What should I do if I sprain my back?

There is no one trick to recover quickly from a back sprain. Lumbar sprains are mainly categorized into muscle sprains, ligament sprains and joint injuries, with different degrees of injury and different treatments, mainly including daily care, medication and surgical treatment. 1. Muscle sprain: muscle sprain can be relieved by resting for a period of time, but it is necessary to do a good job of daily care. The day of sprain should prohibit strenuous exercise, and appropriate ice packs. When the pain is large, oral ibuprofen can be taken as prescribed by the doctor for pain relief. Simple muscle injury also need some time to recover, and can not be quickly recovered. 2. Ligament sprains: ligament sprains caused by edema, there will be strong pain, need to follow the doctor’s instructions as soon as possible oral non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs for pain, such as aspirin, ibuprofen and so on. If the effect of medication is not good, you can consider surgery for ligament repair, but can not be quickly recovered. 3. Joint sprains: the recovery time is relatively long, you can first conservative treatment, if the results are not good, and then consider surgery for joint repair. For lumbar sprains, you should do a good job of daily care and reduce the local load, if the symptoms are not good for a long time, you need to consult a doctor in time.