Mattress soft back pain first replace the mattress, at the same time should be alert to pathological causes of pain, take the treatment includes drug therapy, physical therapy or surgical treatment. Common causes of back pain are lumbar disc herniation, soft tissue strain back pain, lumbar spondylolisthesis.
1. Lumbar disc herniation: In the early stage of disc herniation, the main manifestation is lumbar pain, which is aggravated by exertion, weight-bearing, bending and sedentary behavior. Treatment includes medication (non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs such as ibuprofen, mannitol to eliminate local edema, methylcobalamin and other nutritive nerve drugs), massage, rest and other conservative treatments, and if ineffective, minimally invasive surgery to remove the herniated disc tissue.
2. Soft tissue strain lumbago: slow onset, long duration of the disease, often feel lumbar soreness, heaviness or discomfort. Treatment is mostly local physical therapy, oral or topical non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs such as ibuprofen, diclofenac diethylamine emulsion to reduce symptoms, but also feasible local closed treatment.
3. Lumbar spondylolisthesis: long-term history of chronic low back pain, aggravated by exertion, relieved by rest. Treatment includes bed rest, physical therapy, brace protection, medication (non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs such as ibuprofen) and surgical treatment such as lumbar fusion.
There are many other causes of back pain, such as lumbar tuberculosis or tumors, osteoporosis compression fracture or lumbar spine fracture in the elderly, etc. If the pain persists after changing the mattress, you should consult a doctor in time to find out the specific cause of the problem and then follow the doctor’s instructions to give standardized treatment. Blind self-medication should be avoided.