Why do young people have back pain?

Back pain in young people is a very common phenomenon in daily life. Many people have had this experience. Modern young people are under great work and life pressure. There are many reasons causing back pain in young people. If you engage in heavy physical labor or sit for a long time, it is easy to have back pain. If it is a mild back pain, you can pay more attention to rest. If it is more serious, it is best to go to the hospital for examination as soon as possible.

Lower back pain, stiff and sore waist when getting up in the morning, this may not be a trivial matter for young men. At present, there is a common disease in the rheumatology department - ankylosing spondylitis. When the disease first occurs, it often starts with stiffness and pain in the waist. However, in clinical practice, many patients think they have lumbar disc herniation or rheumatoid arthritis, and go to traditional Chinese medicine department, orthopedics department, rehabilitation department, etc., but lack correct treatment, which leads to spinal stiffness and disability!

Ankylosing spondylitis is a common disease in rheumatology. It mainly affects the spine and is more common in men. Most patients are relatively young when they develop the disease. The disease is relatively hidden at the onset, and in the early stages it only manifests as stiffness and soreness in the waist, especially in the early morning. The pain is more obvious, and it will worsen after sitting or standing for a long time, and the pain will be relieved after activity. Gradually, the location of pain will move upwards and extend to the thoracic and cervical vertebrae. In addition, some patients may also experience peripheral arthritis, dactylitis, tenosynovitis, and uveitis of the eyes. Experts say that continued progression of inflammation can lead to joint ossification, resulting in symptoms such as hunchback, deformity, stiff back and waist that cannot bend, difficulty walking, and eventually loss of mobility and inability to take care of oneself.

Experts remind young men that if low back pain persists for more than three months, with morning stiffness and symptoms that are relieved after activity, they should be alert to ankylosing spondylitis. Generally speaking, based on clinical symptoms, the diagnosis can be confirmed through imaging examinations such as sacroiliac CT, pelvic film, and serum HLA-B27 testing.

Lumbar disc herniation - half lying posture is the most harmful to the waist

Nowadays, young people are busy with work, and the most pleasant thing to do after get off work is to lie on the bed or sofa, play with mobile phones or read books. However, in a semi-recumbent position, the lumbar spine will lack sufficient support, causing its original curvature to be changed, increasing the gravity on the intervertebral disc and inducing disc herniation. The lumbar spine has a normal physiological curvature. Under normal circumstances, the force points of the lumbar spine are generally at L4, 5 and S1. In a semi-recumbent position, the lower back is suspended in the air, the lumbar spine is at an angle, and there is no support, so the weight of the upper body is all pressed on the lumbar spine, which is the stress point. When standing, the muscles and ligaments in the lower back help the lumbar spine support the weight, but in a semi-recumbent position, the muscles and ligaments are in a relaxed state and lose their original fixing function, causing the spine to deform and the physiological curvature to become straight, which will eventually cause the intervertebral disc connecting the lumbar vertebrae to bulge.

Spinal diseases are mostly caused by the accumulation of bad habits over the years. The following three situations should be avoided: First, bending over to lift heavy objects will cause "injury" to the lumbar spine. The correct posture is to squat down, hold the object firmly, and then stand up gradually. The second is curling up on the sofa and half leaning back, which is the so-called "couch potato", which can easily cause deformation of the lumbar spine. The third is sitting for a long time. For people who often attend meetings or need to work at a desk, it is best to stand up and walk around every hour or two. When sitting, the line connecting the center of gravity of the head and lumbar spine should be perpendicular to the ground, and the waist should be supported. A good cushion should be protruding in the middle, with arc transitions between the upper and lower parts, and have a certain degree of hardness. When there is no cushion, your buttocks should sit fully on the chair so that your lumbar spine has support, and never let your buttocks hang in the air.