My back hurts a lot, what should I do?

Back pain is a common symptom of modern people, according to the statistics of the Health Insurance Bureau, the medical expenses in this area in 87 years are as high as 3 billion, and more than 2 million people have sought medical treatment for back pain, the Health Insurance Bureau said that the first course of back pain is within three months after the onset of the disease, so if the public has back pain, they should try to grasp this period.

In addition to a small number of causes of upper and lower back pain, most of them are caused by inattention to daily life posture or aging bone spurs or external force injuries, and most of them are caused by excessive pressure on the back caused by poor daily life posture and incorrect movements.

Therefore, in order to prevent back pain, the best way is to avoid incorrect posture and develop regular exercise habits, especially to strengthen the endurance and flexibility of the muscles in the waist.

1. Back and abdominal exercises are equally important

Gymnastics and stretching exercises can help improve back health. You can do more low-intensity exercises, such as walking and swimming, but butterfly swimming can also put pressure on your back muscles and is not suitable for people with back pain. Weightlifting, basketball, etc., are also not suitable for people with back pain.

In addition, in addition to strengthening the back muscles, it is also necessary to strengthen the abdominal muscles when exercising, so as to provide better support for the back.

2. Bend your knees when bending over and lifting heavy objects

When bending over, the back is most stressed. When picking up or lifting something, it's best to bend your knees so that the area of force is mainly focused on the legs and not the back. In addition, it is best to spread your legs apart and keep your back straight, so that the weight is as close to your body as possible to reduce the pressure on your back.

If you usually carry a heavy backpack, you should pay attention to changing the stressed shoulders frequently.

3. Wear less leggings

Wearing leggings often can cause the abdominal muscles to be loose, which is not conducive to supporting the back. There are also high heels that will increase the burden on the back, and women should wear less high heels, and it is best to have a heel that does not exceed centimeters, not too high.

4. Maintain a normal weight

Being overweight can put pressure on the back muscles, and most obese people have chronic back pain. In particular, if you gain weight in a short period of time, it may increase the burden on your back muscles and ligaments all at once.

5. Sit and stand correctly

When you sit and stand, your back is under a lot of pressure. The correct posture should be to keep the head, neck and chest straight and the pelvis forward, while tucking the abdomen and hips to reduce pressure on the back. When sitting, also keep your upper body straight, keeping your spine as close to the back of the chair as possible, and your knees slightly above your hips.

6. Bend your knees

When sleeping on your stomach, your abdominal muscles relax, which can easily lead to lordosis. For people who often have back pain, it is best to sleep on their side with their knees bent to reduce the pressure on the intervertebral discs. If you're lying on your back, place a pillow under your knee to keep your knee bent. In addition, the mattress should not be too soft.

Back pain is a symptom that can be seen in a variety of conditions. Some diseases are more serious and need to be taken seriously, such as traumatic fractures of the thoracic spine, tuberculosis, tumors, etc.; Some back pain symptoms are mild, often caused by cold back and poor posture, so there is no need to be too anxious. In addition to back pain caused by serious illness, back pain generally caused by cold, exertion, poor posture and degenerative changes of the spine should be diagnosed before the symptoms**.

Do not use massage, scraping, cupping, etc., to avoid misdiagnosis and mistreatment, and miss the best opportunity.

Back pain, although not as frequent as neck pain and low back pain, is also a common ailment. About 30 to 40 people have had back pain at some point, and 80 to 90 people have experienced back pain at some point. It can affect people of all genders and ages, but back pain is most common in middle-aged people.

Back pain is unbearable for patients, and patients often do not sit or stand, which requires timely response to their back pain. There are many methods, such as commonly used plasters, which can be applied to the back to significantly relieve back pain, as well as the methods of massage and acupuncture in traditional Chinese medicine, which are also very effective. Of course, if the patient is simply tired, only proper rest is needed to relieve the back pain.

Generally, patients have back pain, basically there is a reason, the back has a certain elasticity and tension, and it is impossible to have pain for no reason. It is recommended that the patient undergo an examination of the symptoms, and then decide which method to use, only the back pain of the symptomatic patient, in order to better the condition, let's take a look at it, what to do with back pain?

1. Plaster to treat back pain.

The patient's back pain can be alleviated by plastering and using plasters, these plasters are mainly selected to remove the dampness of the patient's back.

If you can't stick it for too long, it will cause the breathing obstruction of the lower back joints, and generally a pair of plasters can be used for 20 hours, and you can stick it for seven days, so that the **back pain, there will be an obvious **effect**.

2. Do massage to improve back pain.

The patient's back pain may be caused by the condition of the lumbar spine, this condition, it is recommended that the patient choose the method of massage to relieve their back pain, massage is generally in accordance with the human body's bone and joint acupoints, loose and fatigue relief massage methods, can effectively relieve the situation of back pain.

3. Acupuncture**.

Acupuncture and moxibustion are also a very good method, the cause of back pain is basic, are caused by the patient's lumbar spine disease, the use of acupuncture methods, can evacuate the acupuncture points of the lumbar spine, promote the blood flow of the patient's back, so as to help the patient relieve the condition of back pain, acupuncture is generally recommended that the patient follow the course of treatment, because a satisfactory effect can not be achieved, only the course of acupuncture can be carried out better.

4. Rest to relieve.

Of course, not all patients have back pain, it is caused by the disease, and some are overworked, resulting in waist muscle strain, forming a temporary low back pain condition, in this case, patients should take a reasonable rest to adjust and relieve their strained lumbar muscles, which can improve the condition of back pain.