Wear and Tear in Your Back

Wear and tear in your back

The spine, commonly called the backbone, provides support to our body and allows us to move flexibly. As we age, the spine undergoes degenerative changes due to wear and tear from everyday living.

These changes can affect any part of the หรือถ้าคุณสนใจแทงบอลออนไลน์ UFABET คือเว็บที่มีอัตราต่อรองดีที่สุดในประเทศไทย สมัครเลยตอนนี้ที่ UFABET แทงบอล spine. Including the bones, joints, ligaments (strong fibrous bands that stabilise the spine), and discs (soft structures between the bones that act as shock absorbers).

Over the years, this wear and tear of the spine can result in the gradual loss of our spine’s normal structure and function.

What the symptoms of wear and tear of the spine?

Age may just be a number, here’s how we can tell that the everyday use of our spine in daily activities is beginning to cause some troublesome symptoms. Many of them can cause inconvenience to our daily activities.

These symptoms include

• Back pain
• Deformity of the back
• Difficulty in movement
• Loss of sensation in the body
• Muscle weakness
• Problems in urination or defecation
• Sexual dysfunction

What some possible complications?

With ageing comes wear and tear. As our spine ages along with our bodies, complications such as spinal arthritis or spinal stenosis can develop.

Spinal arthritis

Spinal arthritis is a condition wherein the joints of the spine are inflamed. Although commonly caused by wear and tear, it may also be caused by infections or autoimmune diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, psoriatic arthritis, reactive arthritis, and enteropathic arthritis.

People with spinal arthritis can experience the following symptoms:

• Back pain and neck pain
• Numbness, pain or tingling in the arms or legs
• Stiffness of the spine
• Swelling of the affected part of the spine
• Weakness and fatigue

The risk of developing spinal arthritis is higher among people who are aged 60 and older, obese, and female. Others at risk include those with a history of back injuries (such as trauma), people with jobs that place recurring strain on the back (such as work which involves heavy lifting), and people with scoliosis.