Psychosomatics of back problems in adults and children

Low back problems can occur in patients of any age, but more often adults and the elderly complain of back pain. Medical specialists are not always able to find the true cause of the development of radiculitis or osteochondrosis - then they talk about the age factor, overload and stress. In more detail this question studies psychosomatics, which allows you to find the answer to the question of what psychological causes can lead to problems with the loin.

The loin is part of the back. According to the division of the vertebrae into several sections, the lumbar region is located between the sternal and sacral. A large load is usually placed on the lumbar spine when walking, in the upright position of the body, when sitting, bending, or squatting. Naturally, back pain in many ways significantly limits the movement of a person.

Problems can be very diverse: from diseases of the spine, injuries, hernia between the vertebrae to diseases of muscle tissue, the nervous system.

With the appearance of pain, stiffness, lumbago in the lumbar area, you need to consult a doctor. After the examination, tests, the reason will either be obvious, or is qualified by the doctor as idiopathic, that is, unspecified. It is in the second case that it will be important to visit a psychotherapist in order to try to find psychosomatic grounds for problems with the loins.

Psychosomatic pains are called pains that are not directly related to a specific ailment (for example, with a hernia between vertebrae or with a clamp of a nerve ending). All tests and examinations in this case show the norm, and the pain is present. Also considered psychosomatic diseases that arise in close relationship with stress, on the eve of important events, when a person is experiencing well-defined psychological states.

The psychosomatic nature of the disease or pain is also said in the case if traditional treatment does not help, as well as with frequent exacerbations.

It is impossible to understand the psychology of back pain separately, without touching the psychosomatic meaning of the back. At the physiological level, this part of our body has a supporting function. On the metaphysical, the same thing happens - the back is a symbol of support in life, the ability to move forward and develop.

Many psychoanalysts consider the spine to be the inner core of a person, on which his behavior and psycho-reactions to the world around him are largely based. Often, experts in the field of psychosomatics tend to believe that the spine is closely connected with the father's beginning, with the influence of the authority of the pope on a person. Studies have shown that many patients with chronic severe diseases of the spine did not have support from their father in childhood, did not learn to trust him, did not receive due paternal love. At the same time, pathologies usually develop already in adulthood.

Together with the father factor, much more is taken into account. A person who complains of psychosomatic back pain usually suffers from a violation of self-identification - then there is his position in the world around him is incomprehensible even to himself.

Confident people who are not afraid of possible difficulties and obstacles usually calmly walk through life, face problems, cope and move on, if necessary find workarounds. Their loin hurts extremely rarely.

Psychotherapists who help people in the treatment of psychosomatic diseases, watching many patients with lumbar pains of idiopathic nature, found out who more often than others, tired, responsible people are subjected to pain and stiffness in this part of the back. This category of people routinely take on as many responsibilities as it cannot withstand without loss of health. Such people moan, but they do their job and someone else’s.

People with a high level of self-criticism. For years they can reproach themselves for having done something wrong once, they were mistaken. They are so burdened with a sense of guilt that their burden becomes too heavy.

Anxious individuals who do not see support in life. These are people who constantly suffer increased concern for their own future. They are afraid to go ahead confidently, because there, ahead, they see such events as: ruin, poverty, loneliness. This type of patient is the most common. This includes almost all older people who suffer from back pain in the absence of diagnosed and confirmed diseases of the musculoskeletal system.

It should be noted that almost all adults with lumbar pain are characterized by anxiety in financial and material matters. They also often blame others for their financial failure and failure: the state, the chief, economists and politicians, as well as more successful relatives and friends.

Considering all the above, it becomes clear why psychosomatic back pain in childhood is a rare phenomenon. But they still happen, and therefore need a separate explanation.

Children and adolescents who do not have relationships with their own fathers and older men in the family usually complain of pain and limited movement in the lumbar region of the back. They do not see support in them, they do not know how to look for it in themselves. Usually these are very insecure children, timid, shy, intimidated.

