How to treat a man's waist sprain

When a man sprains his waist, we should treat it according to the condition, massage and correct the sprained part, and pay more attention to rest after the operation to let the waist recover. There are many treatment methods for this kind of situation. You can learn about the methods introduced below. When you encounter a man spraining his waist, you can use the following methods to relieve it.

What should I do if a man sprains his waist?

1. External rib massage

There is a bulge on the instep from the third and fourth toes to the heel and almost in front of the ankle joint. When you press it with your hand, there is a straight groove, which is the external rib reflex area. When massaging, hold the slightly bulging flesh ball and press it at a fixed point.

2. Suspension traction method

The patient stands on a low stool under a horizontal bar or door frame, holds the horizontal bar with both hands, lifts his feet off the stool, relaxes and straightens his upper limbs, trunk and lower limbs, and uses his body weight to suspend and pull his waist.

, swing forward and backward and turn left and right. Pull 3-5 times a day. When you are done, do not let go of the footstool and let it fall to the ground.

3. Waist stretching and pulling method

Lie on your back in bed, straighten and relax your upper limbs, bend the hip and knee joints on the painful side, straighten your lower limbs vigorously, and pull your waist. If you have bilateral low back pain, you can do this exercise alternately for 5-10 minutes each time, 3-5 times a day.

4. Lumbar massage

There is a long bone extending downward from the big toe on the inner side of both feet. The front bone has a curved arc, which is the thoracic vertebra reflex area. There is a straight bone further down, which is the lumbar vertebra reflex area. The massage direction is from the top to the heel.

5. Sacral massage

There is a long bone extending downward from the big toe on the inner side of both feet. The front bone has a curved arc, which is the thoracic vertebra reflex area. There is a straight bone further down, which is the lumbar vertebra reflex area. There is a slightly curved bone further down, which is the sacral vertebra reflex area. The massage direction is from the top to the heel.

6. Tuck your knees and roll your waist

Lie on your back with your knees and hips bent, clasp your hands together and hold them under your knee joints, and try to bring your head closer to your knees to make the inner back of your spine kyphotic. Use your own strength to roll like a chair. At the beginning, the lumbar muscles are stiff. After rolling for 1-2 minutes, the lumbar muscle spasm will ease and the pain will be reduced. You can increase the rolling amplitude to 5 minutes. This method is suitable for the elderly and the weak.

7. Press Taichong acupoint

The patient sits down and uses the thumb or middle finger to press the Taichong point on one side for about 3-5 minutes, and then press the other side. During or after pressing, remember to rotate the waist slightly forward and backward, left and right.

8. Hip joint massage

Below the semicircular protrusion of the inner ankle joint of both feet, there is a semicircular floating tendon when you touch it with your hand. The massage direction is from the upper part of the inner ankle joint to the posterior leg tendon.