What should I do if I have pain in the spine in the middle of my back?

Spinal problems are common medical problems faced by modern people in life. Because the spine has many bones and each bone is subject to greater physical pressure, it is easy to develop symptoms of fatigue injury, posing a greater threat to health. For example, pain in the spine in the middle of the back is a common symptom. Let’s take a look at what to do if you have pain in the spine in the middle of the back.

Pain in the middle of the back spine is typical of spondylitis. It mainly occurs in young people, with initial symptoms of lower back pain, because spondylitis first attacks the sacroiliac joints, gradually spreads upward, causing calcification of the ligaments of various spinal joints. X-rays show that the intervertebral disc space disappears and the spine becomes bamboo-like. It is not easy to detect in the early stages, and in the late stages the back pain worsens, making it impossible to sit for a long time, and finally forming a severe hunchback, a stiff neck, and an inability to stand upright.

Spondylitis is not limited to spinal joint lesions. In most cases, all major joints of the body may be affected. Involvement of different joints produces pain and symptoms related to that joint area. When the hip joint is affected, patients may complain of hip pain, but some patients usually complain of groin pain on the affected side. In the early stages, hip flexion and limited mobility may occur, and flexion contracture deformity may occur in the knee joint. Although rare, it is also one of the causes of disability caused by this disease. Redness, swelling and pain may occur in other toe joints, but this is rare in cases with residual deformities. Swelling and pain in the finger joints are the least common.

Solution:

1. Reduce the bad habits of lying or sitting for long periods of time, exercise more, and strengthen your lumbar muscles.

2. Pay attention to rheumatism. According to the season, add clothes in time, keep your waist warm, and prevent cold and wind.

3. Pay attention to your sleeping posture. When you lie flat on your back, use something like a towel to pad your waist so that your waist is slightly lifted. This will protect the physiological curve of the lumbar spine.

4. When studying or working, try to keep your chest up and stomach in, and sit upright. (This posture is difficult for most people to maintain. You can sit up straight for a while, take a break, then do it again, and then rest.)

5. Lifestyle methods to alleviate low back pain can only treat the symptoms, not the root cause. The effect of spondylitis is best in the initial treatment, and medication is used in the middle stage of the disease. The traditional theory of Chinese medicine on the treatment of spondylitis believes that "wind, cold and dampness block the meridians, causing meridian blockage, which causes pain", so Chinese medicine treatment generally aims to dispel wind and cold, relieve spasms and dredge meridians, and promote blood circulation and remove blood stasis.