One of The Most Common Types Of Back Pain – Right Side Back Pain

Almost 80% of adults experience right side back pain at some time during their lives. Many people describe it as lower back pain as well as right side back pain but it's all the same. Right side back pain is caused by poor sleeping, sitting and standing posture, muscle imbalance, injury, excessive weight and even incorrect methods of lifting weights, often as part of an occupation.
Although many people regard right side back pain as an irritation or inconvenience, you should always seek medical attention to correct this problem. Remember, in order for the physician to fully understand the root cause of your right side back pain, you should inform them of your routine and daily as these often have a significant effect on the source of the pain. This information also determines the type of treatment to be offered. The treatment for your right side back pain is often a simple as observing good posture, using the right methods to control body weight ie dieting, bending at the knees and not the waist when lifting objects, or exercise regimes to achieve muscle balance as well as attending any injury immediately to prevent further damage.
Right side back pain is sometimes mistaken for kidney back pain, but there are tests such as urine dipstick, urine culture or scan and x ray of the bladder that can be performed to ascertain if right back pain is actually , in fact , kidney pain. Kidney infection and kidney stones are the major causes of kidney back pain. Severe back pains may lead to kidney problems, and if this is the case treatment should be sought immediately as the condition can be fatal.
Treatment, naturally, depends on the individuals personal circumstances, and can take six weeks or more depending on the intensity of the pain. Although it may seem that the results are slow in coming, always remain positive, follow your prescription and complete your exercise regimes. Regular body check ups and proper exercises, eating healthy, using high density mattresses and he appropriate body massage will prevent right side back pain from recurring. Remember that prevention is always better than cure.