What are the symptoms of postpartum lumbar muscle strain?

Those who often do physical work, such as workers working on construction sites, are prone to lumbar muscle strain. In addition, the majority of white-collar office workers are also a high-risk group for lumbar muscle strain. In addition, if postpartum women do not pay attention to waist protection, they are also prone to lumbar muscle strain. At this time, they must lie in bed to rest more and adjust the softness and hardness of the bed. So what are the symptoms of lumbar muscle strain after childbirth?

Symptoms of postpartum lumbar muscle strain:

Lumbar muscle strain is a disease that exists in three stages: old, middle-aged and young. The incidence rate among women has been higher in recent years, especially postpartum mothers, who are most susceptible to lumbar muscle strain. Once mothers have lumbar muscle strain, they cannot take care of their babies, which is a very sad thing. In order to treat lumbar muscle strain, let's first understand its symptoms. Then let's learn about the symptoms of postpartum lumbar muscle strain below.

What are the symptoms of postpartum lumbar muscle strain?

1. Normal: Mothers usually feel discomfort in their waist, whether they are sitting or standing, it is especially unusual and always feels abnormal.

2. Work: When mothers do housework or take cold showers, the pain in their waist will increase, and will be slightly relieved when they rest.

3. Weight: Since postpartum women do not like to exercise, they eat more after giving birth. Once the weight increases, the waist will easily feel heavy and painful.

Precautions

Many mothers experience back pain after giving birth. This may be because the mother did not protect her waist well after giving birth. The real culprit that causes postpartum low back pain is actually lumbar muscle strain. Therefore, all expectant mothers should learn the correct posture to prevent lumbar muscle strain after childbirth.

Other treatments for lumbar muscle strain:

1. Self-care therapy: get adequate rest, avoid overwork, and correct bad posture. Changing posture regularly and avoiding bending over to hold objects are fundamental ways to alleviate symptoms and prevent recurrence. At the same time, the strength of the waist muscles should be trained to increase the compensatory and regulatory ability of the undamaged muscles.

2. Appropriate functional exercises, such as waist and back muscle exercises, can prevent muscle tension disorders.

3. Drug treatment: mainly anti-inflammatory and analgesic drugs and traditional Chinese medicine for relaxing muscles and promoting blood circulation; adrenal corticosteroid injection treatment is performed on tender points; when the pain significantly affects work and rest, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, local muscle relaxants or sedatives can be taken.

4. Block therapy: For those with fixed tender points, 0.5% to 1% procaine 5 to 10 ml plus 0.5 to 1 ml of prednisolone acetate or hydrocortisone acetate can be used to block the pain points, with good results.

5. Surgical treatment can be performed for cases that are ineffective with various non-surgical treatments.

6. Cure criteria: symptoms disappear and functions are restored.

7. Improvement criteria: Relief of low back pain and limited spinal movement.