What to do if you have pain below waist and above hips

Speaking of pain symptoms, it can occur in any part of the human body. If you experience pain below the waist and above the buttocks, you should be careful that it is related to lumbar disc herniation. At this time, you can take the following methods to deal with it.

What is the cause of pain below waist and above hips?

If you have pain below the waist and above the buttocks, you should consider whether you have lumbar disc herniation, which will compress the surrounding ganglia and cause symptoms such as pain.

Treatment:

(1) Traction therapy uses pelvic traction to increase the width of the intervertebral space, reduce the intradiscal pressure, retract the protruding part of the intervertebral disc, and reduce the stimulation and pressure on the nerve roots. It needs to be performed under the guidance of a professional doctor.

(2) Physical therapy and massage can relieve muscle spasms and reduce the pressure within the intervertebral disc, but be aware that violent massage can aggravate the condition and should be used with caution.

(3) Supportive treatment: Glucosamine sulfate and chondroitin sulfate can be tried for supportive treatment. Glucosamine sulfate and chondroitin sulfate are clinically used to treat osteoarthritis in various parts of the body. These cartilage protectors have a certain degree of anti-inflammatory and anti-cartilage decomposition effects. Basic studies have shown that glucosamine can inhibit the production of inflammatory factors by spinal nucleus pulposus cells and promote the synthesis of glycosaminoglycans, a component of the intervertebral disc cartilage matrix. Clinical studies have found that injecting glucosamine into the intervertebral disc can significantly reduce low back pain caused by intervertebral disc degeneration and improve spinal function. Case reports suggest that oral glucosamine sulfate and chondroitin sulfate can reverse intervertebral disc degeneration to a certain extent.

(4) Epidural injection of corticosteroids. Corticosteroids are long-acting anti-inflammatory agents that can reduce inflammation and adhesions around nerve roots. Generally, long-acting corticosteroid preparations + 2% lidocaine are used for epidural injection once a week, 3 times as a course of treatment, and another course of treatment can be used after 2 to 4 weeks.