Worsening back pain in the winter wind, why and how to prevent it?
Dec 10, 2024
An increasing number of people are complaining of spinal-related diseases due to low temperatures in winter.
On cold days, muscles and ligaments surrounding the spine become stiff and compress bones and nerve tissue, which can increase the risk of acute low back pain and worsen symptoms of chronic spinal disease.
If you apply excessive force to your back without warming up enough in cold weather, the pain worsens, and the main back disease in this case is acute low back pain. Even a normally healthy person may develop a 'acute lumbar sprain' when he or she lifts a heavy object on a cold day or puts his or her waist to balance it in a slippery place such as an icy road. In this case, it may usually be simple muscle pain, but if the spine is usually weakened, it may progress to a herniated disk, so be careful.
In addition, low temperatures also reduce joint flexibility and interfere with blood circulation, so patients with chronic spinal diseases such as lumbar discs and spinal stenosis can also feel pain more easily than in other seasons. Therefore, if you have a spinal disease, you need to be more careful because your back pain can worsen in winter.
Min Sung-hoon (neurosurgeon), director of Barunseang Hospital's Spine Center, said "In the case of acute low back pain caused by carelessness in winter, symptoms often improve just by stabilizing." However, even with sufficient rest, there is no improvement in symptoms, and if the pain persists for more than several months, it can lead to chronic pain, so it is recommended to visit a hospital and receive accurate diagnosis and treatment."
Temperature control is important to prevent acute back pain and reduce back pain. Therefore, in winter, you should pay attention to keeping warm, not only when you go out but also indoors, such as wrapping your waist and stomach warmly or putting on a hot pack.
In addition, if you reduce your activity and shrink your body in cold weather, muscle tension persists, so it is important to relax your body and facilitate blood circulation by stretching your back and turning it back. In addition, it is better to train your back strength with your usual correct posture and exercise, and avoid sudden movements.
Director Min Sung-hoon said "Older people with weak bones and poor balance should refrain from going out as much as possible on slippery days due to heavy snow or freezing roads. This is because even a minor fall can lead to fractures such as hip fractures or spinal compression fractures. If you are forced to go out, you should wear non-slip shoes and walk slowly with less stride than usual. He also advised that wearing gloves can prevent major injuries to your hip or spine when you fall.
On cold days, muscles and ligaments surrounding the spine become stiff and compress bones and nerve tissue, which can increase the risk of acute low back pain and worsen symptoms of chronic spinal disease.
If you apply excessive force to your back without warming up enough in cold weather, the pain worsens, and the main back disease in this case is acute low back pain. Even a normally healthy person may develop a 'acute lumbar sprain' when he or she lifts a heavy object on a cold day or puts his or her waist to balance it in a slippery place such as an icy road. In this case, it may usually be simple muscle pain, but if the spine is usually weakened, it may progress to a herniated disk, so be careful.
In addition, low temperatures also reduce joint flexibility and interfere with blood circulation, so patients with chronic spinal diseases such as lumbar discs and spinal stenosis can also feel pain more easily than in other seasons. Therefore, if you have a spinal disease, you need to be more careful because your back pain can worsen in winter.
Min Sung-hoon (neurosurgeon), director of Barunseang Hospital's Spine Center, said "In the case of acute low back pain caused by carelessness in winter, symptoms often improve just by stabilizing." However, even with sufficient rest, there is no improvement in symptoms, and if the pain persists for more than several months, it can lead to chronic pain, so it is recommended to visit a hospital and receive accurate diagnosis and treatment."
Temperature control is important to prevent acute back pain and reduce back pain. Therefore, in winter, you should pay attention to keeping warm, not only when you go out but also indoors, such as wrapping your waist and stomach warmly or putting on a hot pack.
In addition, if you reduce your activity and shrink your body in cold weather, muscle tension persists, so it is important to relax your body and facilitate blood circulation by stretching your back and turning it back. In addition, it is better to train your back strength with your usual correct posture and exercise, and avoid sudden movements.
Director Min Sung-hoon said "Older people with weak bones and poor balance should refrain from going out as much as possible on slippery days due to heavy snow or freezing roads. This is because even a minor fall can lead to fractures such as hip fractures or spinal compression fractures. If you are forced to go out, you should wear non-slip shoes and walk slowly with less stride than usual. He also advised that wearing gloves can prevent major injuries to your hip or spine when you fall.
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This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
