How to treat a cold on the back

A cold on the back needs timely treatment. Failure to do so will aggravate the condition and seriously affect daily work and life. While actively treating a cold on the back, you also need to pay more attention to keeping warm and resting in your daily life. You can relieve pain through Chinese medicine acupuncture or cupping and other physical therapy methods. Try to eat light food and eat less spicy and irritating foods.

What causes back pain?

1. Causes of back pain

Ankylosing spondylitis: Ankylosing spondylitis is one of the main causes of back pain in some people, and the disability rate of this disease is very high. Patients with ankylosing spondylitis often experience recurrent attacks of sciatica and alternating pain between the left and right sides. These are the most common symptoms of this disease, so patients should be vigilant in their daily lives.

Functional causes: Some patients suffer from back pain due to functional reasons, also known as physical causes or primary causes in medicine. This is the most likely cause of back pain in patients. Normally, damage to the back structure is the least noticeable, and once it is noticed, the symptoms are usually already quite serious. There are many reasons that lead to functional damage to the back, most of which are caused by lifestyle, improper posture or psychological stress.

2. Other causes of back pain

When any structure of the spine becomes abnormal, back pain may occur. The most common cause is a herniated disc, which compresses the nerves and causes pain; the second most common cause is soft tissue damage such as muscle sprains, ligament strains, etc., which are usually caused by sports injuries; degenerative arthritis, ankylosing arthritis, spinal canal stenosis, spondylolisthesis, scoliosis, leg length discrepancy, and poor posture are all causes of back pain.

3. The development of back pain is divided into three stages

The first stage is the period of poor posture syndrome, that is, the back pain is caused by poor posture. The tissue structure at this stage is still intact and normal, but the posture is deviated. Therefore, some muscle groups are in a stretched state for a long time like rubber bands, which will eventually lead to fatigue and soreness. The solution is to correct your posture and maintain a good posture at all times, which will quickly eliminate the pain.

The second stage is the dysfunction syndrome stage, which is caused by long-term poor posture, degenerative arthritis, or a history of injury, resulting in soft tissue damage. At this time, the spinal structure is not a big deal, but the soft tissue has changed and it takes a long time to correct it before it can recover.

The third stage is the structural disorder syndrome period, in which the arrangement of the vertebrae or the position of the intervertebral discs have changed. This is the most serious period. In addition to posture correction and muscle strength training, physical therapy methods such as heat therapy or traction therapy should be used to relieve symptoms and return to normal.