Neck, low back pain is more common among modern people due to changes in life and work. Mainly because, sedentary lead to neck, shoulder, low back overwork, intervertebral discs and paravertebral muscles are in a state of tension for a long time, manifested as neck, shoulder, low back stiffness, soreness and pain, or difficulty in pitching and turning. With age, the frequency of pain episodes increases, the area increases, the duration is prolonged, and the degree worsens. The above symptoms in sedentary or housework aggravated, but easy after exercise; cold aggravated, warmth alleviated; even sneezing and spraying or brushing teeth can also be induced. Seriously, a month do not dare to go down to the ground; turn over, the pain is like a waist broken into two sections, and even play “morphine” to stop the pain. Although it is indeed very difficult, but often treated by others as “pretend to be sick”, because others look at you walk quite well, a work on the problem. In addition to typical diseases, such as: herniated disc, spinal stenosis, spinal canal tumor, most of the neck and waist pain is caused by myofasciitis, also known as muscle strain. In essence, the muscles are overworked and “on strike”, requiring rest. Generally lasts a week, after resting gradually ease. The next time you get tired or cold, you will be sick again. Generally knocking, massage, heat, physical therapy, external application, internal medicine can short-term reduction of symptoms, but can not be cured. The reason is that it is impossible to eradicate its two causes – aging (after the age of 20, the human body’s discs, ligaments begin to age) and exertion (desk work and housework). The main points of conservative treatment of muscle strain: 1. Acute onset of pain is mainly bed rest (bed 80%, medicine, massage, physiotherapy, traction, acupuncture, cupping and other tube 20%); 2. Usually is to improve the work posture, diligent activities, strengthen the neck and back and lumbar back muscle exercise (breaststroke, small swallow fly). Suggestions: because the neck and waist pain to see the doctor, do not have any major problems after the examination, most of the muscle strain, its main treatment is to let the “strike” muscle rest. When it comes to “rest”, many patients are rejected, “I am at home all day, do not go to work ah”, “I work is sitting in the office, do not do heavy work ah”. In fact, this is not really understand the meaning of “rest”. Playing mahjong for a day, surfing the Internet for a night, playing with cell phones for a long time, lying on the sofa to watch TV, lying on the sofa to read books, etc. 。。。。。 This is not work, but this habit will make the neck and waist tired. “Rest” is to let your neck and lower back muscles rest. Therefore, neck and low back muscle strain “does not need to be treated” and “cannot be treated”. Mainly rely on our own adjustment – pay attention to posture, strengthen the activities, muscle exercise. Including: 1, pay attention to posture: sitting upright, that is, “sitting like a clock”. Good sofas and car seats are to ensure that the cervical spine and lumbar spine of the anterior convex. The worst sitting posture is a forward lean of about 70°. Lying lumbar spine load is 1.0, standing for 1.5 times the load, leaning forward about 70 ° lumbar spine load 2.5 times. 2, strengthen the activities: 30 minutes to move the cervical and lumbar spine, 60 minutes to get up and walk around. This is similar to the reasoning of the 10-minute recess. Playing computers, cell phones, playing cards, mahjong, painting, playing the piano, housework and driving, sitting in the car are common triggers of muscle strain, which need to be diligent activities during this period. 3, muscle exercise: the best fun activity is breaststroke. Out of the water for air need to raise their heads and waist; and the most economical method is “small swallow fly”. Experts remind: If you have numbness in the hands and feet, pain, weakness, feeling of stepping on cotton, difficulty in urinating and defecating, numbness around the anus and so on – there may be a more serious problem – the situation has worsened, then you may need surgery. Please visit your doctor’s office (or even the emergency room) as soon as possible. Surgery may be needed at this point.