Pain Management – Back & Neck

Pain Management: Back and Neck

Pain

All of us know Pain as an unpleasant experience felt by our body. It is one of the
mechanisms through which our body communicates with our brain. Unlike other
communication pathways for the senses namely vision, smell, taste, hearing and
touch, the pain pathway is activated in special scenarios. Generally, these special
scenarios include the damage or deterioration of any part of our body. So, pain is
a mechanism that tells our brain about the amount of damage and deterioration
present at any location in our body. The degree of pain is directly proportional to
the amount of damage/deterioration. It is with the help of mechanism of pain
that our brain initiates the repairing of the damage/deterioration caused to our
body.

Pain is also a part of the defense mechanism that ensures safety and protection of
our body.

The damage/deterioration caused to the body may be due to any of the following
reasons:

External Injury: This is caused when the body is subjected to a force that is
greater than its tolerance limit. In this case, the tolerance limit of every person is
not same. Generally, body’s tolerance limits for pain increase with age.

Structural change in tissues: A Tissue is a group of cells. Every cell in our body has
a predefined shape and structure. Sometimes the shape and structure of some of

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the cells changes due to various reasons and this causes pain. The most important
reasons for this change are improper usage and aging.

Unless there has been an external injury, the cause for neck and back pain is the
combined action of improper usage and aging of the muscular tissue present in
the neck, shoulders and spine.

Structure – Neck & Shoulders

Fig. Landmarks of the Neck

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Fig. Muscles of the Neck and Shoulders (Back View)

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Structure – Spine

Fig. Vertebral Column

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Fig. Muscles of the Spine

The pictures illustrated above give us the idea of the general structure of the
bones and muscles of the Neck, Shoulders and Spine.

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Generally the back pain that most of the persons experience is due to the
disturbance in the natural arrangement of the muscles. The natural arrangement
of the muscles is disturbed due to improper usage and aging. The problem is
further increased due to improper sleep routine, unhealthy habits like smoking
and drinking alcohol and less intake of water.

Only in the case of serious injuries, a person may experience back pain due to
sudden and intense load on Neck, Shoulder and Spine.

Common Problems – Neck

Cervical Spondylosis

Headache

Giddiness

Tingling Sensation in the Arms

Burning Sensation in the Arms

Numbness in the Arms

Combination of Tingling, Burning and Numbness

Common Problems – Shoulders

Pain in the Shoulder joint

Frozen Shoulder

Upper Back Pain

Common Problems – Spine

Lumbar Spondylosis

Slip Disc

Sciatica

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NOTE:

Spondylosis is due to improper usage and aging.

Spondylitis is due to the disturbance in body’s natural defense mechanism.

Therapy for Neck, Shoulder and Back Pain

Naturopathy: Yoga Therapy:

For Fresh (15 – 20 Days) Pains: Sukshma Vyayama

Cold Therapy: Neck, Shoulder, wrist joints and Spine

(In sitting posture)
Wet Sheet Pack, Ice Cold application,
Cold Spinal Bath Breathing Exercises:

For Old (More than 20 Days) pains: Tiger Breathing

Hot Therapy: Aasanaas (No repeating, Only holding

the posture for 60 – 120 seconds)
Hot Sheet Pack, Hot application, Hot
Spinal Bath Supine (lying on Back):

Hot – Cold Therapy: Utthaanapaadaasana (30°), Setu

bandhaasana, Pavanmuktaasana,
Alternate hot and cold application – Spinal Twist
3 minutes Hot + 1 minute cold (Repeat
3 times) Daily 2 times Prone (lying on abdomen):

Diet: Bhujangaasana, Shalabhaasana,

Dhanuraasana
Liquid Diet (Plain water, Lemon Water,
Buttermilk, Seasonal Fruit Juices, Sitting:
Vegetable Soups) for 1 to 3 days.
Vajraasan, Ardha-Ushtraasana
Treatments:
Mud Pack / cold abdomen Pack for 20 Shavaasana with deep and long

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minutes in morning hours followed with breathing

warm water Enema, for 1 to 3 days.
PERFORM DAILY 2 TIMES – 6 DAYS A
Sleep: WEEK ONLY, 1 DAY REST

Go to bed before 9 PM

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