Pulling pain in the legs and lower back

This type of pain from not only to live, but even to walk. As it turns out, the pain, the irritation caused to the back, is able to penetrate the leg and lead to lameness? Although the source is located much higher up, we feel its influence in so great a distance: back pain, but numb, drag their feet. Somehow the back pain in the foot?

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The causes that give pains in the legs can be checking, osteochondrosis, hernia, tumor and stress

This happens thanks to nervous therapeutic nature of the pain syndrome, their ability to propagate for the entire length of the nerve that exits the spinal cord. If this nerve which is irritated, occurs distant from the answer.

One of the possible causes of leg pain can be an inflammation of the sciatic nerve

In lumbar-sacral department is the plexus of nerve fibers which depart the vertebrae l4, L5 and S1 — S3. This plexus is called the sciatic nerve. From the comfort of the piriformis muscle, which literally splits in the thighs and ankle muscles and the joints, being the most powerful and long nerve in the human body.

The inflammation of the sciatic nerve is revoked, therefore, in the lower extremities. The pain that has appeared in the lower part of the back and is given in feet, is called lumbosciatica. Usually suffers (pain, or strip) with one foot on the side of the nerve, but it is of two pathways of the reaction, in which the two feet are sore.

The pain is not limited to, sick and have other unpleasant sensations:

  • The feet kolyat, they lose the sensitivity, pulling or numb

If the nerve is injured at the level of the sacrum, which results in the muscles of the buttocks and hips, the syndrome of pain in the sacrum and up to the foot is called sciatica.

Very often, the people share the pain of back and leg in two different categories, and see not the cause of origin. "I have a pain in the right knee, numb feet. I can not step on the foot and moves up the ladder", — indicate that the state of their limbs, forgetting the pain in the back, that all of this was preceded. Surprises also the "incompetence" of the physicians, who, in time of for the treatment of osteoarthritis of the knee, suddenly begin to participate in the spinal column.

But it is precisely in the vertebral column, with their complicated nerve, muscle-ligament and the cardiovascular system is the primary causes sciatica.

Why hurt, they pull away and numb legs

  1. Normal of the current of air can be the cause of low back pain in the lower back, resulting in the leg. The same effect can occur seat on the cold surface, bathing in cold water, and similar reasons. They can all be combined under the term of "freezing"
  2. The osteochondrosis — dystrophic degenerative process in the lumbar-sacral the department also takes the most acute pains of the head, giving in to the extremities. The reason of deformation of the disc, touching the nerve fibers and cause inflammation
  3. The education thruster and intervertebral hernia can cause pain syndrome of very high intensity, if this pressure on the nerve. Impulse of pain spreads through the area of innervation of the speed of the current. It is interesting that the sensations on the affected side also resemble the symptoms of the defeat weak current: Tingling sensation, burning sensation, crawling, tingling, cold feeling. These symptoms are referred to as paresthesia. If your feet don't hurt, but numb, this may mean that due to the long period of compression of the nerve fibers, in these proceedings were initiated atrophic
  4. Other diseases (ankylosing spondylitis, spondiloarthrosis, spondylolisthesis), lead to the limitation of the mobility and the stagnant phenomena in bone tissues, muscles, nerves, and blood vessels, which stimulates inflammatory processes
  5. Tumors of the spine, and tuberculosis can also cause inflammation of the sciatic nerve and the feeling of the strip and mutes in the extremities
  6. Stress is not a harmless phenomenon and never passes without leaving a trace, especially where there are involved the nerves

Classification of the syndrome of back pain and leg

the pain in the leg

In their origin all the types of back pain, radiating to the extremities, so the conditional can be defined in three main groups:

  1. The first group is related to neuroreflex the nature of the pain syndrome and pathological processes in the spine.

    Here you can place all of the movement for democratic change (specific processes), because that violates all of the metabolic processes in the tissues and their power, as well as infectious diseases, inflammatory diseases, and congenital dysplasia of the spine. The threat to the nerve fibers here double:

