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2. Back strain - Wikipedia

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   Chronic back strain occurs because of the sustained trauma and wearing out of the back muscles. [1] Acute back strain can occur following a single instance of over stressing of back muscles, as in lifting a heavy object. Chronic back strain is more common than the acute type. To avoid back strain it is important to bend the knees whenever you ...

3. Piriformis syndrome - Wikipedia

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   Symptoms may include pain and numbness in the buttocks and down the leg. [2] [3] Often symptoms are worsened with sitting or running. [3] Causes may include trauma to the gluteal muscle, spasms of the piriformis muscle, anatomical variation, or an overuse injury. [2] Few cases in athletics, however, have been described. [2]

4. Musculoskeletal causes of back pain - Wikipedia

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   Maintain proper posture: In many cases poor posture (also called bad posture) is the root cause of back pain because of more stress on the disks and less back muscles activity. [1] [10] Most common bad posture samples are round back, sway back, forward head, excessive anterior and exterior pelvis tilts. [10]

5. Stiff-person syndrome - Wikipedia

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   Stress, cold weather, and infections lead to an increase in symptoms, and sleep decreases them. [7] SPS patients experience superimposed spasms and extreme sensitivity to touch and sound. [7] These spasms primarily occur in the proximal limb and axial muscles. [10] Spasms usually last for minutes and can recur over hours.

6. Camptocormia - Wikipedia

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   These paravertebral muscles have a great influence over the walking stance and gait of a patient, so fatty infiltration and degradation of these muscle lead to the characteristics that easily define BSS, such as the anterior flexion of the back combined with an ability to keep upright with any kind of support (e.g., holding onto a table).

7. Back injury - Wikipedia

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   Cold therapy reduces inflammation, edema, pain, and muscle spasms associated with acute back injury. [19] Heat therapy is used to reduce pain and alleviate sore and stiff muscles. [19] Heat therapy is proposed to work by facilitating delivery of nutrients and oxygen to the site of injury to accommodate healing. [19]