my mid/lower back has been hurting me but i'm only 14?

Question

for the past couple days, my mid/lower back will randomly start to hurt pretty badly. i'm only 14 so i don't have problems that older people would have, and i haven't been doing anything that i don't usually do, and i haven't hurt myself at all lately. but my spine will just kind of lock up all of a sudden and hurt pretty badly, especially to bend over it will hurt. i am basically just wondering if anybody has any thoughts/answers/ideas/etc... thank you!

Answer 1

Back pains can be caused by a number of factors.

#1 You may be overweight. If that is so then your back pains are due to your front portion pulling on your spine.

#2 You might be wearing the wrong type of shoes.High Heels and certain types of boots throw the spine out of alignment.

#3 You may have damaged a portion of your verterbrae. Maybe you had a slip and fall or a car accident a while back and your body hasn't fully repaired.

#4 You may be SLEEPING in a BAD POSITION.
Do you use pillows? How many do you use?
Unless your spine is alinged properly with the mattress and pillows, you may not be recieving a healthy sleep.

#5 You may have bad posture while sitting or standing. Do you slouch when you sit? Do you carry heavy books in school, etc.

#6 There is a possibility you have a bone disease that may or may not be genetic. Do you get enough milk and vitamin D? Does your family have back problems?


Hope this helps a little.

Answer 2

Your parents need to take you to see a doctor. They are the only ones who can rule out any possible problem. Just because you may not have hurt yourself recently doesn't mean that you didn't hurt yourself in the past and something aggrevated the injury such as heavy lifting or even stress in your life.

My guess is that the doctor will do some x-rays and maybe other tests to figure out what is wrong with your back. If it isn't caused by a bone problem they may send you to physical therapy to help the muscles in the area where it hurts.

Best of luck, I have lived with chronic pain since I was 14 as well. Mine was caused by injuries associated with sports related injuries.

Answer 3

sometimes if you are overweight, this might be causing your pain. sometimes it happens with your monthly sickness. Ask your parents to by you some over the counter medicine like MIDOL... At your age new things are happening to you and this can cause stress. This tension or stress makes that muscle in your lower back to be tight. Try to relax, hang with good people, and listen to good music. You might ask the school nurse for some advise in this. Sometimes when a person showers and the stream of the shower hits that lower back and keeps it for 5 minutes, the pain goes away after doing this 3 days in a roll. always ask your parents permission before you try any advise you get on this website.( You can use warm to hot water as much as you can tolerate. Also if there is any swelling you need to be seen by a doctor, and do not apply any heat if there is swelling. You apply cold water when swelling is present. also you apply cold water if heat treatments do not seem to work. Ice packs if you notice cold works better than heat. Thats a plastic lunch bag with ice and water in it to the area in questioned aways ask your parents permission and have them supervised you.

Answer 4

Im the same age as you!!! and i had a back problem in the same place it got really bad i could not walk and could not bend over. the problem i have is a bit of scolioses which has to do with the spine, when i was born my back was a bit out and they should of splinted it or something but they didn't. My problem was fixed when a person who did remedial massage massaged my back it sounds strange but its better than physios who did nothing. i swear it works i can now play sport and run. good luck hope your back gets better

Answer 5

well dont assume anything yet, it could be because you slept awkward last night.. try this

1) fall flat on the floor facing the ground. spread ur ands and legs erect stright. hands towards the same position parallely
2) lift ur left hand and right leg and your head as high as you can
3) hold for a min or 30 seconds
4) left ur right hand and the other left leg now and ur head.
5) hold
6) lift both ur legs and keep the hands and face on the ground
7) hold
8) lift ur hands and head..
9) hold
10) lift all of them and stay in ur tummy and chest on the ground...
11) Hold

Try this twice a day. particularly before bed (not too soon after food) and you will feel better soon. If it still lasts long, consult a doc but dont assume anything scary yet:) you are still young and healthy!

Answer 6

If by "problems that older people would have" is arthritis you are not too young. You CAN have arthirits in your teens. However you might have a strained muscle. If you sit alot that can cause pain in your lower back...I suggest you tell your mom and ask her to take you to the doctor, they will take xrays and give you a "plan of action" to feel better.

Answer 7

You could have a congenital problem (from birth) that is just now beginning to affect you. Or it could be something as simple as sleeping the wrong way.

Or you could have Brittle Bone disease.

Or it could clear up and just be a pulled muscle.

Best to get it checked out if it's causing you pain. Pain is a symptom that something is wrong.

I hope it's nothing serious.

Answer 8

Do you think it is actually your spine or the muscles in your lower back? Do you have good posture? Does a warm hot shower help with the pain? You should see a doctor.

Answer 9

Did you get back into school recently? I am not a very big person and when I was going to school the weight of my bookbag exceeded what I should have been carrying. It cuased back problems similar to your explaination. Talk to a doctor about this though, it could be something else.

Hails,
Silence

Answer 10

The following are some causes for backache.

1) Backache due to diseases in the back.

2) Backache due to gynecological problems.

3) Backache due to problems in other parts of the body.

so many reaons can apply to people of your age
basic inactivity
wrong posture for long time
obesity
Diseases of the hip joint.
Short leg in one side.
Infection of the bone due to bacteria.
Inflammation of the muscles.
Metastasis tumors from other sites like prostate, lungs, kidneys, intestine ect.
Pelvic inflammatory diseases.
Cancerous lesions of the pelvic organs.
Pancreatitis.
Inflammations of pelvic organs.