acute back pain
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Be careful of your back in winter
Recently, there was a day when it suddenly got cold in the warm winter months. After resting motionlessly at home on Sunday, I came to work Monday morning and sprained my back while collecting recyclable waste separately. I bent over as usual to give items under the box where I collected the paper, but I hurt my back. (Blood, sprain, etc.)
I didn't do anything too much, but I bent my back, but I twisted it.
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CCTV at the moment you sprained your back
one's usual sitting position
Since I usually have a lot of time to sit on a computer (office, writing, organizing documents, etc.), I had a little uncomfortable pain around the middle of my right back due to my poor sitting posture. (Like shoulder muscles clumping) I feel like my muscles are clumping. But in real life, there is no pain when I move, so I've been living for months thinking that it will disappear soon. I think I made my muscles clump because of my bad sitting posture = crooked posture. As I suddenly pick up things on the floor with my clumped waist muscles, I think that something (damage) has occurred when the muscles stretch.
an orthopedic surgeon's walk in
I went to a nearby hospital because I thought I would not be able to work in this state because I kept feeling pain whenever I twisted my back and moved. I went to get physical therapy. I sprained my back around 10 a.m. and went to a nearby orthopedic clinic around 11 a.m. A few years ago, I sprained my back while lifting something heavy. At that time, I walked to the hospital because it was hard to walk, but this time it wasn't that bad, so I walked slowly to the hospital.
Still, when moved incorrectly, I walked slowly, pressing my right upper hip with my hands because of the pain as if my muscles were squeezing (like a leg cramp, like a mop squeeze). (There is usually no parking space in or around the hospital.) Crossing the crosswalk took me two to three times as long as usual. I can see why seniors (with knee and back problems) have to wait patiently when they cross the crosswalk
Orthopaedic Surgery - Order of Care
After arriving at the hospital, I received 1. registration, 2. took X-rays, 3. consulted with the doctor, 4. received physical therapy, and 5. received medicine from a pharmacy.
When I took X-ray pictures,
There is a belt (metal) on the pants, so you need to change to take X-rays. It wasn't easy to take off the pants. The pants were lying on the floor, but it was difficult to pick them up and put them back in the locker. I tried hard to take them off, but I couldn't take them off and wore hospital-provided shorts over my underwear. When they hurt, I feel embarrassed. If it hurts enough to move, I wonder if it was difficult to change by myself. (Refer to the picture.)
Shoe tongs used to take out high-rise items used in stores, which are the most useful items to use while resting for several days. Picking up items that fall on the floor
When taking X-rays, it is not easy to lie down on the table and take pictures by changing the posture several times. If you hurt your back, it is not easy to change your posture. Normally, you can lie down comfortably, but if you hurt your back, you have to rotate your whole body like a log to reduce pain. The photographer also has to wait for the waist patients without rushing them. This is because it is also difficult to get yourself up from the table.
a doctor's consultation
After taking an X-ray, I was able to see the doctor after waiting a while. They asked me briefly about the symptoms, looked at the X-ray picture, explained that there was no problem with the bone and the disc, and told me to get an injection. This is presumptuous, but I think it was a simple sprain because there was less pain and no pain in the leg compared to the last time when I had a back bone, but I didn't want to get a bone injection for no reason, so I only got physical therapy and medicine prescribed. It's a pity that there are no additional checkups such as palpation or lying down and lifting the legs. The consultation time is less than ~5 minutes. I didn't think much about it because I was sick at the time, but now that I think about it again while writing, I remember that I didn't have much interest in the patient. (Should I have gotten an injection?)
Physical therapy
In the physical therapy room, there was a person who touched it like a hand massage. He touched the waist part with his hand for about five minutes. There was no pain from touching it. Next, I received physical therapy such as a heat pack compress and a mechanical therapy (extra-body shock wave?), a treatment that sends electricity to a sponge (electrical therapy), and an infrared warmer with warm red lights. There was also a water bed, but I passed because I thought it would be better not to take it because it was uncomfortable to get up after lying down.
=> I don't think acute back pain will be better with physical therapy. => And for sprains, I heard that cold compresses are better than hot compresses on the day, but I don't think it was common for orthopedics to do cold compresses. I remember when I was young, I hurt my ligament while exercising, so I wrapped the swollen part with a cold donor. If you have an acute sprain, it would be nice to have a hospital that provides cold compresses on the day. I think the nurses in charge of physical therapy also play a role in manipulating the equipment in the order in which the machines are left behind.
=> Wouldn't it be better not to get electric treatment when you have acute back pain? Personally, I think. I went to an oriental medical clinic when I sprained my back before, and I put my saliva on my back and put electricity in my saliva, which made it even more painful the next day. Usually, the inflammation gets worse the next day, so the next day hurts more than the first day of the sprain. If you have an acute sprain, it may be better to take rest rather than immediate stimulation treatment. If there is a hospital that provides cold compresses, I think I will only get cold compresses.
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