Famous author and researcher in the field of psychosomatics Louise Hay compiled a table of psychosomatic causes of problems with individual vertebrae. If we consider only the lumbar, then the specification of the causes of pain can be simplified. She wrote that the lumbar vertebrae have the following meanings:

• first lumbar (L1) - a strong lack of confidence in oneself, one’s strengths, a desire for love and a contradictory desire to be alone;
• second lumbar (L2) - following children's attitudes, refusing to let go of children's resentment, inability and unwillingness to look for a way out;
• third lumbar (L3) - heavy sexual experience, strong guilt feelings, scornful and hateful attitude towards oneself;
• fourth lumbar (L4) - financial experiences, career aspirations and fears, a feeling of helplessness;
• fifth lumbar (L5) - hidden anger at the father, at the men, at the loved ones, the feeling of lack of support, hope, inability to enjoy the events and communicate with people.

Curvature of the spine in the lumbar spine often indicates helplessness and even some human immaturity.He not only does not know how to help himself, but is also afraid of accepting the help that others offer him. Also, people with scoliosis in the lumbosacral hotel do not know how to admit that they are wrong, they do not have enough courage and determination to do this.

Muscular back pain often indicates that a person regards his position as a dead end, does not see a way out, cannot or does not want to search for it, is afraid to solve problems, tries to hide from them. At the same time, the pain on the right suggests that such problems exist in relations with the outside world, and on the left - about problems in the family, in personal relationships with relatives.

Osteochondrosis of the lumbar spine is manifested by pains with giving in the leg or thigh, therefore it is often confused with radiculitis. Long-term containment of negative experiences leads to tension of the muscles holding the vertebrae, deformation and disruption of the functioning of individual vertebrae occur.

The causes of lumbar osteochondrosis should be sought in the old accumulated load of experiences, guilt, resentment, which a person for some reason refuses to throw off and move on easily. Also, the reason is to look for the attitude of a person to material benefits - it is possible that the fear of being poor, hungry, poor is too strong, so a person accumulates money for future use, is afraid of losing them, takes on additional work and unbearable duties. Often, he suffers from constipation.

Psychotherapists recommend starting the search for the true cause of back problems in your own childhood. Sometimes the cause is the installation that parents created in childhood, who demanded that the child do everything himself, count on no one, rely, or ask for help.

Looking for the reason you need to ask yourself the following questions:

• What scares me in the future?
• What in the past me?
• Do all my business go well, am I taking no responsibility on my responsibilities?
• Who am I offended?
• Am I ready to ask for help right now?
• Can I take help from others if they offer it right now?

The appearance of psychosomatic back pain is always a signal that the situation is “ripe” and needs to be remedied. If you work a lot and solve all the problems of all your household and friends, create for yourself a new work schedule, in which there will be a place to rest, and friends and family will not harm some of their own problems to solve on their own, without your participation.

If the cause of pain is material anxiety, fear of the future, you should visit a psychotherapist or a psychologist, formulate exactly the cause of fear and eliminate it - people who know how to have hope, faith in the better are healthier and happier. Savings can be given to the bank, take advantage of investment opportunities, or turn them into real estate, so as not to worry about their safety.

Past insults and sorrows should be forgiven and released. It is not as difficult to make as it seems, if there is a sincere desire to get rid of both the disease and unpleasant memories. You also need to reconsider your relationship with your father. Try to understand why he did just that, what undoubted advantages he has.

Be sure to take what the doctor prescribed, attend physical therapy, do therapeutic exercises. But do not forget about your psychological state, which made the disease possible, otherwise the treatment will not bring the desired result.

Treatment can give you real pleasure: in the process of understanding your fears, you will get rid of them, and forgiveness will bring a sense of relief, calmness, satisfaction with yourself and the world.

In the process of treatment, swimming and water procedures are useful - when in contact with water, a person becomes softer, more plastic and mobile, it becomes easier for him to make decisions and show flexibility in different life situations.