What should I do if I have pain in my lower back muscles?

Someone asked online: What should I do if I have sore waist muscles? The main symptoms were that he had back pain for ten years and he had a herniated lumbar disc. After the doctor's analysis, it may be caused by lumbar muscle strain. This disease can be treated with acupuncture and massage on a daily basis. However, if the situation is very serious, it is recommended that you go to a regular hospital to diagnose the disease. It is wise to treat it early.

① Rest. Rest can relieve muscle soreness, slowly promote blood circulation, accelerate the elimination of metabolic products, and eliminate the supply and repair of nutrients to the sore muscle area, restoring it to normal. Static stretching of muscles can accelerate muscle relaxation and relieve antagonist muscles, which helps the recovery of spastic muscles. Perform static stretching exercises on the sore area, maintain the stretch for 2 minutes, then rest for 1 minute, and repeat. Doing this stretching exercise several times a day can help relieve spasms.

② Patting massage. Massage the painful area to relax the muscles, promote muscle blood circulation, help repair injuries and relieve spasms. Of course, you can also perform self-relaxation treatment, generally focusing on the neck, back, and limbs, supplemented by the head, chest, and abdomen. The specific techniques are:

1. Beat your back: Make fists with both hands and gently beat your shoulders, back and waist. You can also use a patting stick to alternately pat your shoulders, back, waist, and lower limbs. When patting, pay attention to lightly patting the back and heavier on the lower limbs.

2. Massage the legs: Massage the anterior inner and anterolateral sides of the thighs repeatedly from top to bottom.

3. Shake your legs: Stand or sit, relax your leg muscles and shake them, while moving your ankle joints up and down, left and right in a circular motion.

4. Push Yintang: Use the thumbs of both hands to push from Yintang point (center of eyebrows) to the left and right to the temples. Repeat 8 to 10 times. Pause for 5 to 10 seconds between each time. Then spread the five fingers apart and push from the hairline on the forehead to Baihui point 5 to 6 times. Repeat the operation 30 times with 5 to 10 seconds interval each time.

5. Massage the chest and abdomen: Massage the chest from top to bottom, repeat 20 times; and massage the abdomen in a circular motion from left to right, repeat 20 times. Heat

It is the most effective way. Applying hot compress to the sore local muscles can promote blood circulation, improve metabolism, and accelerate the relief and recovery of muscle soreness. Especially when combined with light stretching exercises or massage, it will accelerate the elimination of delayed muscle soreness and promote its return to normal.

Through the introduction of the above article, everyone also understands how to solve the problem of lumbar muscle pain. In fact, as long as you persist in doing the above-mentioned methods, you can alleviate the symptoms of the disease. There are many medicines for treating lumbar muscle pain. It is recommended that you do not blindly use medication before the disease is diagnosed. If you want to know more about what to do about lower back muscle pain, you can consult a doctor.