back spasms

Introduction

Introduction The back sputum is a kind of sputum of the body muscle tissue, and the diseased part is on the back. usually causes severe pain, and any movement can exacerbate the pain. Patients usually tend to lie down, twist their knees and let the spine bend. The onset is usually stretching, twisting the back and feeling a sudden pain in the lower back. The first fashion can continue to exercise, but after 2-3 hours, the muscle bleeding will make the tendon rigid and unable to move. Exercise can help prevent soreness or help eliminate back pain. It is the most important method for treating back pain. It is also an effective method. The best lightweight exercise is Tai Chi, Qigong and swimming.

Cause

Cause

In general, there are three common causes of back spasms:

First, fatigue: When the body is tired, the normal physiological function of the back muscles will change. At this time, the muscles will have a large amount of lactic acid accumulation, and the lactic acid will continuously stimulate the muscles and cause paralysis.

Second, the electrolyte imbalance: due to a lot of sweating during exercise, there will be a lot of electrolyte loss. The main components of sweat are water and salt, and salt is associated with muscle contraction. Excessive salt loss can excite muscles on the back or other parts and cause paralysis.

3. Cold stimulation: In cold climates, such as swimming, it is stimulated by cold water, especially warm-up exercises are not well prepared, and it is prone to spasms. The main reason is that muscles are excitable due to cold.

Examine

an examination

Related inspection

EMG lumbar back examination

First, physical examination

Taking a medical history gives us a first impression and revelation, and also guides us to a concept of the nature of the disease.

Second, laboratory inspection

Laboratory examinations must be summarized and analyzed based on objective data learned from medical history and physical examination, from which several diagnostic possibilities may be proposed, and further consideration should be given to those examinations to confirm the diagnosis.

Diagnosis

Differential diagnosis

Differential diagnosis of back spasm:

1, the back has a vague numbness discomfort: the back has a vague numbness discomfort is considered to be caused by neuralgia. Pain is one of the common symptoms of neurology. This kind of pain refers to the pain that is felt without external stimuli, also known as spontaneous pain. There are many types of spontaneous pain, and the lesions can be divided into peripheral neuropathic pain and central nervous pain.

2, back pain: radiation, pain, soreness, cough pain, pulling pain, etc. in the waist, back, shoulders, legs, etc., affecting normal life, but also damage to health, serious can be lost Labor ability.

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