Lower back, groin, and pelvic pain in females can sometimes occur together.
The discomfort may be sparked by issues affecting your muscles, nerves, and ligaments.
If you feel pain in one area, then youre extremely likely to feel the other.
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They could include:
Trauma can also lead to lower back and groin pain.
Trauma could result from car accidents, falls, or sports accidents.
Such trauma can inflict acute and chronic bodily injuries, like strained muscles or broken bones.
Depending on the bang out of trauma, the healing time and treatment needed can vary.
Causes for this include:
This key in of pain often feels dull, achy, and stiff.
It can also lead tomuscle spasmscharacterized by short episodes of sharp, intense pain.
Posture
Your posture while sitting, standing, and walking affects your range of motion.
It also can affect the nerves and blood supply to your back and groin area.
Prolonged bad posture can contribute to lower back pain and strain muscles.
Posture-related discomfort can feel achy and stiff and lead to short episodes of more severe pain.
Sciatica and Pinched Nerves
Sciaticaandpinched nervesare most commonly because of a bulging or herniating vertebral disc.
Thesefeel like a sharp, burning, or radiating painalong the nerve pathway.
Thoracic or lumbar spine arthritis or degenerative disc disease are other common causes of back pain.
Sacroiliac Joint Dysfunction
Thesacroiliacjoints connect your lower spine and pelvis.
Renal/Urinary Causes
Renal or urinary causes of back pain may be less obvious than musculoskeletal issues.
Treating one of these underlying causes of back pain can help you handle the issue more quickly.
When the kidney stone begins to move from your kidney to the bladder, it typically becomes painful.
They cause fever, a frequent urge to urinate, and painful urination.
Gynecological Causes
Females may have hormonal issues that contribute to back or pelvic pain.
And hormonal changes during pregnancy along with normal biomechanical alterations, can contribute to back pain in females.
There are other gynecological issues that can contribute to back or pelvic pain.
Menstrual Pain
Normal changes during your menstrual cycle may contribute to back pain.
Researchers believe women experience more back pain than men due to their experience of menstrual back pain.
Small ovarian cysts are unlikely to cause pain.
Large ovarian cystsor those that rupture can cause pain that ranges from mild discomfort to severe pain.
While these symptoms are usually normal, its important to mention them to your healthcare provider during your check-ups.
It is a common vaginal infection.
Appendicitis
Appendicitis occurswhen your appendix becomes blocked and infected.
In most people, a major symptom is pain that starts near the belly button.
Pain associated withappendicitismay worsen over time, or when youre coughing, moving or taking deep breaths.
Othersymptoms of appendicitisinclude:
Inguinal Hernia
A hernia in the groin area is referred to as aninguinalhernia.
It involves soft tissue, often part of the intestine, pushing through weak groin muscles.
Pancreatitis
Pancreatitisis inflammation in the pancreas.
One of its symptoms is abdominal pain that radiates to the back.
It can be due to bile stones, alcohol, or infection.
The pain with pancreatitis is worse during and after eating.
It filters the blood and helps create new blood cells.
Like the lymph nodes, infections and diseases can cause your spleen to become enlarged.
Treatment
Treating your pain will depend on its cause.
Once a diagnosis is made, your treatment plan will be created.
Braces or compression wraps can help support your body and alleviate pain while healing.
These include:
Medications may also be prescribed by your healthcare provider to help manage your pain.
It helps with pain, weakness, and dysfunction in the pelvic floor area.
Chiropractic Care
Chiropractors offer spinal and hip adjustments to realign the joints of the spine.
Adjustments by a trained chiropractor have been shown to help reduce back and hip pain.
Surgery
Some conditions are more severe and may require surgery.
For some conditions, however, the risk of pain can be reduced by adopting lifestyle changes.
Addressing matters early on is always the best way to deal with pain.
Summary
Lower back and groin pain in females can have a wide range of causes.
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