Dr. Saeed Explains Back Pain during Cold Weather

When the winter hits and the temperature drops, the chances of severe back pain rises. Therefore, it is important to know what is back pain. 

Here is Dr. Baher El Saeed, the famous pharmacist on Facebook, talking about the lower back pain, its reasons and how to relieve it, during his weekly interview with InBox TV program aired on Sada El Balad 2 channel.

"Lower back pain, especially in the lumbar, is related to the cold weather as the muscles, ligaments, and tendons tighten and become less flexible," Dr. Saeed pointed out.

The pharmacist advised the audience not to misunderstand between the lower back pain and cartilage diseases. 

[caption id="attachment_95231" align="aligncenter" width="1024"] A Man Suffers from Lower Back Pain[/caption]

He attributed the pain's reasons for the wrong lifestyle, such as doing a sudden move, sitting in the same place for a long time, obesity, lifting heavy objects, and others. 

Dr. Saeed categorized the drugs treating the pain into three types; pain reliever like a massage, anti-inflammatory, and pain reliever and anti-inflammatory. 

He also pointed to the effective role of the patches for the back pain as they contain camphor, menthol, and hot pepper. 

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