Dr. Pranjal Pandey
MBBS, MS (General Surgery), M.Ch. Neurosurgery
A neurosurgeon with over 15 Yrs. years of experience
Awarded as the best resident in Neurosurgery and was a regional & zonal winner at TYSA neurosurgery
Contact Details
ADDRESS: J-203, Basement, Block J, Saket, New Delhi, Delhi 110017, India
PHONE: +91-8800924351
EMAIL: info@drpranjal.com
WORKING DAYS/HOURS: Mon-Sun: 9:00 AM - 8:00 PM
Contant backache or backpain can be bothersome and often negatively affects your professional and personal life. There are many possible reasons for your back pain, so it is better to consult your healthcare provider early and let them determine exactly what the cause of your back pain.
What is Back Pain?
Pain occuring in the back from the region of shoulders to the hip often is loosely described as back pain. Back pain can be so slight that it is no more than a mild ache. However, at times back pain can also be frightful until it is almost unbearable. Lower back pain is mentioned as the first non-malignant disease diagnosis. (Remember that it is one of the most common reasons to visit a healthcare provider after common cold.) The important thing is that just like flu, moderate to severe backpain results in loss of productive life days in personal and professional work.
What are the Types of Back Pain?
The pain in the back, represented by the doctors, is categorized into several groups. You can describe your back pain by its onset, location, severity and other associated symptoms: It can be loosely described as upper and lower back pain. Region of Dorsal spine is used to refer as upper back while region of lumbar spine is used for lower back. Onset of pain can be acute, subacute or chronic or intermittent. Pain itself can be classified as mild, moderate and severe. Any associated symptoms like radiating or electric shock like pain, paraesthesia, weakness of muscles, fever or weight loss will point to a specific diagnosis.
Frequency of Back Pain Cases
Each year, typically, 2% of the working population is limited by debilitating back pain, which is the primary reason workers cannot fulfill their daily tasks.
Who is at risk for back pain?
- Because of your increasing age, you are more likely to suffer back pain.
- Who doesn’t exercise
- Who is diagnosed with cancer and arthritis
- Who are overweight
- Squat using their back, not leg muscles
- Suffering from anxiety or depression.
- Who work in static posture for prolonged hours.
Symptoms and Causes:
What causes Back Pain?
1. Muscle fatigue/Sprain
2. Ankylosing spondylitis.
3. Arthritis.
4. Degenerative spondylolisthesis.
5. Intervertebral disk degeneration.
6. Radiculopathy.
7. Sacroiliac joint dysfunction.
8. Spinal disk degeneration.
9. Spinal stenosis.
10. Spondylolisthesis
11. Trauma/injury.
12. Tumor
Non Spinal Causes of BackPain:
1. Abdominal aortic aneurysms.
2. Appendicitis.
3. Cancers (sporadic).
4. Fibromyalgia and myofascial pain syndrome are.
5. Infections (sporadic).
6. Gallbladder inflammation.
7. Kidney infection and kidney stones.
8. Liver problems.
9. Pancreatitis.
10. Pelvic inflammatory disease (sexually transmitted infections).
11. Perforating stomach ulcers.
12. Urinary tract infections.
In women or people ass female at birth, radiating back pain may be caused by:
1. Endometriosis.
2. Pregnancy.
3. Uterine fibroids
In men or people assigned male at birth (AMAB), radiating back pain may be caused by:
1. Testicular injury or torsion.
How Long Does Back Pain Last?
A backache can be short-term, lasting a day or a week. It also can be chronic, staying for months or forever. On the other hand, patients remain in the hospital for a given time beyond a specific cause and lower back pain treatment.
Is Back Pain a Symptom of Pregnancy?
It can be.
Is Back Pain a Sign of Cancer?
Yes, late-stage cancers– only 1% of cause-central-pain-will-be-cancer.
Diagnosis and Tests
How to Move Towards Diagnosing Back Pain?
On other occasions, your providers may gather all the needed information by having an interview about your symptoms, health history, and lifestyle and then do a physical exam. Yet, the situation in which image evaluation is needed sometimes exists.
