What is back pain?

Anatomically speaking, back pain refers to the part of the back above the shoulder blades, which is called the back, and below the shoulder blades is considered the lumbar region, and further down may be the buttocks, lower extremities and other structures, and back pain refers to the pain within the range of the shoulder blades. There are many causes of back pain, such as cervical spondylosis, thoracic spondylosis, because of herniated discs or stenosis of the spinal canal leading to nerve compression, resulting in localized radiating pain, or localized muscle inflammation, strain, and exposure to cold. Osteoporosis, including localized skin herpes zoster can also cause back pain, in addition to cardiac ischemia, angina pectoris, there will be radiating pain in the back. Therefore, the specific causes of back pain should be combined with the specific situation, not necessarily back pain are coronary heart disease may be, if the pain is a relatively persistent, generally do not consider coronary heart disease. The pain of coronary heart disease is generally intermittent, and in some cases, such as rest or nitroglycerin. Some proprietary Chinese medicines, such as quick-acting heart-saving pills, will provide some relief or disappear. If the localized pain lasts for a long time, and it is inconvenient to move when turning the body or in certain positions, or there is localized pressure pain, it is considered that it may be a local neuromuscular problem.