What should I do if I fall and injure my lumbar spine? Conservative treatment is effective

The lumbar spine is a key organ that supports the normal activities of the human body. Once injured, many complications will occur and you must go to the hospital for treatment in time. If the examination results are good, the patient does not need to worry too much. In this case, conservative treatment is the best choice. The patient should immediately stop all work at hand and rest in bed more. It should be noted that hot compresses cannot be applied on the day of the fall, but can be applied 24 hours later.

1. Patients who suffer lumbar injuries should stop working and stay in bed to rest. You should lie on your back on a hard bed, with a thick quilt under your 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 the fall to avoid local vascular dilation, bleeding and aggravated edema. After 24 hours, local treatments such as hot compresses, 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, palm edges, or half-clenched fists.

3. You can apply safflower oil, rice wine, etc. and massage the affected area to promote local blood circulation and harmonize qi and blood.

4. You can use Dieda Pills, Panax Notoginseng Tablets, Zijindan, Sanhuang Baola Pills and other drugs in combination for treatment.

5. After 24 hours, local treatments such as hot compresses, massage, and fire-pulling can be used, or the affected area can be wrapped with a cloth wrapped with heated salt, or the injured muscles of the waist and back can be evenly tapped with the fingertips, palm edges, or half-clenched fists.

6. In your daily diet, eat more foods high in calcium, such as milk, dairy products, dried shrimps, kelp, sesame paste, and soy products are also rich in calcium. Eating them regularly is also beneficial for calcium supplementation. Pay attention to the nutritional structure.

7. Keep your waist warm and try not to catch cold. Avoid catching cold and eating too much raw or cold food, don't stay in the air conditioner for a long time, and strengthen the protection of your waist and back.