What should a young person do if he sprains his waist?

In daily life, it is very easy to sprain the waist. You may sprain the waist if you move something carelessly or fall while walking. A sprained waist will not only cause physical pain to everyone, but also make it very inconvenient for people to move. It will not only affect everyone's daily life and work, but also leave sequelae to the waist. After spraining the waist, you must pay more attention to rest.

What should a young person do if he sprains his waist?

During the acute stage of pain, patients should pay attention to resting on a hard bed, and apply a cold towel to the waist 1 to 2 days after the injury, and then use a hot towel to promote the absorption of hematoma. At the same time, pay attention to keeping your waist warm, avoid getting cold, and do not do waist rotation activities.

Physical therapy can also effectively improve lumbar stiffness, such as laser or super laser magnetic therapy. Magnetic therapy is a relatively safe and convenient physical therapy method. Don't make blind choices in daily life. It is recommended that patients pay more attention to some commonly used medical devices in China during daily home treatment. For example, low back pain treatment belts, low back pain fixation belts, etc. are all commonly used methods of multifunctional treatment in China.

When treating lumbar sprain with manipulation, one should first relax the muscles and tendons, and press relevant acupoints, such as Shenshu, Yangguan, and Weizhong. The manipulations mainly include connecting, pushing, rolling, and kneading. After the muscles are relaxed, have the patient lie on his side, shake the waist first, and then move and press sideways. After treatment, the patient will feel loose in the waist. The severity of the patient's injury should be assessed and Chinese medicine should be taken orally or applied externally. Generally, a sprained waist can be cured in one course of treatment.

Lumbar sprain can be treated as follows:

(1) Stop working and laboring, and stay in bed to rest. You should lie on your back on a hard bed, with a thick quilt on the bed and a soft pillow under your waist to relieve pain and relieve muscle spasms.

(2) Do not apply hot compresses or massage on the day of sprain to avoid local vascular dilation, bleeding and worsening edema. After 24 hours, local treatments such as hot compress, massage, and fire-pulling can be used, or the affected area can be wrapped with a cloth heated with salt, or the injured muscles of the waist and back can be evenly tapped with the fingertips, palms, or half-clenched fists. You can also apply and massage the affected area with safflower oil, rice wine, etc. to promote local blood circulation and harmonize qi and blood. Acute injury caused by sudden stretching of soft tissues such as muscles, ligaments, fascia in the sacral area, exceeding their elastic limit. After an acute lumbar sprain, severe pain may occur immediately, and you may even feel a broken waist. at this time. The waist is afraid to move, walking is difficult, and in severe cases, even turning over in bed is impossible. The pain in the lower back is persistent and can be aggravated by coughing, sneezing, and exerting force on the abdomen.