What are the causes of women's back pain?

Low back pain is a common disease, or it can be said to be a symptom. Because it is very common, many people do not pay attention to low back pain. The probability of low back pain occurring in women is higher than that in men. Most of the causes are physical illnesses. It is not ruled out that low back pain in women is caused by gynecological diseases.

1. Low back pain due to kidney deficiency

Low back pain due to kidney deficiency is the most common low back pain among 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 symptoms are low back pain caused by kidney yang deficiency, cold pain in the waist, and soreness and weakness in the waist and knees. Women who lose too much blood every month and at the same time shoulder the responsibilities of pregnancy and childbirth will 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

It is mainly caused by wind and cold invading the waist. The pain is local (upper waist) and manifests as cold pain, which worsens on rainy days.

3. Blood stasis low back pain

Lumbar muscle strain or sprain causes local congestion and poor circulation of qi and blood. 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, especially for computer users. 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. Low back pain caused by pelvic inflammation

This type of low back pain is completely different from men's low back pain 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 tight pain in the lower back, accompanied by a heavy pain in the lower abdomen and increased vaginal discharge.