Methods to prevent and deal with lumbar muscle strain

I believe everyone has heard of the disease of lumbar muscle strain? There must be some people around us who suffer from lumbar muscle strain. Perhaps everyone thinks that its manifestation is pain in the waist and legs, and that it can be cured by applying a plaster. In fact, this understanding is not comprehensive. What are the specific forms of lumbar muscle strain? What are the ways to prevent it? Let’s discuss it together.

Lumbar muscle strain, also known as functional low back pain, chronic low back injury, lumbar gluteal muscle fasciitis, etc., is actually a chronic damaging inflammation of the lumbar muscles and the fascia or periosteum of their attachment points. It is one of the common causes of low back pain. The main symptoms are swelling and pain in the waist or lumbosacral area, which recur repeatedly. The pain may vary with climate change or the degree of fatigue. For example, it may be aggravated by daytime fatigue and relieved after rest. It is a common clinical disease, a frequently-occurring disease, and has many causative factors. Over time, it can cause muscle fiber degeneration or even small tears, forming scars, fibrous cords or adhesions, leaving long-term chronic low back pain.

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1. Avoid overwork and correct bad posture.

2. Appropriate functional exercise

Strengthen exercises of the waist and back muscles to prevent muscle tension disorders, such as lying prone without a pillow, then straightening your chest and head, and stretching your hands and feet into the air; you can also lie on your back in bed without a pillow, push your head back against the bed, and lift your shoulders.

3. Physical therapy, massage, and other therapies that relax muscles and promote blood circulation.

4. Medication

The main ones are anti-inflammatory analgesics, injected corticosteroids and oral non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, local muscle relaxants and analgesics.

5. Blockade therapy

For those with fixed tenderness points, 0.5% to 1% procaine plus methylprednisolone acetate or hydrocortisone acetate can be used to block the pain points, with good results.

6. Physical therapy

Under the guidance of a doctor, choosing appropriate physical therapy can also enhance the treatment effect. There are currently many physical therapy methods, including electromagnetic, ultrasonic, infrared, laser, etc., which act on the human body through sound, light, electricity, heat, etc. to play a role in relaxing muscles and activating blood circulation.

7. Surgery

For cases that fail to respond to various non-surgical treatments, surgical treatment can be performed.

Through the introduction of the above article, I believe everyone has a certain understanding of lumbar muscle strain? Lumbar muscle strain is actually quite harmful to the human body. The article also introduces in detail the methods of preventing and treating lumbar muscle strain. Therefore, if someone around us suffers from lumbar muscle strain, we must persuade them to seek treatment as soon as possible.