Low Back Pain in the Elderly
Low back pain in the elderly It has very different characteristics than the young and middle-aged. There are many causes of back pain in the elderly and usually many causes are found at the same time. As in young people, herniation The hernias that are less common are usually much older and calcified hernias. Examination findings in the elderly show some differences compared to young people. Generally, scoliosis due to the disorder in the biomechanics of the waist, deterioration in the natural curvatures of the spine, the spinal canal through which the spinal cord passes and the spinal channels are usually narrowed.
Since many pathologies are present at the same time, it is often difficult to determine which one is causing the pain. Since the existing canal is narrowed, patients experience leg pain that occurs when walking and forces them to sit down after walking for a while. numbness-tingling There may be complaints in this style.
