What causes back pain? Pay attention to back pain

Have you ever experienced back pain? In many cases, it is caused by fatigue. If this phenomenon occurs, you should be alert to the serious lack of protein in the body. You can exercise more, do massage, acupuncture, etc. to treat back pain.

1. Causes of back pain:

When you work for long hours, you will feel back pain, which is a serious warning of protein deficiency. Protein burns fat quickly in the human body. When there is insufficient protein, fat cannot be fully burned, and harmful substances such as pyruvate are produced, which makes people feel sore.

2. Treatment of back pain

1. Exercise therapy: Exercise can increase muscle flexibility and joint flexibility, and can also enhance muscle strength and endurance, thereby improving the body's qi.

Blood circulation and relieve physical and mental stress. Exercise can also help prevent pain or help eliminate back pain. It is the most important and effective method for treating back pain. Currently, the best light exercises are Tai Chi, Qigong and swimming.

2. Push and press therapy: Push and press therapy can help release or reduce physical and mental stress and relax tense muscles. Therefore, it is also one of the important methods to eliminate back pain.

3. Traction therapy: This method helps to increase the distance between vertebrae for patients with intervertebral disc herniation and lumbar foraminal stenosis, prevent bone spurs or cartilage from compressing the nerves, and help relieve pain symptoms.

4. Acupuncture therapy: Acupuncture can promote the circulation of qi and blood, and has an analgesic effect, and is quite effective for acute pain. If the patient is suffering from chronic lumbar muscle strain, local warm moxibustion can be applied, which has the effect of relaxing muscles and activating blood circulation.

5. Physical therapy: including ultrasound, electrotherapy, hot and cold compresses and other methods. Ultrasound waves can penetrate deep into muscle tissue and generate heat, which helps relieve pain and swelling. Electrotherapy uses electrical stimulation to make muscle cells move regularly, relieving muscle hardening and cramps. Cold compress is suitable for acute pain within one or two days, and has the effect of relieving pain and reducing swelling; while hot compress is more suitable for chronic pain, and can improve local circulation and enhance tissue recovery ability.

6. Drug treatment: For patients with local bruises, swelling, heat and pain, drugs that promote blood circulation, reduce swelling and clear heat can be applied externally. If there is no bruises but pain, external application can be used.