What to do if you have back muscle pain?

Whether we are studying, working, or looking at the phone, we should not lower our heads for a long time. If we stay in one position for too long, we may feel pain in the back muscles. When sleeping, the pillow should not be too high or too hard to avoid causing neck or back muscle pain. Many people don’t know what to do when they have back muscle pain. What should they do when they have back muscle pain? Let’s take a look at it next.

1. Drug treatment

Oral medications are absorbed, digested, and decomposed through the gastrointestinal tract and finally circulate through the blood before they can be delivered to the local area. The entire process requires passing through layers of barriers to reach the lesion site. However, the efficacy of the medicine is almost gone, so the effect is extremely slow and inefficient, and the clinical application of these methods can only relieve pain symptoms, functional recovery is irreversible, and bone repair is out of the question, and oral medications cause great damage to the liver, kidneys, and gastrointestinal tract. Therefore, the choice is: external use of Chinese medicine powder bags. The effect will be very good. The drug will penetrate from the skin and into the bone. It has no side effects, is easy to use, and is not allergic. The external Chinese medicine powder bag has a complete cure for cervical spondylosis.

2. Traction method

Through the mutual balance between traction and counter-traction, the head and neck are relatively fixed in the physiological curve state, so that the phenomenon of abnormal cervical curve is gradually changed. However, its therapeutic effect is limited and it is only suitable for patients with mild symptoms. In the acute stage, traction is prohibited to prevent local inflammation and edema from worsening. Activities are restricted during the traction period.

3. Massage

Massage is an important part of traditional Chinese medicine. There is no need for medication or injections during treatment. The massage doctor only needs to use his hands and simple instruments to apply different techniques to certain parts of the body or acupoints along the meridians and the direction of the flow of qi and blood to achieve the treatment goal. However, massage is prohibited during the acute phase or acute attack period, otherwise it will aggravate the inflammation and edema of the nerve roots and intensify the pain. Cervical spondylosis is accompanied by fractures, bone and joint structure disorders, osteoarthritis, severe senile osteoporosis, etc. Massage can destroy bones and spread infection, so this therapy should be prohibited.

4. Surgical method

The principle of surgery is mainly to relieve pressure, eliminate irritation, increase stability and prevent progressive damage. However, surgical treatment is not suitable for patients with more surgical complications and contraindications, high risk, great pain, or systemic or local conditions that are not suitable for surgery, such as those who are older, in poor health, have cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases or diabetes, or have contraindications to anesthesia.

5. Other treatments

1. Cervical traction therapy is the most common, safe and reliable treatment method.

2. Acupuncture, ear acupuncture, physical therapy, Chinese medicine, acupoint injection and magnetic therapy all have certain effects. Western medicine treatments, such as vitamin painkillers and vasodilators, have certain therapeutic effects.

6. Self-therapy

First, you need to move your upper limbs. The order is: swing your arms back and forth, then rotate them back and forth, and finally lift them up. First low then high, first light then heavy, first slow then fast, and do it until it doesn't hurt. Do it once in the morning and evening, 30 to 50 times each time. The second is to move the head and neck in the following order: back and forth 10 times, rotate clockwise 10 times, rotate counterclockwise 10 times, then swing left and right 10 times each, rotate left and right 10 times each, then use both hands to slowly massage from the top of the head from top to bottom several times and end, once every morning. It is best to close your eyes when moving your head and neck to prevent dizziness. Generally, the results can be seen in about three months.

VII. Conventional treatment

Conventional manipulation therapy for cervical spondylosis is divided into acupoint stimulation and cervical vertebra reduction. Acupoint stimulation massage is relatively easy and can be applied at home at any time. However, manual reduction massage of the cervical spine requires skilled techniques, accurate operation, and appropriate strength. Therefore, it is best not to do it at home and seek treatment from a specialist. The specific operation methods of acupoint stimulation massage are as follows:

1. First, massage Baihui, Fengchi, Fengfu, Taiyang, Tianzong, Quchi and Hegu points for 1 to 3 minutes each.

2. Massage the muscles on both sides of the cervical vertebrae, the trapezius muscle, and both shoulder well points for 3 to 5 minutes.

3. Push and rub the cervical spinous process from top to bottom for 1 to 3 minutes.

4. Slowly flex and extend the neck, and rotate it 20 to 30 times each. According to different clinical manifestations, massage methods can be added and mastered flexibly. If the symptoms are mainly pain and numbness in the upper limbs, upper limb adjustment massage should be performed; if there are symptoms of heart, stomach, or blood pressure, acupoint stimulation should be added; if there is lower limb paralysis, full lower limb soft tissue adjustment massage should be performed; if there are symptoms in the head, head massage should be added.