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Caffeine actually improves back and other types of pain, and is a reason it's used in a variety of prescription and OTC pain meds. Caffeine stimulates the cardiovascular system, helping to open up the blood vessels. Most opiate painkillers are vasodilators (they open blood vessels) so caffeine works along the same lines, though it doesn't have the mind altering effects of opiates.
Increasing blood flow helps oxygenate and heat the area of pain. This is why you use ice to reduce swelling, and heat to help heal an injury as well.
However, everyone is different, and not everyone handles caffeine in the same way. Caffeine also stimulates kidney and bladder function, so if there's pain in the low back it could be related to a problem in those areas rather than the spine itself.
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Which condition also known as low back pain is pain in the lumbar region?
Lumbago also known as low back pain, is pain of the lumbar region of the spine
Low back pain is often accompanied by what other condition?
Low back pain is often accompanied by sciatica, which is pain that involves the sciatic nerve and is felt in the lower back, the buttocks, and the backs of the thighs.
How is the majority of low back pain classified?
Also, unremitting pain that lacks an identifiable physical cause such as the majority of cases of low back pain may be considered chronic.
What is Pain in lower part of latissimus dorsi?
Low back pain
Can nutmeg help with low back pain?
no
How is low back pain treated by doctors?
All forms of treatment of low back pain are aimed either at symptom relief or to prevent interference with the processes of healing.
Chronic low back pain may be caused by what other conditions?
Low back pain may be caused by a cancer that has spread to the spine from the prostate, breasts, or lungs.
How much caffein is in baby aspirin?
Baby aspirin, which typically contains 81 mg of acetylsalicylic acid, does not contain caffeine. It is primarily used as a low-dose pain reliever and for cardiovascular protection. If you're looking for pain relief with caffeine, you would need to consider different medications or formulations that specifically include caffeine as an ingredient.
Will too much iron cause back pain?
Can too much iron cause cause low back pain
What nerve is generally involved with low back pain that radiates down the leg?
Low back pain that radiates down the leg usually indicates involvement of the sciatic nerve.
What alternative treatments may relieve the suffering from chronic low back pain?
Patients with chronic low back pain sometimes-benefit from pain management techniques, including biofeedback, acupuncture, and chiropractic manipulation of the spine.
