Can I run with lumbar muscle strain?

Written by Lv Yao
Orthopedics
Updated on September 24, 2024
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The occurrence of lumbar muscle strain is mainly due to chronic injury causing excessive fatigue of the muscles, resulting in muscle fiber strain. Lumbar muscle strain is primarily a type of chronic aseptic inflammation, characterized by symptoms such as pain and restricted movement. When lumbar muscle strain occurs, it is not advisable to continue running; instead, it is recommended to apply heat and rest. This is because running can exacerbate the load on the lumbar region, which is not very beneficial for lumbar muscle strain. Therefore, when lumbar muscle strain occurs, rest and appropriate physical therapy should be the main focus.

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What department should I go to for lumbar muscle strain?

Patients with lumbar muscle strain can visit the orthopedics department. Lumbar muscle strain is primarily caused by long-term heavy physical activities involving the lower back, poor posture, and chronic strain. Symptoms can include lower back pain and restricted movement, which typically lessen after rest and worsen after physical activity. For treating lumbar muscle strain, it is important to first ensure adequate rest and to develop proper habits for using the lower back, avoiding long-term heavy physical activities. Treatment can also involve the appropriate use of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory and analgesic medications, combined with heat application, physical therapy, massage, or nerve block techniques. These methods can effectively improve symptoms and promote recovery.

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How to self-repair lumbar muscle strain

Lumbar muscle strain, especially repeated lumbar and back sprains, as well as prolonged sitting, standing, exposure to cold, and chill, can all cause lumbar muscle strain. Therefore, it is first necessary to avoid excessive bending and lifting activities, as well as exposure to cold and chill, particularly abnormal bending and lifting activities. Normally, one should squat first, then lift heavier objects and hold them close to the abdomen, which is a more correct posture for lifting things. After injuring the lumbar muscles, it is advisable to persist with local physical therapy daily, such as heat therapy, acupuncture, and physiotherapy, while avoiding cold, chill, prolonged sitting, and standing. One can also take some non-steroidal anti-inflammatory and analgesic drugs orally. During the non-acute phase, when there is no obvious pain in the lumbar muscles, one can try exercises like planking, proper jogging, and pull-ups to enhance the strength of the back and lumbar muscles, which can promote the recovery of tissue damage from lumbar muscle strain and increase its strength.

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Symptoms of lumbar muscle strain

Lumbar muscle strain refers to the condition where the muscles in the lower back are damaged due to chronic labor or sports activities, leading to excessive contraction of muscle fibers. This results in localized pain and limited mobility. The main symptoms include feeling soreness and pain during flexion and extension of the waist, and even feelings of weakness. The affected individual may not be able to carry heavy loads for long periods and, in severe cases, may not be able to stand upright and may require bed rest, accompanied by spasms in the lower back.

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Can you swim with a strained lumbar muscle?

Lumbar muscle strain, as the name implies, is the fatigue damage to the lumbar spine muscles. It is characterized by tension, spasms, and adhesion of the lumbar muscles, sometimes accompanied by disorders of the lumbar facet joints, straightening of the lumbar curvature, and limited lumbar mobility. Swimming is permissible in such cases because the body is in a weightless state while swimming. This condition allows swimming to strengthen the muscles of the lower back and enhance the muscular strength of the lumbar spine, which can help in exercising and alleviating symptoms. Hence, it is said that one with lumbar muscle strain can swim.

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Lumbar muscle strain is which part?

Lumbar muscle strain, as the name suggests, refers to a group of symptoms of muscle pain in the lumbar region caused by strain. Typically, it occurs in the waist area, around where we usually wear a belt. Generally, the pain is located about 10 to 20 centimeters above the belt area and about 10 centimeters below it. The pain on either side of the lumbar spine in this area is called lumbar muscle strain, which is usually caused by strain in the muscles of the lumbar spine. If the pain is in the central part of the lumbar spine, this type of pain is generally due to inflammation of the supraspinous ligament or tendonitis. Sometimes, it is caused by a herniated lumbar disc, which may not be closely related to lumbar muscle strain. Therefore, we say that pain in the muscles on either side of the waist is called lumbar muscle strain.