What to do if you sprain your waist while lifting something

The waist is a very important part of the human body. Many times, people may cause waist injuries if they are not careful. Therefore, everyone must be very careful in daily life to avoid causing harm to their bodies. When moving things, you need to use strength in your waist to lift them. What should you do if you sprain your waist while lifting things? Here I will tell you in detail how to take care of a sprained waist.

1. What to do if you sprain your waist

1. Supine health care method

The patient lies on his back, first supporting himself with his feet, elbows and head on the bed, then straightening his waist, back, buttocks and lower limbs and slightly leaving the bed. When he feels tired, he returns to a calm supine position to rest. Repeat this method for about 10 minutes, once in the morning and once in the evening.

2. Prone health care method

The patient lies prone with both upper limbs placed behind the back, then lifts the head, chest and legs forcefully off the bed, making the body arched, and persists until feeling slightly tired. Repeat this exercise for about 10 minutes, once in the morning and once in the evening. If you persist in exercising for a long time, you can prevent and treat the occurrence and development of lumbar muscle strain and drooping head syndrome.

3. Waist and back tapping massage health care method

The patient first sits upright, clenches his left hand into an empty fist, and uses his left fist to punch the left side of his waist from top to bottom. After slowly tapping for ten minutes, massage your left palm up and down for about five minutes, twice a day. Finally, do the same exercise with your right hand. The effect is best when you can feel the massaged area getting hot. You will feel very relaxed and comfortable after the exercise.

4. Hot compress or physical therapy

Every night, you can use a hot water bottle or heat therapy to apply hot compress to the painful area. You can also use 1.5 kg of bran, fry it in an iron pan until it is sticky, then add 0.25 kg of vinegar and stir quickly, put it into a homemade cloth bag, and then place it on the painful area of ​​​​the waist and cover it with a quilt to keep warm. You can buy a far-infrared thermal therapy device or Zhou Lin spectrum analyzer and other physical therapy methods. This method can promote blood circulation in the waist, eliminate rheumatism, and promote blood circulation and dredge the meridians.

2. Tips to easily solve the problem of sprained waist

1. Rest

Lie quietly on a hard bed, and use pillows (or sandbags) on both sides of your waist to keep it still and move less. Hugging your knees with your hands can relieve pain.

2. Guidance

Guidance or acupuncture of the extra meridian points on the lumbar pain points. On the back of the hand, between the second, third and fifth metacarpal bones, at the midpoint between the transverse wrist crease and the metacarpophalangeal joint. Two points on one side. Guide or retain the needle for 20 minutes, three times a day, and at the same time let the patient flex and extend more than 10 times, which will have a significant analgesic effect.

3. Hot compress

Cover your waist with a thin cloth, apply a wrung-out hot towel to the affected area, and then cover it with another soaked hot towel to maintain the heat. Change it every 3 minutes and continue the hot compress for 20-30 minutes each time. You can also wrap heated salt or sand in a cloth bag and apply hot compress, but be careful to keep the temperature within your tolerable range.

4. Massage

Use kneading and pressing to relax the lumbar muscles, twice a day, each time for 20-30 minutes.

5. Prevention

When the pain is greatly reduced, start lumbar muscle exercises immediately to prevent muscle and ligament adhesion and the condition from turning from acute to chronic. You should strengthen your waist exercises on a daily basis to enhance muscle strength and prevent recurrence. When grabbing heavy objects, first stretch your limbs and then bend and stretch your waist. Wait until your posture is stable before lifting the object.

6. Waist rubbing method

Bend forward at the waist and rub the waist with the palms of both hands to generate a sense of heat, for about 2 minutes.

7. Back-carrying method

The patient and his family stand back to back, bend their elbows and hold them together. Then the family member lowers his head and bends over, picks up the patient, and gently shakes him left to right while letting him kick his feet upwards. Put him down after a while and rest for a few minutes before doing it again. Generally, after reciting it a few times, the back pain will gradually improve.

8. Squat and stand

Ask the patient to squat and stretch his arms upward with his palms facing each other. Another person squats down and uses the thumb and middle finger of his right hand to press and pinch the two points on the left and right sides of the patient's waist where it hurts the most, making the patient feel painful but comfortable. Then the two of them slowly stood up at the same time, stood still for a while, and then slowly squatted down. The effect will be better if you can sweat during the process.