Middle-aged and elderly people should seek medical advice in time for low back pain.
In fact, in many cases, the problem of low back pain may not be in the waist, but it is only an external manifestation, and the substantive problem may occur in the adjacent organs of the waist, such as kidney, pancreas, lung, prostate and uterus, which can all cause low back pain. For example, there is pain or dull pain in the waist, even unbearable pain, or radiation along the ureter, so that there is pain in the perineum, so we must consider urinary system problems, such as acute pyelonephritis, urinary calculi, tuberculosis and so on.
Low back pain caused by pancreatic diseases usually radiates from the upper abdomen. Because the pancreatic capsule is thin and imperfect, once inflammation or tumor occurs in the pancreas, it is easy to spread to nearby tissues and organs, thus causing low back pain. The low back pain of patients with pancreatic cancer is extremely serious, and it will be relieved when sitting.
For men, chronic seminal vesiculitis, prostatic hypertrophy or prostate tumor can also cause low back pain, mainly in the lumbosacral region, accompanied by perineal discomfort, burning sensation of urethra and frequent urination and urgency.
Female reproductive system diseases also often cause low back pain. For example, acute salpingitis, endometritis and oophoritis, if the treatment is not timely and thorough, the inflammation will be chronic, and extensive adhesion will occur in the pelvic cavity, leading to lower abdominal pain and first-degree low back pain. When suffering from genital tumor, when the tumor grows and involves ligaments, it will also cause abdominal pain and low back pain.
For the elderly, many organs of the body are degenerative, and the probability of low back pain caused by visceral organ diseases will greatly increase. Such as lung and pleural diseases, duodenal ulcer, cholecystitis, gallstones and appendicitis. Old people may all be accompanied by low back pain.
Common conditioning methods for low back pain in the elderly
Low back pain has a great influence on the quality of life, so if this symptom occurs, you must receive scientific treatment in time. First of all, you should do less heavy work and have more rest to avoid further harm to your body; Secondly, find out the cause, and then symptomatic treatment, the body can recover faster.
1, take medicine. Include analgesics, muscle relaxants, neurotrophics, articular cartilage repair and nutrition drugs, osteoporosis treatment drugs, etc. The first two types are palliative. If the pain is severe or does not heal for a long time, patients are advised to take them. The latter side effects are generally small, but they need to be taken for a long time and rarely get immediate results. They should be used according to the doctor's advice.
2. Exercise. The exercise of the elderly should follow three principles: "what you like, what you can stick to, and what you don't feel uncomfortable after exercise." Avoid running, jumping or twisting your waist. In addition, if you have low back pain or many relatives have bad back, it is recommended to avoid the following sports: jogging, tennis, table tennis, bowling, badminton, weightlifting, golf, billiards and so on.
3, hard bed. In fact, the elderly don't need to sleep in any bed for low back pain, and Simmons beds with suitable hardness and softness can be used on the market. But sleeping position is very important. When lying on your back, you can put a quilt under your calf and raise your lower limbs, which will not only help blood return to your heart, but also relax your waist, killing two birds with one stone. When lying on your side, sleeping with your right side down and your legs curled up will also play the same role.
4. waist Waist banding to relieve low back pain is a double-edged sword. On the one hand, for the elderly with acute lumbar sprain or severe lumbar disc herniation, cerclage can protect the waist and relieve the condition. On the other hand, wearing a vest for a long time will gradually shrink the waist muscles and aggravate the condition under the principle of using it in and discarding it. It is best not to wear the waist for more than two weeks, and the elderly who need to wear it for a long time must consult a doctor.
Step 5 stay in bed. Low back pain, especially acute lumbar sprain, can be effectively relieved by staying in bed for 48-72 hours and help the injured tissue heal. But if you stay in bed for more than a week, the muscles inside the waist, which are responsible for protecting and stabilizing the vertebral body, will contract. So staying in bed for a long time does not mean that the curative effect is prolonged, and sometimes there are side effects.
Elders with kidney deficiency and lumbago can be treated with acupuncture.
Acupuncture therapy in traditional Chinese medicine is divided into acupuncture and moxibustion, both of which must stimulate acupoints or specific parts to stimulate human meridians and nerves, thus gradually adjusting the imbalance of tissues and systems. The elderly with kidney deficiency and low back pain are suitable for moxibustion at Mingmen, Shenshu, Yaoyangguan, Dachangshu, Dazhui and Yongquan, which have a specific improvement effect on low back pain.
As far as Mingmen point is concerned, this point can be said to be the foundation of human life, and moxibustion can improve the kidney deficiency and low back pain of the elderly; Shenshu point, which is the back point of kidney, is an important point to treat kidney deficiency and low back pain. Traditional Chinese medicine moxibustion treatment of kidney deficiency and low back pain in the elderly often takes Mingmen and Shenshu as the core, and cooperates with Yaoyangguan and Dachangshu to use Dazhui and Yongquan dialectically.
