Elderly people with lumbar pain after a lumbar sprain is longer, the pain is more fixed, usually at least a week of bed rest, full recovery may take about three weeks, do not be too hasty. Note that bed rest must be formal, when you get up, you can wear a waist brace, so that the waist gets a good protection role, more conducive to tissue repair. The spinal ligaments of the elderly are in the process of degeneration, which is also a relatively natural phenomenon. After acute lumbar sprain in the elderly, bed rest is the most basic treatment, bed rest is conducive to the release of lumbar muscle spasm, reduce activity, but also to reduce pain, conducive to tissue repair and healing, the bed can not be too soft, hard board bed can be padded with about 10cm high cushion.