What to do with sudden back pain

In case of sudden clinical appearance of lumbar pain, the cause of lumbar pain should be clarified first. If there is an obvious history of trauma causing soft tissue injury to the lumbar region, bed rest can be given, cold compresses can be given during the initial 24 hours and hot compresses after 24 hours, and external blood-activating plasters, acupuncture, moxibustion and physical therapy can be applied to the lumbar region. If the patient has no obvious history of trauma and has lumbar pain, he/she should go to the hospital and be clearly diagnosed with lumbar disc herniation, lumbar spinal stenosis and other conditions through medical examination, CT film or MRI film of the lumbar spine, and traction and massage of the lumbar region can be considered.