What should I do if I accidentally sprain my waist?

Small situations of one kind or another are inevitable in life, so spraining the waist is also quite common. However, most people still don’t quite understand what conditions or symptoms will occur if you sprain your waist. Some people think that it will be fine in a few days and don't take it seriously. In fact, this idea is wrong. If you sprain your waist and don’t pay attention, it may cause serious consequences. If you sprain your waist, you can treat it according to the following methods.

1. The first thing to do is to lie down and have a rest. It is best to sleep on a hard bed. If there is no hard bed, you might as well sleep on the floor temporarily. Do not sleep on a spring bed, because the soft spring bed will cause scoliosis of the spine and aggravate lumbar disease. At the same time, when lying down, keep your waist flat, put a pillow under your knees, curl up your legs and lie flat on the bed. Avoid straightening your legs, as this posture will not only increase pain, but may also cause numbness of the feet.

2. In addition to applying external ointments or pain-relieving ointments after a sprained waist, some simple treatments are also very effective. For example, blowing the affected area with a hair dryer, or shining a desk lamp at the affected area at close range, can quickly relieve the pain. Wrap heated salt or sand in a cloth bag and apply it to the sprained area for half an hour, once in the morning and once in the evening. This is also very effective, but be careful not to burn the skin.

3. If you have fresh ginger at home, you can heat the ginger slices and stick them on the sprained area, which also has the effect of relieving pain and healing. Alternatively, massage by family members can also relieve symptoms of lumbar sprain. The patient lies prone on the bed, and family members place their palms on both sides of his spine, rubbing and pressing from top to bottom, massaging down to the buttocks to the muscles under the thighs and behind the calves. After massaging several times, use the thumbs to push and rub the most painful area several times.

4. A minor lumbar sprain will heal on its own by resting for a day or two, but if the pain persists or becomes more severe, seek medical attention as soon as possible.

You have to take care of your own body, others cannot share your pain. As long as you are careful, you can avoid suffering a lot of pain, but don't let yourself regret it because of not caring. Serious illnesses are the accumulation of minor illnesses. No matter which part of the body is injured, whether it is serious or not, you must treat it with care. Because often due to our inattention it can lead to very serious consequences.