These may include:
1. X-rays.
2. MRI.
3. CT scans.
4. Bone scan.
5. Electrodiagnotics
Which Healthcare Providers Adjudicate and Identify Cases of this Back Pain?
In many cases, primary healthcare professionals like Dr. Pranjal Pandey can diagnose the leading cause of your back pain. He is a neurosurgeon with specialisation in spinal disorders. His qualification gives him a unique and wide perspective of a physical therapist, osteopath, chiropractor, pain specialist and, of course, as a certified spine and neurosurgeon.
Questions Dr. Pranjal Pandey may ask to determine the cause of Lower Back Pain:
The doctor will take your history regarding whether you have had a trauma, how long you have suffered from the pains, and severity of pain. They might also ask questions such as
1. Do you have trouble in attending your work everyday?
2. Does your work or daily routine worsens your backache?
3. Have you ever experienced any special activity worsening your back pain? Try to identify what triggers your back pain and seek treatment for back pain accordingly.
4. Apart from backache, do you have any other complaints or pain anywhere else in your body
5. Can you pinpoint the location of pain?
6. How do you manage your daily tasks despite pain?
7. What over-the-counter products or remedies have you already taken for pain relief?
Prevention
How to Reduce the Risk of Back Pain?
1. Learn to lift with your muscle groups around your thighs, not your back.
2. Exercise under a trainer or exercise all muscle groups
3. Maintain a healthy weight.
4. Don’t slouch. Keep Stay your back straight while you stand or sit.
5. Stop taking tobacco products and substance abuse.
6. Get medical help to deal with stress and anxiety
7. Wear low-heeled shoes.
8. Stretch regularly.
Outlook / Prognosis
If one asks whether back pain can heal spontaneously independently, the answer might be yes or no. Mostly back ache can diminish spontaneously by adequate rest or simple over the counter available remedies. More severe pain or pain associated with other significant complaints may require physiotherapy or other pharmacological measures. In a few cases the issue may require a pain intervention or spinal operation.
When should I Talk to Dr. Pranjal Pandey About my Back Pain
If you’ve been suffering from back pain that is severe or persisting for over two weeks, visit Dr. Pranjal Pandey immediately if:
1. There is a change in severity or character of pain
2. You have the feeling of noises, tingling, or numbness in your legs, genitals, buttocks, or anus.
3. You are losing weight, or It is associated with fever
4. There is weakness in any limbs or thinning or atrophy of muscles.
5. You have any associated urinary complaints.
What Questions should I be Asking Dr. Pandey about my Back Pain?
Seeing him immediately and starting treatment can save you from back pain, which would be great because you don’t have to suffer anymore. Some of the questions you may want to ask him include:
What is precisely bringing about my lower backache?
1. Is there any specific reason used for my chronic backache?
2. Will pain get away automatically?
3. When it comes to the matter of the best treatment, my question changes from “what is that?” to “what should I do?”
4. How can fasting, exercise, dietary changes, and a positive mental outlook treat my pain at home?
5. What medical investigation should I proceed to?
6. Can I do my job/ my daily living activities regularly?
How Long will I be Bothered by Lower Back Pain?
This is a result of the reason for your back pain. When you have an infection, for example, you might see your pain go away after the antibiotics are finished. The degeneration of the spine condition would require you to adjust live with the pain, and that may mean drug usage throughout your lifetime.
What can I do to Help Relieve the Symptoms of Back Pain?
Cold packs or hot packs (depending on the reason of pain may be helpful. Adequate rest, back massages and physiotherapy may relieve the back pain. low doses of the joint pain relievers, for instance, ibuprofen (Advil®) or acetaminophen (Tylenol®) may help. Escalation of analgesics and muscle relaxants form the next line of pharmacological treatment.
You might need serious help if you are looking for back pain treatment in Delhi, Don’t hesitate to reach out to Dr. Pranjal Pandey the back pain specialist in Delhi at the earliest to save yourself from this severe pain.