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The highest rate of back pain sufferers is
the age group of 45 to 64. Incidentally this is also the age bracket in
which one is expected to be most active as the home routine and one’s
work routine takes on punishing proportions by the time one has come to
this age. So to be saddled with the irritating complaint of back pain is
more than what one has catered for and relief for such a problem is
sought from all quarters.
One of the most
frequent ways in which people try to get rid of back pain is by methods
that would leave little or no side-effects. So the answer to your aching
back lies in turning to the herbal and traditional sources of medicines
meant for back pain relief. These alternative sources of medicines have
also been in use for centuries in countries like India and China.
One
of the best known alternate medicine sources for relieving back pain is
Ayurveda. This ancient science of medicine is based on individual
attention for curing back pain. Thus the dosha or individual condition
and nature of the person is studied closely before a prescription is
made for relieving his back pain. The logic behind such a course of
treatment is that the vitiated dosha in the person results in back pain
and the cure lies in correcting the vitiated dosha. The herbal
preparation thus prescribed is ashtha vargam and it has to be
administered internally.
Thus the dosage and the methodology of
this kind of medicine, is unique for every patient. It is made for the
particular individual and given to him alone. If another person takes
the same medicine it may or may not work on him or her at
all.
In addition to the internal
medicine regimen there is also a routine of external discipline that has
to be instituted alongside. The purgation of the system is necessary for
back pain sufferers and Ayurveda has specially prepared medications for
this purpose.
Also the Panchakarma treatment is
a common way of attending to the problem of back pain. This system
consists of a round of massage with herbal oils and the application of a
medicated enema. Sometimes the Ayurveda practitioner also recommends a
series of Yoga asanas for the patient who comes to him with a complaint
of back pain. But then it is necessary to perform these asanas under the
guidance of a properly trained yoga teacher who realizes that the
purpose of learning yoga is not body and mind building but for allaying
the problem of back pain.
When all these methods are put in
place, the sufferer from back pain is well set on the path of relief
from back pain.
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