Why does my waist hurt when I can't bend it?

The waist is an important part of the human body and often develops symptoms of disease due to various reasons. For example, female friends often feel back pain during menstruation. Men may also suffer from waist problems due to work pressure. We must pay attention to abnormal conditions in the waist, because potential diseases may occur. So why does the waist hurt when you can't bend it?

Causes of low back pain when bending over: (1) Acute lumbar sprain and long-term repeated lumbar muscle strain. (2) Untimely treatment and inappropriate treatment methods. (3) Long-term and repeated excessive waist movement and excessive load, such as long-term sitting, long-term standing, or holding heavy objects or lifting objects from a bent over position to an upright position, can keep the lumbar muscles in a state of high tension for a long time, which can lead to chronic lumbar muscle strain over time. (4) Chronic lumbar muscle strain is also related to climate and environmental conditions. Low temperature or high humidity can trigger or aggravate lumbar muscle strain.

Examination and diagnosis of low back pain when bending over: 1. Soreness or distension in the lower back, partial tingling or burning pain. 2. It gets worse when you are tired and gets better when you rest; it gets better with proper exercise and frequent changes of body position, but gets worse with excessive activity. 3. Unable to persist in bending over while working. They are often forced to stretch their waist or hit their waist with fists from time to time to relieve the pain. 4. There are tender points in the lower back, mostly in the sacrospinal muscle, the posterior part of the iliac spine, the insertion point of the sacrospinal muscle behind the sacrum, or the transverse process of the lumbar vertebra. 5. There is usually no abnormality in the appearance and movement of the waist, and there is no obvious lumbar muscle spasm. A few patients have slightly restricted waist movement.

Prevention of low back pain when bending over:

Low back pain caused by lumbar muscle strain can be prevented. How to prevent it? First of all, we should strengthen exercise and improve physical fitness. Especially for people who sit for a long time, the waist and back muscles are relatively weak and easily injured. Therefore, we should purposefully strengthen the training of the waist and back muscles, such as doing some flexion, extension, left and right waist lateral bending, rotation, as well as supine and sit-up movements, so that the waist muscles can be developed and powerful, the ligaments can be strong, the joints can be flexible, and the chance of illness can be reduced. Obese people should lose weight to reduce the burden on their waist. Secondly, you should pay attention to self-regulation, combining work and rest, avoid being fixed in one action for a long time and forced bending movements. For example, you can squat after standing for a long time. Squatting not only relaxes the waist and leg muscles, but also reduces physical energy consumption.

Then pay attention to various postures in life. For example, when picking up heavy objects from the ground, you should bend your knees and squat to avoid bending over to increase the burden; when picking up heavy objects, keep your body as close to the object as possible and keep it close to your abdomen, with your legs slightly squatting; when taking or putting things in high places, do not force yourself if you can't reach it; the spine should be kept bent when sleeping, etc. It is also important to avoid moisture and cold.

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