How to treat lumbar pain and inability to bend

If people are overworked in life, they will feel back pain, fatigue, stiffness in legs and feet, etc. This is one of the most direct manifestations of lumbar damage. Most lumbar damage is manifested as lumbar pain and inability to bend over. Although this symptom is not too serious, it has a great impact on people's lives. Therefore, treatment is necessary. So, how to treat lumbar pain and inability to bend over?

1. Acupuncture treatment

Main acupoints: Shenshu, Yaoyan, Weizhong, Ashi point, and Large Intestineshu.

Acupoint combination: For arthralgia caused by cold and dampness, add Yaoyangguan; for damp-heat blockage, add Dazhui; for blood stasis blockage and pain in the middle of the spine, add Shuigou; for pain in the outer side of the waist, add Houxi; for kidney deficiency, add Zhishi and Mingmen.

Procedure: The purgation method is used for cold-dampness obstruction, damp-heat obstruction, and blood stasis obstruction; the tonification method is used for kidney qi deficiency syndrome. For cold-dampness syndrome and kidney yang deficiency syndrome, add moxibustion; for blood stasis syndrome, pricking and bleeding at the weizhong point.

2. Skin Acupuncture

Choose the painful area of ​​lumbar muscles, use plum blossom needle to prick and prick to cause bleeding, and add cupping. It is suitable for cold-dampness obstruction, damp-heat obstruction and low back pain caused by blood stasis.

3. Prevention and care:

1. To prevent low back pain, you should pay attention to maintaining a correct sitting, lying and walking posture in daily life, maintain a moderate work and rest schedule, avoid heavy weight bearing, and avoid falls and sprains of the waist. Avoid sitting or lying in wet places. During the hot and humid summer months, avoid sleeping outdoors at night. After wading in water or sweating, you should change clothes and wipe your body, or take ginger and brown sugar tea to dispel wind, cold and dampness.

2. Acute low back pain should be treated promptly, and attention should be paid to rest and recuperation after recovery to consolidate the therapeutic effect.

3. In addition to drug treatment for chronic low back pain, pay attention to keeping the waist warm, or use a lumbar support to avoid low back injuries. Avoid overwork, prevent external pathogens, move your waist regularly, or perform self-massage of your waist. Medical sports activities such as Tai Chi can help recover from low back pain.