    • Are the direct object of the mechanical abrasion by the links of the spine
    • Dystrophic changes begin to occur in the same nerve fibers
  2. The second group is related to the muscle dysfunction in the back or in the legs. The reasons for this, in turn, different. Is:
    • Scoliosis of the spine, in which a persistent asymmetry of the muscle groups located on both sides of the arch
    • Increase of the load on certain muscles as a result of the awkward physical posture or overvoltage
    • Muscle myositis caused by hypothermia, infectious, processes or pathologies congenital
    • The pain in the legs often occurs through a very banal cause of walking in high heels Causes of pain in the feet can become uncomfortable high-heeled shoes
  3. Autonomic erectile dysfunction — the third type of origin of the sciatica

    Vegetativno-visceral rape is a simptomokompleks, which includes all of the irregularities in the functioning of the organs and systems of the body related to the alteration of the regulation of the involuntary nervous system (ans)

    The system is closely related to central at the beginning of the line and of the reaction:

    • Failures in the central nervous system, local damage to the spinal nerves and of the fibers to cause the interruption of the spa
    • Vegetative violations include the response of the nerve to the central nervous system, in the area of innervation of which is located

    Especially often problems of the feet can occur when vegetativno cardiovascular infringements in the area of lumbar-sacrum in the back. Bad blood is able to cause armbar of sensations in the back and the extremities, the muscular dystrophy of the legs.

Summarizing the above, we can conclude:

Know why they hurt, they pull away and numb legs because of the pain, a story that starts in the back, only after a detailed diagnosis:

  • The data of the clinical history
  • The x-ray, computer and magnetic resonance imaging mri study of the spine
  • Angiography of the vessels
  • The research lab, etc

Treatment of pain in the back and legs

The treatment should be fully adequate causes of the disease.

the structure-the nerve
  1. If the pain syndrome generates the movement for democratic change, is this:
    • The analgesic and anti-inflammatory drugs (nsaids)
    • Traction methods (stretching of the spine by exhaust devices)
    • Chiropractic and acupuncture
    • The application of currents of low frequency, magnetic therapy and other physical therapy methods
    • The exercise of the physical culture medical
  2. When the muscle dysfunction caused by scoliosis, in addition apply:
    • Special corrective exercises
    • The use of the corss
  3. Treating myositis with success is carried out:
    • Irritating ointments (if myositis is not caused by infection)
    • Massage, physiotherapy
    • In some cases, it may be necessary therapy antibacterial
  4. When vegetovascular of dystonia is prescribed a comprehensive treatment:
    • Vasodilators media
    • Angioprotectors
    • Vitamins and stimulant of the processes of change
    • Sedatives painkillers

The treatment which reflected the pain is always a long process, since they normally occur in the chronic diseases of old diseases that affect the human nervous system

Therefore, if you are sick of back, try to determine the cause of the pain and start the treatment without waiting for the time that they start to become painful, numb or pulling their legs.

If the pain in the lower back in the leg, in the first place, they think of low back pain (sciatica) or radiculitis. Especially, if the fingers numb, and the leg of the complaint. The most frequent case. And few are those who remember that these symptoms can be other diseases, for example, acute appendicitis.

the pain of the legs and the back

The causes of the

  1. The most frequent cause is the pathology of the spine (osteochondrosis, scoliosis, lumbago, sciatica, intervertebral hernia, spondylitis, spondylolisthesis, and other degenerative diseases of the nature, as well as the syndrome of the complications of the tumor and infection);
  2. Pathology of the organs of the lower divisions of the abdomen (urolithiasis, cystitis, salpingoophoritis, adhesive process of inguinal hernia, appendicitis and others).

Important: On rare diseases, which lead to the appearance of the one described by us syndrome, it should not be forgotten.

Pathology osteo-muscular structures

Syndrome low back pain associated with disease of the spine and spreads into the lower limb, is called lumbosciatica.

