Can I apply plaster when I have lower back pain during menstruation?

For those who engage in physical labor, symptoms such as back pain, leg pain, and arm pain are the most common. Moreover, with the accumulation of work, they have become accustomed to facing this kind of body pain, and sometimes they don’t even think about seeking treatment. However, sometimes the back pain is really unbearable and affects one's normal life. So, can female friends apply plasters for back pain during menstruation?

Lower back pain and discomfort during menstruation may be caused by obvious congestion of the uterus during menstruation. Pay attention to whether you have obvious lower back pain. If you do, you may have problems such as pelvic inflammatory disease, lumbar muscle strain, or lumbar disc herniation. If you have lower back pain during menstruation, you can consider applying a plaster, such as a bone pain patch. Also, pay attention to rest more and try to avoid sitting or standing for long periods of time during menstruation. If the pain is more obvious, go to the hospital for examination in time. At the same time, you can take some pain-relieving drugs such as rofen and codeine for symptomatic treatment.

Randomly applying plasters will have side effects

Random application of plasters may also cause allergic or other side reactions. There are many varieties of plasters on the market. Common rubber plasters are mainly divided into five categories according to their efficacy: analgesic plaster, anti-inflammatory and analgesic plaster, blood circulation and blood stasis plaster, meridian-regulating plaster, and wind-dispelling and cold-relieving plaster.

Each plaster has its own unique use and cannot be used universally. It must be applied according to the symptoms.

If papules, blisters appear on the local skin and it itches severely after applying the plaster, it means you are allergic to the plaster and you should stop applying it immediately. In addition, pregnant women should not use plasters containing blood-activating and blood-stasis-removing ingredients such as musk, frankincense, safflower, myrrh, and peach kernel; women should also stop using them during menstruation (especially lumbar and sacral vertebrae should stop applying plasters for 3-5 days); people in the early stages of traumatic fractures or with severe skin diseases should also not apply plasters to avoid physical discomfort.

Diet therapy for low back pain

The pathogenesis of low back pain is not too complicated, it may be due to cold, blood stasis, stagnation, or deficiency. Therefore, it is always necessary to either warm the body, activate blood circulation, relieve stagnation, or tonify the kidney in order to ultimately achieve the analgesic effect.

In life, we can prevent and treat low back pain through diet. For example, walnut kernel is an excellent traditional Chinese medicine. It is essential for patients with low back pain. It has the function of nourishing the kidney and activating blood circulation, and is specifically used to treat low back and leg pain. Ancient doctors often used walnut kernels and Eucommia ulmoides to treat low back pain, with excellent results.

In addition, for low back pain caused by blood stasis, you can also eat almonds and peach kernels regularly, which have the effect of promoting blood circulation and relieving pain, and are effective if taken frequently.

Furthermore, pig kidneys or sheep kidneys have the effect of nourishing the kidneys, and can be used as a guide to direct the medicinal power to the waist and kidney area. Here is a dietary recipe for nourishing the kidneys.