Many people know that lower back pain is one of the symptoms of kidney deficiency in Traditional Chinese Medicine. However, if you treat lower back pain and pain on your own, ignoring the true cause, you may turn a minor problem into a serious one. Because some types of lower back pain are not actually caused by the lower back!
Four main causes of lower back pain
1. Lumbar disc herniation
Lumbar disc herniation can also cause significant, intermittent lower back pain, especially from the lower back to the buttocks. The pain is frequent and relieved by short rest. Bending over can worsen the pain and may trigger sudden, more severe leg pain. In severe cases, even sneezing or coughing can exacerbate the pain, and overexertion can also intensify it.
2. Lumbar muscle strain
White-collar women often sit in front of computers for hours on end, often with incorrect posture and without proper exercise to loosen their back muscles. Others, due to physical labor, frequently use their lower back as a load or engage in excessive and frequent movements of their lower back, which can lead to lumbar muscle strain or even sprains, resulting in lower back pain.
3. Osteoporosis
This is a relatively common cause of lower back and leg pain. As we age, calcium is lost, and osteoporosis is more common in the elderly. However, many young people are now also experiencing symptoms of osteoporosis, such as lower back pain, soreness, and fatigue. If older people frequently experience lower back pain, or even general body aches, they should consider the possibility of osteoporosis.
4. Gynecological inflammation
Some gynecological diseases can also cause lower back and leg pain, mainly inflammation of the reproductive system, such as vaginitis, pelvic inflammatory disease, and cervicitis, all of which can cause lower back pain. This cause is often overlooked, which is really a shame.
Four types of gynecological inflammation can cause lower back pain
For women, menstrual disorders, leukorrhea, pregnancy-related conditions, gynecological diseases, and complications from sterilization surgery can all trigger lower back pain. Therefore, when women experience pain, they shouldn't only focus on the lower back; they should also rule out gynecological inflammation, including:
Cervicitis: After the cervix becomes inflamed, symptoms such as increased vaginal discharge, local itching, and stinging may occur. At the same time, the inflammation may also cause lower back pain.
Abnormal uterine position: The normal position of the uterus is anteverted and anteflexed. If the uterus is extremely retroflexed and its position is abnormally changed, the ligaments supporting the uterus will be excessively stretched, and some nerves will also be compressed, which can cause back pain.
Pelvic inflammatory disease: Women suffering from pelvic tissue inflammation such as chronic adnexitis, pelvic peritonitis, uterosacral ligament or connective tissue inflammation, etc., can all experience lower back pain due to the inflammatory stimulation of these diseases.
Pelvic tumors: Lower back pain can occur if there are tumors in the pelvic cavity, such as uterine fibroids, cervical cancer, or ovarian cysts, which can compress nerves or allow cancer cells to infiltrate the pelvic connective tissue. The pain will intensify as the tumor grows.
Winter weather is unpredictable, and diseases such as pelvic inflammatory disease and cervicitis are more common. Women should be more vigilant and take preventive measures.
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