Why Do I Experience Back Pain Whenever I Bend Down?

Lumbar pain is a common condition in daily life, with various causes such as bone hyperplasia, lumbar muscle strain, and lumbar sprain, which make it difficult to directly identify the cause for targeted treatment. For instance, some people may feel no discomfort in their lumbar region when standing upright, but experience severe pain upon bending, making it unbearable. So, why does bending cause lumbar pain? Let's explore the reasons and treatment methods.

First, the reasons for lumbar pain upon bending. If this occurs after intense exercise, it is likely due to acute lumbar sprain. Rest, local heat application, and topical application of diclofenac diethylamine emulsion can gradually alleviate the pain. Frequent trauma should be avoided. Lumbar pain upon bending is mostly caused by long-term bending, leading to lumbar muscle strain, lumbar fascia inflammation, and ligament damage. Local exposure to cold and dampness or chronic fatigue can exacerbate the condition. Local heat application, cupping, massage, tuina, acupuncture, and infrared therapy can help alleviate the symptoms.

If pain is centered in the lumbar region, it may be due to lumbar degeneration and bone hyperplasia, which compresses and irritates surrounding soft tissues when bending. Lumbar radiography and MRI can aid in diagnosis.

Now, let's discuss the treatment methods for lumbar pain:

1. Functional exercise is crucial in the treatment of lumbar pain. The most common cause of lumbar pain is lumbar-sourced pain, often related to myofascial strain. Most lumbar pain is associated with poor posture and excessive long-term use. Therefore, functional exercise, correction of bad habits and sitting posture, sleeping on a hard bed, and strengthening functional exercise are essential for treating lumbar pain.

2. Traditional Chinese medicine treatments such as acupuncture, scraping, cupping, and tuina have proven effective for relieving lumbar pain and are popular among patients.

3. Acupotome therapy is a newly emerging treatment technique in the past four decades. It is effective for acute and chronic pain caused by spinal joint diseases. Due to its hard texture, the acupotome can疏通 and剥离 lesions, stimulate nerves, and reduce tension and pressure in soft tissues while stimulating and dredging meridians like traditional acupuncture, making it effective for lumbar pain.

4. Injection therapy is a widely used modern medical technique, especially in pain clinics. Low-concentration local anesthetics, neurotrophic drugs, and small amounts of glucocorticoids are used. Unlike traditional block therapy, injection therapy targets the nerves responsible for lumbar pain, providing targeted treatment to nerve endings, trunks, and roots with minimal medication and quick results.

5. Physical therapy, including medium-frequency, heat application, infrared irradiation, laser, and traction, is essential for treating myofascial strain and degenerative lumbar pain.

6. Surgical treatment may be considered if non-surgical methods fail to alleviate severe lumbar pain that significantly impacts patients' quality of life.

These are the common treatment methods for lumbar pain. It is essential to identify the underlying cause and adopt a comprehensive approach to manage and alleviate the condition.