Where does women's back pain come from?

Due to the physical and physiological characteristics of women, they are much more likely to suffer from low back pain than men. The pain in the waist is also different, representing different situations.

1. Low back pain due to kidney deficiency

Low back pain due to kidney deficiency is the most common low back pain in women. The pain is a constant, dull ache in the entire waist, with soreness, weakness and powerlessness. Worse after fatigue or sexual intercourse. In traditional Chinese medicine theory, the waist is the internal organ of the kidneys, which is responsible for reproduction and female menstruation. The most common type of low back pain is caused by kidney yang deficiency, which manifests as cold pain in the waist, soreness and weakness in the waist and knees. Women lose too much blood during menstruation every month, and pregnancy and childbirth will also damage their kidney energy. Women who have given birth or had repeated abortions are more likely to experience this type of back pain.

2. Cold and dampness-induced low back pain

This type of low back pain is mainly caused by wind and cold invading the lower back. The pain is local (upper part of the waist), manifested as cold pain, and worsens on rainy days.

3. Low back pain due to blood stasis

Lumbar muscle strain or sprain causes local blood stasis and poor circulation of qi and blood, leading to blood stasis low back pain. This type of low back pain is also relatively common, and the pain manifests as local tingling and needle-like pain. In this case, we must first rule out organic diseases, such as lumbar disc herniation, kidney stones, nephritis, etc. Low back pain caused by organic diseases will last for a longer time and is difficult to distinguish from low back pain caused by blood stasis in the early stages, so examination is necessary.

4. Pelvic inflammatory disease

The low back pain caused by inflammation such as pelvic inflammatory disease is completely different from the low back pain in men and is a more common low back pain in women of childbearing age. Low back pain caused by pelvic inflammatory disease and cervicitis is relatively common in clinical practice. The pain is a sore and tired pain in the lumbar region, accompanied by a heavy pain in the lower abdomen and increased leucorrhea.

5. Exercise your waist muscles

Walking backwards, yoga, jogging, pulling on parallel bars, etc. can all exercise the waist muscles. At the same time, you can also twist your waist often and do the "flying swallow" exercise in bed before going to bed. For office workers who sit for long periods of time, they can do chest expansion exercises (at this time, the elbows should be flat), as well as leaning back and pulling upwards, etc. at regular intervals every day.

6. Keep warm in all seasons

Women should always keep their waist warm. During menstruation and confinement, you should wear long clothes to protect your waist to prevent it from getting cold.

7. Regulate and replenish kidney yin

If the menstrual flow is excessive, the waist is often cold and painful, and the sexual desire is low, the kidneys should be taken care of in time. Women should replenish kidney yin and enhance their resistance. You can eat more kidney-nourishing foods, such as wolfberry, yam, longan, and walnut. You can also take some Chinese patent medicines, such as Liuwei Dihuang Pills. If you have yin deficiency and excessive fire, you can take Zhibai Dihuang Pills. If you have kidney yang deficiency and low back pain, you can take Jinkui Shenqi Pills.

8. The mattress is of moderate thickness

The waist has a physiological curvature, so the mattress can be appropriately thickened and of medium hardness to allow the lumbar muscles to fully rest.

9. Be moderate in sexual intercourse and practice contraception

Those who have frequent induced abortions are prone to kidney damage and inflammation.

In addition, do not wear shoes that are too high, otherwise it will easily increase the fatigue of the waist. People who stand or walk for a long time should try to wear high heels as little as possible. At the same time, try not to wear low-waist pants during menstruation or breastfeeding.