When the degenerative process in the lumbar region of the spine pain often develops due to the sdavleniya of the nerve roots and gives at the lower extremity of main nerves lumbar-sacral plexus — sciatic, is divided into fibular and tibial. This latter gives in podkolennoy the fovea the beginning of the nerves of the leg.

Compression of the nerve roots occurs when the destruction of the intervertebral cartilage in the background and on the other hand, calcification of the reactions. When reducing the distance between the bones of the spine, and, in consequence, more and more small openings for the spinal roots. When intervertebral hernia is annoying directly the protrusion of the hernia, tumor — pathological tissue tumor, when the spondylosis — bone growths are called osteophytes.

In the background of the pathological process always develops the inflammatory reaction in the form of edema and alteration of the function of the surrounding tissues, worsening the blood circulation to the affected area, oppressed by normal metabolic processes. As A result of which the increase of the muscle tone in the area of innervation disadvantaged roots, which causes the pain syndrome.

The development of changes in the vertebral column usually is indicated by the termination of the processes of ossification of approximately 25 years of age and is considered a normal physiological phenomenon. What is early aging of the structures kostno-cartilage may be suspended if it respects the principles of nutrition and strengthen the muscles of the back special exercises.

Of a different character of the pain syndrome

Disease of the spine manifested the following types of sciatica:

  • Muscle-tonic — manifested a strong spasm, when this develops compensatory curvature of the spine in movement in the lower part of the back are limited;
  • Vegetativno-vascular — syndrome of burning pain character followed by a sensation of numbness in the area of the feet, can appear a feeling of cool or warmth in the extremities, especially when you try to change the position of the body. So the reaction of the cardiovascular system in a pathological process;
  • Neurodystrophic — develops burning spasms mainly at night, sometimes, the skin on top of a focus of tapers.

Important: Often, pain syndrome is diverse. Something more than a form of sciatica in its pure form is rare.

The clinical manifestations of some diseases of the spine

  1. To the osteochondrosis syndrome pain can be acute and chronic. The acute pain occurs after a sudden movement or lifting of the gravity. Often, the numb both legs, feels discomfort in the area of the hip joints, and the movement in the lower part of the back drastically limited.

Chronic pain is an almost constant companion, that you almost get used to it, as well as a slight interval very small. If this pulls in the lumbar region and the progress of the branches of the sciatic nerve.

  1. When intervertebral hernia, localized in the lumbar region, the pain may not be everything, but it alters the function of pelvic organs: each time are more strip "of small in the bathroom", can develop incontinence of urine, in the legs you notice the tingling and "crawl chills".

The development of the pain syndrome may develop paralysis of the lower limbs, due to the full compression motor roots. But more often such serious consequences of a pathologic process has not yet come.

  1. When radiculitis shot in the back in the leg, when this appears to be intermittent, the muscles of the bankruptcy and strip. You can decrease the sensitivity of the posterolateral surface of the lower leg and in the back of the foot. The relief begins in the supine position, the back should be relaxed. Sometimes, the pain syndrome is attenuated in the "fetal position".

Pathology of the internal organs

Often, low back pain, radiating to the leg, are a manifestation of the pathology of the internal organs. The leg when mutes, along the nerve of the strip and the pain may also occur in the groin.

  1. Urolithiasis can occur described simptomokompleksom, when the stone goes through the ureter;
  2. When adhesive disease of the nerves can put pressure points;
  3. Salpingoophoritis, fibroid, endometriosis are also manifested discomfort in the lumbar-sacral segment and the leg on the side of defeat;
  4. Acute appendicitis when atypical location of the appendix) (retroperitoneal by the posterior surface of the cecum) is manifested by pulling pain in the lumbar region right, which gives in the right leg. If in the supine position try to raise the straight right leg, something that involuntarily bent, and it will display the knaruzhi.

These phenomena explain the features of the innervation of the organs of the pelvis and legs.