The most common causes of back pain in the elderly are chronic strain, fasciitis, osteoporosis and so on.
1. Chronic strain: the elderly’s muscular endurance decreases, engaging in heavier physical activities will cause chronic strain on the muscles, when subjected to external cold stimulation and other factors, it is easy to appear back pain.
2. Fasciitis: this is a chronic sterile inflammation, usually associated with repeated wear and tear of the back fascia and trauma, the patient in excessive fatigue or other factors affecting blood circulation, it is easy to cause back pain.
3. Osteoporosis: Bone loss is accelerated in the elderly, and the decline in estrogen levels in women will also accelerate bone loss, which in turn causes osteoporosis in patients. Early osteoporosis usually has no obvious symptoms, but with the aggravation of the disease, back pain may occur, and some patients may also experience compression fractures of the spine.
The causes of back pain in the elderly are many, and may be related to muscle strain, trauma, heart disease, etc. If the discomfort persists, you should go to the hospital in time to find out the cause of the disease and carry out targeted treatment.