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Musculoskeletal Disorders
Musculoskeletal disorders are pain conditions affecting the muscles, ligaments, tendons or skeleton of a given patient. The category covers the vast majority of back and spine pain syndromes. Disorders can be the result of a disease, degenerative process, injury or psychosomatic causation. Regardless of the source,
back pain symptoms
are often strikingly similar in nature.
Musculoskeletal Disease
Congenital or acquired disease conditions can affect the musculoskeletal system causing pain, weakness or disability. Conditions range from mild to debilitating. Many of these diseases do not have a known or accepted cure or cause. Many musculoskeletal diseases destroy the patient’s quality of life and might even eventually create a state of complete dysfunction or effective paralysis.
Musculoskeletal Disorders / Injury
A minor injury will not create a
chronic pain
condition. A healthy body is designed to heal and heal it will. Severe
back injury
can cause permanent damage and scar tissue to the musculoskeletal system. Soft tissue damage, nerve damage and bone damage can all result from extreme trauma. Poor medical treatment of an injury is also a prime cause of trauma related musculoskeletal pain. These cases of
iatrogenesis
are unfortunately rather common in the medical system.
Musculoskeletal Disorders / Degeneration
Degenerative back pain
conditions can create discomfort and related symptoms due to the breakdown of the normal protective structures in the joints and
spinal discs.
While degenerative changes might be mildly symptomatic, they are rarely the cause of severe
chronic back pain.
Spinal degeneration is a usual and expected part of the aging process which should not be inherently painful or problematic. Many patients diagnosed with degenerative back pain have been
misdiagnosed
and are actually suffering from a completely different type of pain syndrome.
Psychosomatic Musculoskeletal Conditions
Psychological pain syndromes
often target the musculoskeletal system.
Psychosomatic back pain
is a perfect example of a seemingly physically induced set of symptoms which are actually caused through a completely psychogenic process. These syndromes are rarely correctly identified by physicians, who are simply not trained to recognize and treat psychosomatic conditions. Most cases of long term
unresolved back pain
are eventually identified as psychogenic conditions.
Recommendation on Musculoskeletal Disorders
Correct diagnosis is the key to finding relief from any musculoskeletal pain problem. Sometimes, this is easier said than done, since pain can be caused from a wide variety of possible sources. The best way for a patient to find true and permanent relief is to try the
traditional medical
route, the
alternative medical
route and the
knowledge therapy
route simultaneously. This way, the pain should be effectively treated regardless of the actual cause and the patient will be able to move on with their life, free from the effects of their torturous conditions.
Musculoskeletal Disorders to Back Pain Home page
1/21/08 Revised 5/7/08
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