Why does my back hurt so much?

Back pain is a common phenomenon. Many people suffer from back pain at ordinary times. If the back catches a cold, it is easy to cause back pain. At this time, you can use hot compresses to relieve the pain. If hot compresses cannot relieve the pain, it is likely that the back pain is caused by an illness. At this time, it is best to go to the hospital as soon as possible to find out the cause. After the disease is diagnosed, use medication under the guidance of a doctor. It is best not to take medication privately.

Ways to relieve back pain

Doing yoga can relieve back pain. Yoga can not only calm the mind and lose weight, but the stretching movements can also relieve back pain. If you do yoga at least once a week for 40-90 minutes each time for three months, your back pain will improve. The effects of yoga are good and healthy, far better than taking medicine or physical therapy. Stretching is just as effective as yoga for treating back pain, but the main areas of the body that are worked are the torso and legs.

Massage your back to relieve pain. Each acupoint can be massaged for 10 minutes each time. The specific number of times a day can be determined according to the relief situation. If the back pain is severe, do it 3 or 4 times a day. If it is less severe, do it twice a day. Massaging the Xinshu, Dushu and Geshu points on the upper back can help stimulate the lungs and heart, as well as regulate blood circulation, relax the stomach and soothe the stomach. Massaging the liver, gallbladder, and spleen points on the lower back can stimulate the liver, gallbladder, strengthen the spleen, harmonize the stomach, and eliminate dampness.

Standing against a wall can increase back muscle strength to relieve back pain. Stand up straight with your back against a wall, and bring your shoulder blades on both sides as close to the wall as possible. Do this for about 3 minutes each time. This will help increase muscle strength and help prevent and relieve back pain.

Relaxing, reducing stress, and maintaining mental health are also associated with avoiding back pain. When people are anxious, the body goes into a “fight or flight” response, which causes muscles to tense and prepare for action, so people who are nervous and stressed are more likely to experience back pain.

What causes right back pain?

1. Back pain caused by cervical spondylosis; cervical spondylosis occurs in the cervical spine, how can it cause back pain? Little do people know that the posterior branches of the spinal nerves of the fourth, fifth and sixth cervical vertebrae extend to the back and control the skin and muscles of the upper back. When degenerative changes occur in the cervical spine, if the posterior branches of the spinal nerves of the fourth, fifth, and sixth cervical vertebrae are pulled, back pain will occur. In fact, neck and back pain, upper limb weakness, numbness of fingers, dizziness, nausea, and even blurred vision and difficulty swallowing are all symptoms of cervical spondylosis.

2. Back pain caused by cervical sprain and stiff neck; due to improper neck movement or bad sleeping position, local muscles are sprained, the pain involves the back muscles, the medical history is short, the tenderness point is fixed and located at the injured muscle site, more common in the upper inner part of the scapula, and accompanied by muscle spasm, and obvious tender cord-like spasmodic muscle bundles can be touched, and the neck and back movements are obviously limited.

3. Back pain caused by rheumatism; Rheumatism is mostly an autoimmune disease, with a hidden and slow onset and a long course. It invades the joints, bones, muscles, blood vessels and related soft tissues, and can cause a certain degree of back pain. Back pain is aggravated in cool, windy and damp weather.

4. Back pain caused by frozen shoulder; frozen shoulder can cause shoulder joint pain. As the disease progresses, the range of pain will continue to increase, and some patients will experience back pain.

5. Back pain caused by ankylosing spondylitis; patients with ankylosing spondylitis will experience chronic generalized or persistent low back pain, tenderness of the spinous process, stiffness in the back and waist after getting up in the morning, aggravated back and waist pain when leaning back, improved after activity, and easy fatigue after standing or walking for a long time. Patients often present with limited movement of the lower back and waist. Physical examination may reveal tenderness of the lumbar spinous processes and paraspinal muscle spasms. In the later stages, muscle atrophy and even hunchback deformity may occur.