Should patients with lumbar muscle strain take medication?

Patients with lumbar muscle strain do not need to take medication because lumbar muscle strain is a strain of muscle tissue due to overexertion of the lower back. As long as attention is paid to staying relaxed, resting, avoiding the appearance of cold, and applying warm compresses with a warm water bag, the symptoms can improve significantly. Even if you take medicine, if you don’t pay attention to the above precautions, it can lead to more persistent symptoms of lumbar pain, and it is also easy to form chronic lesions locally, which may lead to local recurrence and prolongation. In addition, taking medicine is generally oral anti-inflammatory and pain-relieving drugs, such as Nimesulide and Ibuprofen. These drugs are non-steroidal anti-inflammatory and analgesic drugs, which may cause damage to the gastric mucosa and may lead to gastritis and gastric ulcers, so try not to take these drugs. Patients with lumbar muscle strain should exercise the strength of the lumbar back muscles after their condition has significantly improved, such as lying on the bed with all limbs up, to exercise the entire lumbar muscles, muscle strength up after the strain is not easy to occur. It can also enhance the stability of the spine and avoid the appearance of inflammatory lesions.