! But the point to be noted is how can we get rid of this pain syndrome?

It has been a common belief that a painkiller is the easiest solution and a large number of people suffering from back pain are relying heavily on pain killers. But a recent research highlights that pain killers are not the right solution for getting rid of back-ache. According to Liz Caven from Chart-ered Society of Physiotherapy (CSP), "A short bout of back pain is common. Most of us will get it at some point in our lives but we should do all we can to prevent it becoming long term. Painkillers are useful, but they should not be relied upon.” Then what is the right thing to do?


First of all, the right thing to do is to understand this rising epidemic. Back Pain involves spine, which is one of the most important parts of our body and degeneration of disk affects the spine that results in this pain syndrome. Sports injuries and accidents that are beyond our control may lead to back ache. Over-exercising or strenuous physical exercises with an improper way of lifting weights that may result in strain or sprain, sitting in front of the computer for long hours, depression, smoking, Obesity etc are some of the main causes of back pain. It is common sense that if we know what the problem is, only then we can find out the solution.