Muscle Disorders—Back Injuries

Your back is made of bones, muscles, and other tissues extending from your neck to your pelvis. Back injuries can result from sports injuries, work around the house or in the garden, or a sudden jolt such as a car accident. The lower back is the most common site of back injuries and back pain. Common back injuries include

• Sprains and strains
• Herniated disks
• Fractured vertebrae

These injuries can cause pain and limit your movement. Treatments vary but might include medicines, icing, bed rest, physical therapy, or surgery. You might be able to prevent some back injuries by maintaining a healthy weight, lifting objects with your legs, and using lower-back support when you sit.

• Back pain – returning to work (Medical Encyclopedia)
• Back pain and sports (Medical Encyclopedia)
• Lifting and bending the right way (Medical Encyclopedia)
• Returning to sports after a back injury (Medical Encyclopedia)

Also called: Myopathy

Your muscles help you move and help your body work. Different types of muscles have different jobs. There are many problems that can affect muscles. Muscle disorders can cause weakness, pain or even paralysis.

Causes of muscle disorders include

• Injury or overuse, such as sprains or strains, cramps or tendinitis
• A genetic disorder, such as muscular dystrophy
• Some cancers
• Inflammation, such as myositis
• Diseases of nerves that affect muscles
• Infections
• Certain medicines

Sometimes the cause is not known.

• Caring for muscle spasticity or spasms (Medical Encyclopedia)
• Compartment syndrome (Medical Encyclopedia)
• Contracture deformity (Medical Encyclopedia)
• Creatine phosphokinase test (Medical Encyclopedia)
• Electromyography (Medical Encyclopedia)
• Eyelid twitch (Medical Encyclopedia)
• Hypotonia (Medical Encyclopedia)
• Muscle aches (Medical Encyclopedia)
• Muscle atrophy (Medical Encyclopedia)
• Muscle function loss (Medical Encyclopedia)
• Muscle twitching (Medical Encyclopedia)
• Rhabdomyolysis (Medical Encyclopedia)
• Weakness (Medical Encyclopedia)