Body Weight And Back Pain

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By Joyce Del Rosario

bellyBody weight can be simply defined as, the weight which totally represents our maximum life expectancy of our whole body structure. It varies according to persons, age, gender etc.The body weight basically comprises of muscles, bones, muscle tendons, bony ligament, body organs etc.The ideal weight can be accessed through body mass index in an individual. Normal body mass index is 18-24, in which we measure height and weight of an individual. Body weight can be expressed in terms of kilogram.

• Classification of Bodyweight:

Body weight can be classified in many ways but the most common terms used in our society by doctors and therapists are; Underweight, Normal, Overweight and Obese. This classification basically defines the overall body structure of an individual, how much, muscle, mass is present in our body, how much bony fluid like calcium is presentin our bones, and density of water present in our bones. If we look with a greater vision of interest among the following classification, we will be come to know about that individuals who are:

* Underweight:

These individuals have a very much less composition of fat and the BMI score for the underweight would be less than 18.5.

* Normal:

The second category underlines those individuals who have normal fat composition, and having a normal and healthy BMI score between 18.5 and 24.9.

* Overweight:

This category represents those individuals who are having their body structure components more than their body needs, they are having excess of body fat and their BMI score between 25 and 29.9, which is also a dangerous thing and must be considered at its start.

* Obese:

This category reveals the body mechanisms of those individual who are too much bulky and have a BMI of more than 30. Such people are basically at risk of getting affected by serious diseases like diabetes mellitus and cardiac problems.

– – Back Pain A Pain of the Era!!

seniormanBack pain can be usually defined the pain which is chronic in nature and lasts for about 7-12 days. One of the most highly occurring causes is postural behaviors of our young generation that also leads us towards the undesirable effects and causes of back pain. A number of experimental studies were designed to help the individuals with causes of back pain that are mostly over linked with our body weight. One of the most fascinated results of the study was found on the research of Ross et al, in which he explained the reason that After checking the results of calculation from BMI index it was found that mostly underweight people are affected by the back pain in most of the U.S countries, and this could be the most concerning reason of this modern era.

• Causes of Back pain:

* According to Kleinberg et.al (2007), it was found that about 95% causes of back pain occur with the genetic reason of self-limiting and benign problems.

* Heavy doing work like handling the machines in a factory also causes back pain.

* Patient presenting with past history of any of calcium and mineral intake problems would also result in back pain.

* Psychological factors like when one feels depressed or very much stressed from a tiring and unhand able situation, then also Back pain occurs.

• Treatment for Back pain:

Back pain is one of the chronic ailments that must be treated on hand because if not treated properly, than it grows the area for a large number of serious diseases, for which the treatment afterwards can become very difficult.

– Joyce Del Rosario is a career, education, and health blogger, connected with Pain Management in Avondale, one of those clinics who are helping the affected individuals with back pain by the use of different types of exercises like leg crunches, hip extensions, wall stretches. This is helping the individuals on the path for their survival in much better and hospitable way.