Does High Blood Pressure Cause Back Pain? | London Spine Care | Mehta Spine

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Does High Blood Pressure Cause Back Pain?

• There are myriad ways high blood pressure or
  hypertension can cause problems to the body and
  back pain surprisingly is on this list.
• Yes, back pain which is usually associated with
  either simple physical strains or even anatomical
  problems like muscle and ligament
  strains, bulging or ruptured discs, osteoporosis
  and arthritis, can be caused by hypertension.
  While other physical strains or back problems are
  easily identified, hypertension caused back pain
  can be a threat, as hypertension often goes under
  the radar without regular testing.
• To improve your understanding of back pain and
  its causes, in this blog we delve into the
  unlikely relationship between back pain and blood
  pressure. Read on

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Does High Blood Pressure Cause Back Pain?

• Hypertension and Its Impact on your body
• Hypertension also called high blood pressure is
  the chronic elevation of the pressure that blood
  puts on the walls of blood vessels that carry it.
  It is characteristic of the resistance the blood
  meets while passing the arteries as the heart
  pumps the blood.
• Narrow arteries increase the resistance and hence
  heart has to work extra hard to pump the blood
  with more pressure for circulation which over
  time can damage walls of the arteries and when
  uncontrolled high blood pressure can cause
  serious health issues and complications.

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Does High Blood Pressure Cause Back Pain?

• Hypertension is considered a common condition
  among the adults and in the UK, almost 25 of the
  adult population are reported to suffer from this
  condition, according to NHS. Given it develops
  over the years without any significant symptoms,
  it is a considered a silent condition, but even
  without symptoms hypertension over time can cause
  significant damage to the blood vessels and vital
  organs especially heart, kidneys, brain and eyes.

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Does High Blood Pressure Cause Back Pain?

• Hypertension and back pain
• Aorta is the largest blood vessel in the human
  body that carries blood from heart to arms,
  abdomen, pelvis and legs. Stretching from the
  heart it passes through heart branching out into
  several capillaries to various organs in the
  body. When the walls of the artery become weak,
  the artery can balloon in size causing severe
  back pain and abdominal pain and may over time
  rupture or leak developing into a
  life-threatening condition which is called as an
  aortic aneurysm.
• This aortic aneurysm is commonly experienced
  (80) in the abdominal area and since the aorta
  in the abdomen is near to the lower spine,
  intense back pain is often experienced by
  patients with aortic aneurysms, making back pain
  a common symptom in these cases. This back pain
  may overtime spread to pelvis, groin and legs too.

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Does High Blood Pressure Cause Back Pain?

• The chronic elevation of the blood pressure over
  time can weaken the walls of the aorta resulting
  in aneurism which in 80 of the cases occur in
  the abdomen resulting in the back pain. However,
  it has to be understood that though high blood
  pressure is a risk factor for many health issues,
  hypertension does not cause back pain in all
  cases. There are many causes of back pain and
  having a blood pressure further increase the risk
  of suffering a back pain even when steer clear
  from all the other spine problems. The best way
  forward is to get your health monitored at
  regular intervals and consult an experienced
  spine specialist in case you suffer back pain. 
  If you are living in and around the UK, and are
  looking for a spine specialist in the UK, you can
  contact Children and Adult Spine Surgeon Mr.
  Jwalant S Mehta here  https//www.mehtaspine.co.u
  k

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