What are the symptoms of lumbar muscle injury?

When the lumbar muscles are injured, it is actually very uncomfortable for the patient, because lumbar muscle injuries usually cause pain. More serious patients need to stay in bed to rest in order to feel more comfortable. Patients with lumbar muscle injuries generally experience low back pain, lumbar weakness, limited range of motion, etc. Patients must rest more during the treatment process.

What are the symptoms of lumbar muscle strain?

1. Clinically, the symptoms of lumbar muscle strain are sore waist, which is aggravated by daytime fatigue and relieved after rest. Over time, it can cause muscle fiber degeneration and even small tears, forming scars or fiber cords or adhesions, leaving long-term chronic low back pain.

2. Pain on one side, both sides or in the middle of the waist can be a symptom of many diseases or an independent disease. This is also the main symptom of lumbar muscle strain.

3. Recurrent pain in the waist or lumbosacral region. The pain may vary with climate change or degree of fatigue, and may be mild or severe at times. The pain is persistent and does not heal. There may be widespread tenderness in the lower back, and there is usually no abnormality in spinal movement. During an acute attack, the symptoms of various lumbar muscle strains are significantly aggravated, and patients may also experience muscle spasms, scoliosis, and limited functional activities.

4. Due to the weakness of the waist, a slight carelessness will cause a "sprained feeling", and the symptoms will worsen and be accompanied by lumbar movement disorders. Clinical examination showed a series of symptoms of lumbar muscle strain, including loose and weak lumbar muscles and no obvious tenderness.

5. The movement of the waist is basically normal, and there is generally no obvious obstacle, but sometimes patients with lumbar muscle strain will feel pulling and discomfort. He cannot sit or stand for long periods of time, and is not capable of doing bending work. If he bends over for a long period of time, he will find it difficult to straighten his back. He often likes to beat his waist and back with both hands. This is also a symptom of lumbar muscle strain.

6. The symptoms of lumbar muscle strain will be aggravated by soreness and pain in the waist after being exposed to cold, and will be relieved after being exposed to heat. Bending over for too long will increase the pain and make it difficult to straighten your back. These are more common in patients with lumbar muscle strain.

7. Long-term recurring soreness and discomfort in the lower back and back, or dull distending pain, heaviness and tightness in the waist, as if carrying heavy objects, which may be sometimes light and sometimes heavy and lingering and difficult to heal. These are also symptoms of lumbar muscle strain.

The dietary principle for lumbar muscle strain is to eat foods that strengthen the waist and kidneys, promote blood circulation and dredge meridians, such as walnuts, chestnuts, pork tenderloin, shrimp, animal kidneys, leeks, hawthorn, loofah, wolfberry, etc.

Wolfberry and lamb kidney porridge: 500g fresh wolfberry leaves, washed and chopped; 2 lamb kidneys, washed, fascia and smell glands removed, chopped. Add the two ingredients and 250g of rice, add appropriate amount of water, simmer over low heat until it becomes porridge, and add seasonings before serving. Take once a day for 7-10 days.

Quail, wolfberry and eucommia soup: 1 quail, remove the hair and internal organs, add 30g wolfberry, 15g eucommia, add water and boil together, remove the residue, eat the meat and drink the soup. Take once a day for 5-7 days, intermittently.

Dipsacus asper and Eucommia bark pig tail soup: remove the hair and wash two pig tails, add 25g each of Dipsacus asper and Eucommia bark, put them in a casserole and cook until done, add a little salt, remove the residue, eat the pig tail and drink the soup. Take for 5-7 days.