Spine and age in men
Today is about Pain Management, Spine, and mature men, doctors in Tampa.
First if you watch TV, the commercial pretty lady says that 90 percent of men have back spine pain, and probably higher if men smoke more than a few times a day.
As you age, a lot of physiological changes occur in your body. Aside from your skin losing its elasticity, hormones leveling out, your bones also lose their density. The hard bone matrix is replaced by softer connective tissue that results to bones becoming brittle and increasing susceptibility to fractures. This loss in bone mineral density starts before the age of 40 and progressively decreases thereafter. Men are more likely to develop spinal problems as they are generally more physical than women, doing a lot of heavy work and strenuous activities.
Musculoskeletal problems secondary to aging, such as spinal fracture can have effects on you socioeconomically and psychologically. Visits to the doctor and hospital confinement can be very costly, and as the pain can be incapacitating, it can lead to loss of productivity and ultimately affect your quality of life.
Common spinal problems to afflict men in the older age group are the following:
• Osteoarthritis of the spine
• Intervertebral disc problems
• Spinal stenosis
• Osteoporotic vertebral structures, etc.
Your physician, as always, will perform physical examination in order to determine the health of your spine. He will assess your balance and motor coordination alongside with any presence of limitations in movement, rigidity, spasticity and flaccidity.
In treating spinal problems, the physician will have to zero in on what is causing your spinal problems. Is it trauma? If it is, he will have to order physical therapy, use traction devices, and ask you to perform regular exercise. The pain will be treated with the mainstays such as non-steroidal analgesics or opioid analgesics.
Is it due to osteoporosis? Pain meds will be prescribed, but more than that, lifestyle changes and diet modification will be necessary. Cessation of smoking, reduction in caffeine and alcohol intake will help in stopping further demineralization.
Age-related changes in the spine will also call for a high-calcium and low-phosphorus diet. As we all know, calcium strengthens the bones. Dietary calcium comes in dairy products, sardines and dark green vegetables. However, foods high in phosphorus like re meat, cola and processed foods should be avoided.
Weight-bearing exercise is encouraged to strengthen the muscles and the bones, as well as to mobilize serum calcium from the blood and into the bones. Inactivity for a prolonged period of time, as it can cause increased serum calcium (hypercalcemia) that can lead to other medical problems. At PainManagementDoctorsTampa.com, the doctor will need to check your issue and verifies your diagnoses with your pain congruency.
Your spine is the ultimate structure of your body, take care of it when you are in an early age, pay attention to its symptoms in your life. Call us at 727 548-1111 for your next visit.
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