Is jogging okay for lumbar muscle strain?

Under the current labor intensity and pressure, many manual workers have suffered from lumbar muscle strain to varying degrees. In this situation, what should we do? Especially since many patients are not financially well-off, what should we do? Is there any good and economical way to relieve lumbar muscle strain? Let’s take a look together below!

You can run if you have lumbar muscle strain, but the exercise should not be too stimulating or excessive. Jogging or walking are the best. You can also do some Tai Chi, yoga, and other exercises. Proper exercise of the lower back muscles can help relieve symptoms.

It is worth reminding that if you have inappropriate lumbar diseases such as intervertebral disc herniation, you should not run. People with lumbar muscle strain are advised to have a physical examination to see if they are suitable for running. It is best to run correctly under the guidance of a doctor and pay attention to long-term exercise. Patients with degenerative lumbar diseases such as lumbar muscle strain should stop running immediately if they experience low back pain.

During running exercises, pay attention to keeping your waist warm. Excessive humidity and coldness can cause chronic lumbar muscle strain and aggravate the condition. Combined with acupuncture, massage and physical therapy to treat lumbar muscle strain. Take adequate rest, do not maintain a posture for too long to avoid putting weight on the waist, and correct bad sitting posture.

1. Keep warm, avoid cold and moisture. Lumbar muscle strain is also known as "rheumatism". When it is cold, you should wear more clothes to prevent catching a cold. Change wet clothes and dry your body in time after getting caught in the rain or sweating. Make sure the room, especially the bedroom, is ventilated and dry.

Sleep on a hard bed or a hard cushioned bed to prevent lumbar muscle strain

2. Sleep on a hard bed or a hard cushioned bed. The suitability of the bed directly affects people's health. A mattress that is too soft cannot maintain the normal physiological curvature of the spine, so it is best to add a 10-cm thick cushion on the wooden board. Sleeping on a hard bed can reduce the pressure on the intervertebral disc and prevent lumbar muscle strain.

3. Be moderate in sexual intercourse. "The waist is the home of the kidneys." Frequent sexual intercourse will inevitably damage the kidneys, and kidney deficiency will cause lower back pain.

4. Correct bad posture. Frequent desk work and bending over for too long, and maintaining the same posture for a long time, can easily cause muscle tension and symptoms of lumbar muscle strain such as back pain.

5. Pay attention to the combination of work and rest. Excessive labor can easily cause overload on the body and lead to injuries in certain parts of the body. The waist is the center of human movement. If it is overworked, it will inevitably cause injury and low back pain. Therefore, pay attention to working and resting in all kinds of work or labor.

6. Do warm-up exercises before exercise. Remember to warm up before participating in sports or strenuous exercise.

7. Seek prompt treatment for any waist sprain. When an acute lumbar sprain occurs, you should seek active treatment and rest assured to prevent it from becoming a chronic condition.

8. Pay attention to healthy diet and control your weight. The burden on the waist of obese people is much heavier, especially for middle-aged people and women after childbirth, which are periods when they are prone to gain weight. It is necessary to control diet and increase exercise.

The above is one of the methods to relieve lumbar muscle strain that I brought to you today. Of course, everyone should also know whether lumbar muscle strain can be treated by jogging. It is recommended that friends suffering from lumbar muscle strain undergo Chinese medicine physiotherapy or massage if conditions permit, and avoid excessive heavy labor to avoid aggravating the condition and putting the lumbar muscle strain in an irreparable situation.