In the fast-paced environment we live in today, if you often experience lower back pain, you need to be careful because it is likely due to lumbar muscle strain. So what should you do after lumbar muscle strain? Traditional Chinese medicine recommends drinking Lotus Root and Pig Spinal Cord Soup!
【Name】
Lotus Root and Pig Spinal Cord Soup
【Ingredients】
500g pig spinal cord (with spine) 250g lotus root
【Preparation】
Clean the lotus root and peel it, then cut it into thick slices; blanch the pig spinal cord in boiling water and drain it; put the prepared lotus root and pig spinal cord together in a clay pot, add seasoning and water, and simmer for about two and a half hours; remove the ginger and spring onion after cooking, add salt, and it can be consumed directly.
【Usage】
Take it as a dish, 2 doses per week, usually 4-8 doses to see results.
【Efficacy】
Nourishes blood and tonifies the kidneys. Suitable for nocturnal emission, pale complexion, weak limbs, and soreness in the waist and knees.
【Symptoms of Lumbar Muscle Strain】
1. Weakness in the lower back, slight strain sensation with minor accidents, symptoms worsen, accompanied by difficulty in waist movement. Clinical examination shows soft and weak muscles in the lower back, no obvious tenderness, and a series of symptoms of lumbar muscle strain.
2. Unable to sustain bending work. Often forced to stretch the waist or hit the waist with a fist to relieve pain.
3. There is a fixed tender point in the painful area, mostly near the origin and insertion of the muscle. When tapping the tender point, the patient can feel a significant reduction in pain.
4. The lower back movement is basically normal, generally without obvious obstacles, but lumbar muscle strain patients may have a sense of pulling discomfort. Unable to sit or stand for a long time, unable to perform bending work, difficult to straighten the waist after bending for a while, often prefer to pound the back with both hands.
5. The external appearance and movement of the lower back are usually normal, without obvious lumbar muscle spasms, and a few patients have slightly limited lower back movement.
6. Long-term recurrent pain and discomfort in the lower back, or dull distending pain, the lower back feels heavy and stiff, as if carrying a heavy load, sometimes light, sometimes heavy, lingering without improvement.
