Why do women have back pain?

In daily life, lack of exercise or some bad habits that are not paid attention to will cause abnormal problems in the human body. For people who need to sit for a long time, sitting for a long time often leads to problems such as spinal pain and lumbar muscle strain, so it is necessary to develop correct sitting habits. However, many women have reported that they often suffer from lower back pain. What is going on?

Why do women have back pain?

1. Physiological low back pain

Women with dysmenorrhea symptoms will feel soreness in the waist and knees during menstruation. Generally speaking, this is physiological pain and does not require special treatment. Some women use methods such as beating the back to relieve back pain, which is not advisable and the result is often counterproductive.

2. Fatigue and external forces

1. Lumbar muscle strain

Excessive physical fatigue, abnormal standing or sitting postures, etc. can all lead to lumbar muscle strain and cause chronic dull pain in the lower back. You should pay attention to the combination of work and rest in daily life.

2. Lumbar disease

Lumbar disc herniation is a common cause of low back pain in young and middle-aged women. It is mostly caused by lumbar injury and long-term chronic strain, and manifests as lumbar pain, radiating pain and numbness in the lower limbs, etc. Treatments include bed traction and surgery.

3. Osteoporosis

It is common in middle-aged and elderly women, especially postmenopausal women. As the bone mass of the spine decreases, the load-bearing capacity of the spine decreases, and the body will experience low back pain when bearing weight or even walking.

4. Fatigue during pregnancy and postpartum period

During pregnancy, as the fetus grows, the ligaments of the pregnant woman's lumbar and pelvic joints relax. At the same time, the weight of the uterus also increases with the growth of fetal age, causing the body's center of gravity to move forward. In order to maintain body balance, the waist is often straightened forward. If you do not pay attention to rest, it is easy to cause back pain.

During pregnancy, the fetus needs sufficient nutrients such as calcium and phosphorus for development. If the dietary intake is insufficient, it can cause osteoporosis and decalcification in pregnant women, and can also cause low back pain. Excessive postpartum bleeding, premature labor, excessive fatigue, and cold can also cause low back pain.

5. Wearing high heels for a long time

Wearing high heels for a long time will affect the balance of the lower limbs, making it difficult to stand and walk as desired. The reaction and coordination ability of the whole body will decrease, and acute lumbar sprain will easily occur. When a sprain occurs, the muscles and ligaments will be torn to varying degrees and there will be slight bleeding, swelling, and even bruising, which may manifest as low back pain and cause great inconvenience to work and life.

6. Trauma

A sprained waist may develop into a herniated disc, resulting in more severe low back pain. In addition, arthritis and rheumatism caused by cold can also cause low back pain.

3. Physiological diseases

1. Chronic pelvic inflammatory disease

Most of them are caused by acute pelvic inflammation in women after cesarean section, ovarian cystectomy or appendicitis, which is not treated in time. It is characterized by three major symptoms: low back pain, intermittent pain in the lower abdomen, and increased vaginal discharge. Low back pain is caused by increased inflammatory exudates, which leads to pelvic adhesions, seriously affecting life and health.

2. Pelvic tumors

Common causes include uterine fibroids, cervical cancer, ovarian cysts, etc., which cause low back pain due to tumor compression of nerves or cancer cells infiltration of pelvic connective tissue. The traction of the tumor itself on the peritoneum can also cause low back pain.

3. Uterine ectopic

After frequent abortions, multiple births or other uterine surgeries. Uterine prolapse, prolapse, or high adhesions in the abdominal cavity can pull on the ligaments and cause low back pain.

4. Genitourinary system infection

Due to their anatomical and physiological characteristics, women are susceptible to urinary tract infections, such as acute and chronic pyelonephritis, gonorrhea, cervicitis, cervical erosion, etc., which manifest as soreness or sharp pain in the lower back and radiate along the ureter to the perineum. In addition, urinary stones, tuberculosis, etc. can also cause low back pain.

After summing up so much, in fact, early treatment of diseases and early prevention of diseases can effectively prevent low back pain. Women, loving yourself is the most important thing!