"On November 24 last year, when I stooped to pick up the ping pong ball, my waist suddenly felt painful and I could not move at that time. Later, I went to a hospital with integrated Chinese and Western medicine for examination, and the film showed the waist 1-5 It can be seen that the bone has become sharpened and hardened. The doctor said that it is bone hyperplasia. The disorder of the small joints caused pain and unbearable. Afterwards, this situation happened again and again. The previous few days, I was very sick and couldn’t move at all. I went to another family At the large hospital, the doctor said that it was lumbar muscle strain. The two hospitals gave me pain medicine. May I ask if I need to do some other tests? How can I prevent this situation? Can there be a better comparison? Thorough treatment?"

　　This It was a question that a patient once asked me. In the spine surgery clinic, many patients often have similar situations.

　　We often talk about low back pain. There are several explanations from doctors. It may be muscle strain caused by long-term fatigue, or it may be excessive pressure that causes the protective layer of the lumbar vertebrae to rupture, resulting in nerve compression; There may also be pathological hyperplasia due to damage and degradation of a certain part of the surrounding tissues to achieve balance.

　　Low back pain is a common disease. According to statistics, almost 80% of adults in their lifetime have experienced low back pain. In Europe and the United States, the cost caused by low back pain accounts for the second place of all diseases, second only to colds, and the social labor loss caused by sick leave takes the first place in all diseases. In my country, patients with low back pain account for about 30% of orthopedics clinics. Long-term overload of the waist is the main cause of chronic low back pain.

　　Clinically, the most common low back pain is the strain of lumbar muscles. The lumbar spine of the human body is made up of various joints and ligaments, and the muscles in the waist and back play an important role in helping to enhance its stability. Lumbar muscle strain, also known as functional low back pain, chronic low back injury, lumbar buttocks fasciitis, etc., the main symptoms are lumbar or lumbosacral swollen pain, soreness, repeated attacks, the pain may change with the climate change or the degree of fatigue, such as During the day, the fatigue is increased, and after rest, it can be relieved from time to time. It is a common clinical disease, which is more frequent and has more onset factors.

　　If the lumbar muscle strain accumulates over time, the muscle fibers can be degenerated, and even a small amount of tears can form scars, fibrous cords or adhesions, leaving long-term chronic low back pain. Therefore, once the disease is discovered, active treatment is essential.