Firstly, the patient is placed in prone position, and the doctor rubs, presses and rubs the palmar root and thenar, and exerts a slow and gentle force on the spinous muscle to generate a certain amount of hyperthermia. Then click Shenshu, Mingmen, Yaoyangguan, Weizhong, Chengshan, Baciu and Ashi in turn to fully relax muscles and relieve pain.
Sit up straight and keep warm.
Nowadays, many people choose chairs and sofas for softness and comfort, but in fact, such chairs hurt their waists. On the contrary, a hard wooden armchair is best for your waist, which can make you sit straight.
Eating the lumbar spine "hard" but not "soft" is also reflected in the bed where you sleep. In order to protect the waist, it is best to sleep in a hard bed, such as a wooden bed or a hard spring bed. It is also best to buy a hard mattress, which can help maintain the physiological curvature of the spine. It is best to lie on your back when sleeping, so that your body shape can be in a straight line, which helps to relax your lumbar spine. It's okay to lie on your side, but it's not appropriate to sleep on your stomach. In addition, don't choose a pillow that is too high.
In addition, the lumbar spine is also very afraid of cold. Cold and humidity will hinder local blood circulation, cause tension, spasm and deformation of muscles and fascia in the back of the waist, which will lead to low back pain, so it is very important to keep warm at the waist.
Low back pain, rubbing your stomach.
When the lumbar spine feels uncomfortable, massage can be performed: hands akimbo and thumb pressing the lumbar eye point for a while can improve the blood circulation of the waist. Or stick your body against the wall, keep your heel, head and shoulders against the wall, keep a line, lift your heel slightly, bend your arms slightly back, stick your waist, hold your chest out and abdomen in a straight line, which can also relieve waist fatigue.
In life, people are always used to rubbing their stomachs when they have a stomachache and rubbing their waists when they have a backache, but sometimes the effect is not very good. In fact, pressing the lower back with a stomachache and rubbing the front abdomen with a stomachache can often achieve better results.
Chinese medicine pays attention to "treating diseases before they occur". If you always feel weak, you can rub your stomach. The massage technique is: put your hands on your navel, knead clockwise for a few minutes, and then knead counterclockwise until your stomach is slightly hot and you feel fart in it. As soon as the fart is released, I feel my waist relaxed immediately. And people with big bellies should always rub their lower back to lose their big bellies.
Three cases of senile low back pain
Daodou kidney soup
Ingredients: 6-8 kidney beans and 1 kidney.
Production: Wash pork tenderloin into pieces, remove white fascia and odor, add beans and water, and cook soup. Season with salt, drink soup and eat pork loin.
Efficacy: relieving pain and warming the middle warmer. It is suitable for treating lumbago caused by kidney deficiency and nocturnal emission. Daodou Shentang is a folk prescription.
Description: Canadian shell, also known as sword bean and kidney bean, is the seed of Canadian shell, a leguminous plant. Sweet taste, warm nature, entering the gastrointestinal tract, containing urokinase, phytohemagglutinin and so on. It has the functions of warming the middle warmer, lowering qi, tonifying kidney and tonifying yuan. It is a nutritious food with sedative effect. Pork loin, salty and flat, enters the kidney meridian, regulates kidney qi, supplements dirty water, and treats kidney deficiency, lumbago and deafness in the elderly.
Note: this recipe can be used in all seasons, and we don't eat sword beans when eating.
Du Zhong pork tripe soup
Ingredients: Eucommia ulmoides 30-50g, pork tripe 200-250g.
Production: Wash the pork belly, cut it into small pieces, add appropriate amount of water, cook soup with other ingredients, and season to serve.
Efficacy: invigorating kidney and spleen, nourishing essence and blood, and strengthening bones and muscles. Suitable for lumbar muscle strain, frequent urination at night, etc.
Description: Eucommia ulmoides Oliv. It is sweet and warm, enters the liver and kidney meridians, and has the functions of nourishing liver and kidney, strengthening bones and muscles and preventing miscarriage. Pork belly cures fatigue, weakness, frequent urination, etc.
Stewed chicken with cistanche deserticola
Materials: a chicken, cistanche deserticola 15g, 30 ginkgo (shelled), chestnut 15g, coix seed 15g, a little ginger and a little onion.
Production: Wash the chicken, cut into pieces, stir-fry with onion and ginger until it changes color. Add 4 cups of clear water, remove foam and oil slick after boiling, add chopped cistanche deserticola, then add chestnuts, ginkgo and soaked coix seed in turn, and add a little soy sauce when cooking halfway. When the water is dry, stir it with a spatula and eat it after collecting the soup.
Efficacy: Indications for low back pain and frequent urination.
If the low back pain is unbearable, please seek medical advice in time.