Those of you who do a lot of physical activity every day may often experience pain in your waist and lower back. Sometimes, this pain radiates to the thigh. This pain can appear when exercising, climbing stairs, walking with steps that are too long, or when standing for a long time.
You who are pregnant are also prone to lower back and waist pain. This happens because of changes in body weight and posture which also have an impact on changes in the way you walk. These changes put additional stress on your joints.
Due to the intense activity, pain in the waist and lower back is often ignored and even considered as ordinary aches so that it can heal by itself. However, it is not uncommon for the pain to recur especially when you get up from a sitting position or when you get out of bed.
For some cases, it turns out that lower back and waist pain is not just ordinary aches but a symptom of inflammation of the hip joint or sacroiliac joint. The hip joints connect the pelvis to the lower spine and function to dampen vibrations from the upper body before they reach the pelvis. Although this joint is firm and stable, it is prone to inflammation due to the wear and tear of the cartilage that protects the joint surfaces.
Arthritis in the area of the hip bone can occur due to a shift in the joint due to excessive pressure that occurs repeatedly on the hip bone. In medicine, this condition is called sacroiliac joint arthropathy, inflammation of the sacroiliac joint or dysfunction of the sacroiliac syndrome.
Diagnosis and Treatment
If you continue to experience low back and low back pain for several months or even years, you can do a physical examination and supporting examinations. Examinations that are commonly performed are X-rays (X- rays ), CT scans (imaging with Computerized Tomography ) and MRI (imaging with Magnetic Resonance Imaging ) in the pelvic area.
If the results of the examination state that you have inflammation of the sacroiliac joint, the doctor will recommend that you take part in therapy and drug injections at the EMC hospital as part of the pain management method. Drug injections can be carried out under the guidance of the C-arm. The C-arm is an x-ray device capable of detecting objects in the body and displaying them in three dimensions. The C-arm can help inject drugs into patients with sacroiliac joint inflammation because the injection process can be seen in real time on the screen. Thus, drug injection can be done accurately.
Treatment carried out by an EMC hospital doctor can immediately free you from complaints of lower back and waist pain that have been felt for months or even years. You can also carry out your daily activities more comfortably.
After getting a drug injection with the help of a C-arm, there are several things you can do yourself to prevent low back pain from returning. Pay attention to your body posture when doing daily physical activities. Try to sit, stand, and walk with good posture to prevent shifting of the joints.
In order to prevent pain from coming back, it doesn't mean you have to completely stay away from physical activity. Moving too little can also cause you to experience pain from sacroiliac arthritis. For that, you need to do physical activity after sitting or lying down for too long so that the joints don't become stiff. If doing your daily work requires you to sit for a long time, try to take time to stretch or take a short walk.
That's the treatment you can do when you experience low back and low back pain. Remember, don't wait until the pain gets worse and interferes with your daily life. Treat it immediately with a doctor and don't forget to always adopt a healthy lifestyle. #LiveExcellently