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Low Back Pain Physiology

   

Added on  2021-04-17

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Running head: NURSING ASSIGNMENTNURSING ASSIGNMENTName of the StudentName of the universityAuthor’s note
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1NURSING ASSIGNMENT1.Explain the physiology of low back pain.The lumbar spine is a structure of bones, joints, ligaments and nerves that works together forproviding flexibility to the lower back. This spinal disc actually acts as shock absorbers betweenthe vertebrae supporting the upper portion of the body (Hughes et al., 2012). Central discprotrusion is due to the natural deterioration of the lumbar spine over time. Central discprotrusion may be caused due to poor lifting techniques (Bedbrook, 2013). The disc in the spineis squeezed. If the pressure of the vertebrae and the disc continues then the disc may be forced toflatten or bend forward for without impacting each other. It is evident that there had been acentral protrusion in the L3 and the L4 spinal segment of Sue. Disc protrusion is also known asslipped disc. This occurs, when one of the discs decays and the inner gel like matrix to getaccumulated in a specific location to form a bulge or protrusion (Bedbrook, 2013). The bulgingdisc expands in the center of the spinal canal where the nerve roots and the spinal cord arelocated. If the protruded disc starts pressurizing any nearby nerve then radiating low back painmight occur. Lumbar disc protrusion may lead to herniated disc (Hughes et al., 2012). A pinchednerve in the lumbar region may lose its capability to carry the accurate neurosignals and thewayward signals can cause various sensations in the body (Issack et al., 2012). For example acompressed nerve can falsely signal pain. The most common type of nerve that is compressed isthe sciatic nerve, which is the longest nerve in the body. It extends from the base of the spinalcord throughout the body. When the nerve is pinched in the beginning the pain is localized butwill eventually have radiating effect (Bedbrook, 2013).
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