Often a friend tells me that he or she has lumbar muscle strain, lumbar back, lumbosacral often too sore to straighten, but fortunately the legs do not hurt, as long as a good night’s rest, especially sleeping on a warm mattress, the next day to relieve a lot ……
There are many causes of low back pain, commonly caused by lumbar muscle strain, lumbar disc herniation, acute lumbar sprain, lumbar spinal stenosis, osteoporosis, lumbar spine tuberculosis, lumbar spine tumor, cancer lumbar spine bone metastasis, nerve root and cauda equina tumor, in addition, also seen in certain urological system, gynecology and other pelvic and abdominal organ diseases. Therefore, the correct differentiation of the nature of lumbar pain is of great significance to the treatment and prognosis of lumbar pain.
Lumbar muscle strain is fundamentally different from lumbar disc herniation, and the two are often mixed together in many friends suffering from low back pain.
Lumbar muscle strain is a chronic injury inflammation of the muscles of the lumbar region and the fascia or periosteum at the point of attachment of the muscles, and is one of the causes of low back pain.
The lower the body trunk is in weight-bearing activities, the more weight it bears, so the human body’s lumbosacral region bears the most weight and is the most concentrated. Ligaments in the lumbar region are often stretched in daily life, and when the spinal structure loses stability, the lumbar back muscles will be overloaded to work for the balance of the trunk, so that the muscles of the lumbar region will be compensatory hypertrophy, hyperplasia occurs muscle strain. In addition, long-term bending, continuous tension in the lumbar muscles, so that small muscle fibers break, bleeding, insufficient oxygen supply, the accumulation of metabolic substances, repeated stimulation of local tissues that form chronic inflammation.
The important causes of lumbar muscle strain are: cumulative injury, delayed or acute lumbar sprains that are not cured in time, etc.
The main manifestation of lumbar muscle strain is chronic pain in the lumbar region with no obvious cause. The nature of the pain is soreness, swelling and pain, relieved after resting, and the discomfort in the lumbar region will be felt even after lying in bed for a long time, alleviated after a little activity, and the pain will increase again after a long time of activity. On examination, a fixed pain point or pain area in the lumbar region can be palpated, which is often near the starting and ending points of the muscles or the combination of nerve and muscle. When the painful point or area is tapped, the pain is relieved. No significant abnormalities are seen on lumbar spine radiography.
Prevention of lumbar spine strain injury.
1. Avoid improper lumbar posture during labor or exercise;
2, labor and exercise lumbar force should be uniform and balanced;
3.Avoid overloading, causing excessive weight on the waist;
4.Preparation activities when doing various activities;
5.Avoid cold and moisture, which can aggravate the pain;
6, avoid overexertion, continuous strain;
7, avoid prolonged sitting, no activity, sedentary lumbar muscle overflexion position for too long, the lumbar muscle can not get rest, so easy to strain.
Treatment of lumbar muscle strain.
1, maintain a good posture and correct deformities. The correct posture is: head up and flat, abdomen, chest, especially important for children and adolescents.
2.Strengthen physical exercise. Normal muscle strength and good ligament elasticity, less strain injury occurs.
3, pay attention to the body position during labor. For single workers, in addition to proper rest, if necessary, to wear a waist brace to protect the waist.
4, for weak and malnourished and menstrual period, to combine work and rest and avoid fatigue. For those with acute lumbar sprains, be treated thoroughly.
5.For severe lumbar pain, external pain relief cream, line nerve point stimulator, red light, infrared pain treatment instrument, full spectrum treatment instrument and other instruments.
6.If the symptoms are not relieved, go to hospital for further examination.