Lumbar muscle strain refers to a condition caused by chronic damage to soft tissues such as lumbar muscles, ligaments, and fascia. It is common for manual workers to work with bent over for a long time or to carry heavy loads continuously. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that this disease is based on the loss of kidney qi, and it is recovering from wind, cold, and dampness; Or the acute injury is prolonged, qi stagnation and blood stasis, and the meridians are blocked, and it is painful if it is not passed.

Patients generally have a history of long-term low back pain, which is recurrent, sometimes mild and sometimes severe, and lingering. Some have a history of acute trauma, and some have no history of trauma but have a history of strain. It is manifested by soreness and discomfort on one or both sides of the lumbosacral region, which worsens after exertion, and is related to climate change. Likes warmth and is afraid of cold, activities are acceptable, the symptoms will be significantly aggravated during acute attacks, and the elderly will have different degrees of lumbar muscle atrophy in the course of the disease.

1. Methods and steps

See Figure 2-2-27.

Figure 2-2-27 Massage for lumbar muscle strain

(1) In the prone position of the patient, the surgeon first uses the palm root of the right hand to knead the palmar root at the psoas major muscle on both sides of the patient, and repeats the operation for 3~5 minutes to relax the muscle tension, see this figure (1).

(2) Immediately following the above method, the surgeon uses the thumb of the right hand to rub and rub the pain points on both sides of the patient's waist and the two waist eye points for 3~5 minutes until the local skin feels warm, see Figure (2).

(3) The surgeon rubs the patient's life, kidney Yu, Guan Yuanyu, large intestine Yu, Weizhong, Chengshan and other acupoints with multiple fingers with both hands, and repeats the operation for 3~5 minutes, see this figure (3).

(4) The surgeon quickly pushes and rubs the psoas muscles on both sides of the patient with the palm of his right hand for 1~3 minutes, and cannot scratch the skin, see this figure (4).

2. Precautions

(1) Patients should avoid bending over for a long time, working with weights, sitting and standing for a long time.

(2) Pay attention to keeping your waist warm, cold is one of the causes of low back pain.

(3) Lie on a hard bed, avoid sleeping on a soft bed.

(4) Eat some warm things appropriately, and eat less cold and hair products.

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