Women will always experience this kind of pain in their lives

Occasional breast pain, abdominal distension before menstruation, intermittent joint pain...all kinds of pain appear in women's bodies as time goes by, bothering their work and life. Pain is a protective response of the body when it is injured or sick. When faced with these occasional physical pain symptoms, how should you treat them correctly to best maintain your health? Let us work together to unravel the mysteries of these physical pains and find effective ways to curb the recurrence of pain.

1. Pain in the breast

Symptoms: A dull, uncomfortable feeling that always exists throughout the breast, and the specific location cannot be pinpointed. This condition may be cyclical, occurring regularly each month, especially before menstruation, or it may be irregular.

Decoding: Breast pain is a very common symptom, affecting approximately 7 out of 10 women. Most women between the ages of 40 and 50 will experience non-cyclical pain, and the pain usually occurs on only one side of the breast.

True breast cancer rarely manifests itself through pain, but is usually diagnosed by a doctor through palpation of the breast and discovery of a lump.

Response: For cyclical breast pain, especially breast pain before menstruation, you can take painkillers to relieve it. Medical research has also found that supplementing with magnesium can effectively relieve this pain symptom. If the breast pain is not cyclical, or the pain symptoms are not obvious, but there is a lump when touching the breast, you should go to the hospital for examination and let the doctor make the decision.

2. Pain area: back

Symptoms: Pain, stiffness and muscle cramping are felt in the lower back and can spread to around the buttocks and thighs. The pain does not increase or decrease with the amount of exercise.

Decoding: If there is no excessive load on the back, back pain is mostly related to standing or bending for too long, especially during women's menstrual period. Excessive standing, bending, incorrect posture and lack of rest may cause lower back pain. This pain symptom is very common among women. Almost 4 out of every 5 women will encounter this problem to a greater or lesser extent.

Response: If you are menstruating, you should lie down and sit more often, try to reduce the time you stand and bend over, and do not eat cold food or drink cold water. According to the theory of traditional Chinese medicine, excessive contact with cold water during menstruation can also cause pain in the lower back. If it is not menstrual pain, do not lie down for too long. Although this can temporarily relieve the pain, it will often delay treatment. You can take some painkillers and choose physical therapy, massage therapy and osteopathic therapy.

3. Pain area head

Symptoms: Weak radiating pain surrounds the head, and there is an inexplicable tension controlling the head.

Decoding: The root cause of tension pain is excessive nerve tension and anxiety. This pressure can cause the neck and scalp muscles to contract, causing headaches. Stress, anxiety, maintaining the same head position for too long, and even people who have the habit of grinding their teeth while sleeping can easily cause tension headaches.

Response: In severe cases, you can take painkillers in moderation. Of course, the key is to relax and relieve the pressure on yourself, and at the same time adjust your sitting posture, including posture during office hours, reading time and driving, to avoid excessive fatigue of the neck muscles and cause headaches.

4. Pain in the neck

Symptoms: Pain and stiffness in the neck when you turn your head, and the pain often radiates to the shoulders and arms.

Decoding: As women age, neck pain becomes more and more common. The main reason is the pressure on the neck caused by incorrect posture or maintaining a posture for a long time, such as uncomfortable sleeping posture, incorrect reading posture and TV watching posture.

Response: You can take aspirin or receive appropriate and regular massage therapy and physical therapy. In daily life, you should adjust your sitting posture to keep your back well supported, and also stretch your neck through some appropriate exercises.

5. Pain area: Abdomen

Symptoms: If a woman's abdominal pain is caused by menstruation, which is commonly known as menstrual cramps, the symptoms of menstrual cramps are cramping pain in the lower abdomen, sometimes accompanied by headaches, nausea, palpitations, diarrhea and other symptoms. There are also many women, especially middle-aged women, who experience abdominal pain before and after menstruation. It usually manifests as intermittent pain on both sides of the lower abdomen. In severe cases, there are frequent cramps and it is impossible to work normally.

Decoding: If it is dysmenorrhea, women's dysmenorrhea can be divided into primary and secondary. About 75% of women will have primary dysmenorrhea. This pain can be relieved by taking painkillers, and will gradually weaken and disappear with age and changes in body hormones. If you did not have menstrual cramps originally, but the pain becomes more severe as you age, or if you take more and more painkillers but still cannot relieve the pain by the end of your period, you should be more careful, as this may be secondary menstrual cramps, which are usually caused by endometriosis and adenomyoma.

Response: Secondary lower abdominal pain should be checked and diagnosed in the hospital as soon as possible, and treated under the guidance of a specialist. Generally, this pain can be eliminated with timely and appropriate treatment. For primary dysmenorrhea, you should pay attention to your diet and nutrition on a daily basis, eat less raw, cold, greasy and spicy food, and take some vitamins and yogurt to regulate your stomach. People who suffer from dysmenorrhea due to anemia often have headaches, tinnitus, and persistent abdominal pain during menstruation. They may want to supplement with iron, dark green vegetables, or drink some brandy occasionally, and the dysmenorrhea may gradually improve.

6. Pain in the buttocks

Symptoms: There is often a sudden burst of severe pain that passes from the buttocks to one side of the leg and foot. The pain may even force you to stop what you are doing and take a short rest to recover.

Decoding: Sudden onset of hip pain symptoms is becoming more and more common among urban white-collar women. In fact, this hip pain is mostly not caused by the buttocks. Do not ignore hip pain after it occurs, because it may be an early sign of lumbar disc herniation. The sciatic nerve is compressed, and annoying pain will follow. Due to the working environment and the nature of their jobs, many urban female white-collar workers need to sit for long periods of time. They are often prone to hip pain due to incorrect sitting posture, lack of attention to body relaxation, and long-term wearing of high heels.

Response: Women who often sit in the office should put a small cushion on their chairs. They should get up and walk around every hour to relax their cervical and lumbar vertebrae. Women who like to wear high heels should limit the heel height to less than 4 cm, and especially avoid running, dancing or walking long distances in heels that are too high. Women who have already experienced hip pain should perform functional exercises, such as walking backwards every morning, or lying on their stomach with their abdomen touching the ground and their head and legs rhythmically lifting up at the same time, or lying on their back with their head and legs touching the ground and their abdomen rhythmically pushing up. If they persist for 15 minutes every day, their hip pain will be greatly improved.