How can the elderly relieve back pain?

First: Self-treatment method

If this symptom is not very serious, or the pain occurs occasionally, then you only need to pay attention to rest in your daily life, and Combined with some hot compresses, massage, acupuncture, physiotherapy and other methods for treatment, you can recover quickly. If you want to increase the effect, you can also perform appropriate waist exercises on a daily basis, such as left and right bending, rotation, forward bending and backward movements, etc. Doing several sets of these exercises every day can make the body stronger.

If the problem is not very serious, the editor does not recommend surgical treatment for the elderly. First of all, the body resistance of the elderly is relatively poor, so the risks of surgery are also relatively high. If the back pain is not very serious, some traditional Chinese massage and acupuncture can relieve the pain very well.

Second: Drug Treatment

If the pain is indeed unbearable, you can consult a professional doctor and then choose the most suitable drug to take under the guidance of the doctor. Some drugs can seal local pain points after entering our body, which can temporarily relieve body pain and are very effective for the elderly.

It is best not to use drug treatment casually often. It must be used when the condition is more serious to avoid other irresistible damage to our body. At the same time, you must also follow the doctor's instructions and do not use medicine indiscriminately. If the back pain is unbearable, we still recommend that you rest in bed and refrain from lifting heavy objects to avoid secondary damage to the lower back.

Third: Surgical treatment

If the elderly not only suffer from back pain, but also symptoms of nerve compression, then for the sake of our health at this time, If surgery is needed, this is the best option. There are many common surgical options, such as partial resection of the lateral lamina on one side, or removal of the nucleus pulposus tissue of the intervertebral disc. These surgeries can very well relieve back pain. With the continuous improvement of science and technology, these surgeries have become more and more mature, greatly reducing the harm caused.