How to Recover from Lumbar Muscle Injury?

Update Date: 2024-06-27 Source: Network

Lumbar muscle injury is one of the most common causes of low back pain in young and middle-aged patients. There are various treatment methods, including general treatment, hot compress, physical therapy, and drug blockade therapy. However, the main principles are to eliminate the causes and relieve pain. Specific treatment plans need to be formulated according to specific conditions, and there is no best method suitable for everyone.

First is the general treatment method. Rest is essential, and bed rest is preferred. It generally takes 3 to 4 weeks for the damaged soft tissue to fully recover. Secondly, hot compress can be applied 2 to 3 times a day, lasting 20 to 30 minutes each time. If the pain persists, physical therapy, acupuncture, and moderate massage can be performed, which can effectively relieve pain.

When the above methods are not satisfactory, drug blockade therapy can be adopted, which consists of anesthetics and corticosteroids, such as a mixture of compound betamethasone injection and lidocaine injection, to quickly relieve pain. Acute lumbar sprain, long-term recurrent lumbar muscle strain, untimely treatment, improper handling methods, long-term repeated excessive lumbar movement, and excessive load can all lead to lumbar muscle strain.

Sitting for a long time, standing for a long time, or holding heavy objects from a bending position to an upright position can make the lumbar muscles in a high tension state for a long time, which can lead to chronic lumbar muscle strain over time. Chronic lumbar muscle strain also has a certain relationship with climate and environmental conditions. Low temperature or high humidity can trigger or worsen lumbar muscle strain.

The clinical manifestations of lumbar muscle injury include soreness or distention in the waist, partial stabbing or burning pain; the pain is aggravated during exertion and relieved during rest; it is relieved when appropriate activities and frequent changes in position are made, but it is aggravated when excessive activities are performed; bending work cannot be sustained; there are pressure pain points in the waist, mostly located in the sacrospinal muscle, the posterior iliac crest, the attachment of the sacrospinal muscle at the sacrum, or the lumbar transverse process; there are no abnormalities in the shape and activity of the waist, and no obvious lumbar muscle spasms. A few patients have slightly limited waist movements.

If the above symptoms appear, it is recommended to seek medical attention promptly for diagnosis and treatment to avoid delayed treatment.