Bane of adulthood is the back pain. At some point in their life 90% of all adults will suffer from back pain as it is shown by the statistics. 'Dorsalgia' - means from latin dorsal - back and algos - pain in terms of medicine. Pain in the dorsal region of the body is basically dorsalgia and mainly originates in structures like the nerves, muscles, bones, joints etc which is associated with the spinal column.

The spinal cord which is the connecting link between the brain and the rest of the body forms the complicated structure called spinal column or backbone. Cervical or the neck region, pelvic or tail bone region, thoracic or the upper back and lumbar or lower back and are the 4 regions the spine is automatically divided into. According to which region the pain occurs back pain is classified.

Causes: The vast majority of those suffering form non specific back pain have no serious pathological condition. Some of the common causes are, back pain occurs due to damage or disease of the spine and associated structure in the rest like the tendons, nerves, ligaments, intervertebral disks etc.; infection, musculoskeletal damage, cancer, epidural abscess, spinal osteomyelitis etc.

Synovial joints of the vertebrae and the skeletal muscles of the back are the most likely causes of back pain. Muscular imbalances is caused by muscle spasm and muscle strain that result in back pain. Acute pain in the lower back can occur due to injury or infection which causes inflammation of synovial joints of the spine.

Symptoms:

* The most apparent symptom of dorsalgia is pain in the associated region.

* Weight loss accompanied by chronic and severe back pain signify severe illness.

* Damage to the spinal column may happen due to back pain that started after an accident or trauma .

* Incontinence may indicate severe illness along with progressive weakness in the back and legs which can be life threatening if left untreated.

* People generally suffer from some sort of back pain from bone loss are at risk of spinal fracture. * Especially in the lower back region, infections resulting in inflammation of the synovial joints result in acute back pain.

Most cases of back pain are minor and non progressive, but if you suffer from chronic back pain immediately consult your doctor.