Acute low back sprain

Acute sprains of the lower back are commonly known in the folks as "flash waist", and are more common in clinical practice, especially for manual laborers. Occasionally, they occur accidentally in sports or labor without preparing for physical activity in advance. Perennial office. The incidence of this disease varies greatly depending on the scope of admission in each hospital, accounting for about 5% to 20% of outpatients in orthopedics. However, due to the continuous improvement of labor conditions in recent years, its incidence has decreased significantly. Acute lower back sprains are more common in men than women. Most are young adults, and there are fewer young and old patients. Although patients with this disease can be found in all walks of life, but more than 60% are heavy physical workers and athletes with a large amount of activity, and mental workers who occasionally do heavy work are also prone to occur. The scope of this disease includes the myofascial tissue from the lower back to the palate, that is, the thoracolumbar and lumbosacral regions. However, due to their similar clinical manifestations and treatment principles, they are now described together.

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