How many days does it take for an acute sprained waist to heal?

If we have an acute sprain of the waist, we should go to the hospital to correct it, and we should pay attention to the care of the waist. First of all, we should pay more attention to rest after the sprain, and we need to rest in bed for a period of time. Then we can massage appropriately, and apply plasters according to the doctor's advice to relieve the condition. Normally, acute lumbar sprains will take more than a week to recover.

1. Rest

If it is a relatively mild acute lumbar sprain, you need to rest in bed for a period of time, usually 1 to 2 days, and then wear a waist belt and a chest and back brace to get up and do some light activities. This method is generally simpler and is mainly for patients with early and mild symptoms. If the condition is serious, this method is not recommended for treatment. After an acute lumbar sprain, you should rest on a hard bed for at least 1 week. It can relieve muscle spasms and labor pains. For acute lumbar ligament or joint sprains, bed rest for 3 to 4 weeks is required. In severe cases, pelvic traction can be performed in combination with auxiliary treatments. Physical therapy, massage, hot compress and closed therapy can be used. When the acute pain is relieved, gradually exercising the waist muscles can promote tissue repair and healing. Prevents adhesions and muscle atrophy. Specific waist function exercises:

2. Massage

In fact, acute lumbar sprain can also be relieved by local massage. At the beginning, the technique must be gentle. Heavy technique may aggravate the symptoms and be detrimental to recovery. Therefore, everyone needs to carry out targeted massage according to their actual personal situation. It is recommended to go to a regular Chinese medicine hospital to receive massage therapy, which will have better effects.

3. Local injection of drugs

Acute lumbar sprain can also be treated with some external medications. A small amount of corticosteroids and appropriate anesthetic drugs can be injected epidurally into the lumbar sacral region of the human body. This can effectively improve muscle spasms and improve blood circulation. However, special attention should be paid during implementation. It is recommended that an anesthesiologist perform the operation. If there is a lesion in the spinal canal, this method is not recommended, as it may cause certain harm to the human body, so everyone should pay special attention to it.

4. Symptomatic medication

Patients with acute lumbar sprain will experience pain. Some analgesics can be selected according to their individual condition to relieve the symptoms. If the patient finds that the symptoms are more serious in the later stage and have affected the quality of sleep, he can go to the hospital to use some sedatives to control the condition. In fact, these drugs can only temporarily relieve the symptoms and cannot achieve the purpose of cure, so everyone should pay special attention to them.