Lumbar fascia strain

The ligaments in the body are an important basis for normal human activities. There are ligaments distributed in any joint that can move normally. The ligaments around the waist are the lumbar fascia. If you don't use your waist well in your life, it will easily lead to damage to the lumbar fascia. People who often study at a desk or work hard have a very high chance of lumbar fascia injury. Lumbar fascia injury will directly increase the probability of lumbar fascia strain. What is the treatment method after lumbar fascia strain?

What is an iliopsoas fascial injury?

Driving for long periods of time, working or studying at a desk all year round, and improper sitting posture can all damage the iliopsoas fascia. The iliopsoas muscle is composed of two muscles, the iliacus and the psoas major.

The clinical manifestations are lower abdominal pain accompanied by pain in the ipsilateral groin area, and may also include low back pain, pain in the front of the thigh and other symptoms. The pain is severe during activity. During examination, there may be obvious tenderness points in the lower abdominal groin area, and hip joint movement is significantly limited. It is often misdiagnosed as kidney stones or ureteral stones, and can be differentiated by X-ray examination, B-ultrasound examination, and routine urine examination.

How to recognize lumbar sprain and strain

What to do if you have a pulled lower back muscle

When a strain just occurs, it is better to perform cold treatment first, that is, apply ice cubes wrapped in a towel to reduce the feeling of swelling. When the pain is unbearable, you can take painkillers to relieve it. After 24 to 48 hours, you can apply some blood-activating, blood-stasis-removing, swelling-relief and pain-relieving plasters to the injured area, and apply hot compresses or gentle massage to relieve symptoms. If the muscle strain is severe, such as a ruptured tendon, surgery is the only option for treatment.

Lumbar muscle strain symptoms

Due to external force, the soft tissues of the waist, such as muscles, fascia, and ligaments, are suddenly over-stretched, exceeding the normal physiological load, causing local acute injury. It is often caused by sudden sprain of the waist when carrying heavy objects, or transporting heavy objects, or muscle spasm caused by bending over to lift heavy objects and suddenly straightening up, etc. There are usually obvious external injuries.

The main symptoms are: severe pain in severe cases, and the patient cannot move immediately; mild cases can move, but the pain will worsen after rest or the next morning, and the patient may even be unable to get up. Examination may reveal lumbar muscle spasm; severe cases have the muscles as hard as a board, and turning over is difficult. Unilateral lumbar muscle sprain can cause scoliosis and limited mobility. There is obvious tenderness in one or both sides of the psoas muscles, and the tenderness point depends on the site of injury. Lumbar sprain often occurs on one side or both sides of the spine and covers a wide range. When the supraspinal or interspinous ligaments are injured, the tenderness points are mostly on the spinous processes or between the spinous processes. When the iliac-lumbar ligaments are injured, the tenderness points are often on the upper inner edge of the posterior superior iliac spine. When the lumbar-sacral ligaments are sprained, the tenderness points are often located at the lumbar-sacral junction. In severe sprains, pain may radiate along the muscles to both or one lower limb. But generally it only extends to the popliteal plane, mostly on the posterolateral or anterolateral side of the thigh, and rarely radiates to the calf and foot.