I get sore on both sides of my lower back when I wake up in the morning

Many friends experience back pain when they wake up in the morning. In fact, this situation may be related to sleeping posture or mattress, but it is more likely to be caused by lumbar muscle strain. Lumbar muscle strain is very easy to develop, so if it is diagnosed, it is best to take good care of your waist. In daily life, we should also reduce the weight on the waist and increase exercise.

1. After acute lumbar sprain and long-term repeated lumbar muscle strain.

2. Untimely treatment and inappropriate handling methods.

3. Long-term and repeated excessive waist movement and excessive load, such as sitting or standing for a long time, or holding heavy objects or lifting objects from a bent position to an upright position, can keep the lumbar muscles in a state of high tension for a long time, which can lead to chronic lumbar muscle strain over time.

4. Chronic lumbar muscle strain is also related to climate and environmental conditions. Too low temperature or too high humidity can trigger or aggravate lumbar muscle strain.

treat

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. Drug treatment mainly includes anti-inflammatory analgesics, injected corticosteroids and oral non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, local muscle relaxants and analgesics.

5. For those with fixed tenderness points, 0.5% to 1% procaine plus methylprednisolone acetate or hydrocortisone acetate can be used for pain point blockade, 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 is not necessary for lumbar muscle strain, and surgery may even aggravate symptoms.