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Why do women have low back pain?

Asked by:Edie

Asked on:Apr 06, 2026 09:45 AM

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  • Idun Idun

    Apr 06, 2026

      low back pain It is a disease with pain on one or both sides of the waist as the main symptom. Low back pain is more common among women due to their physiological characteristics such as menstruation, pregnancy, childbirth, and breastfeeding. In addition, menstrual diseases, leucorrhea, pregnancy diseases, Gynecology Disease and artificial abortion Postpartum Such conditions may also cause low back pain. clinical Common causes of manifestations include:

      1. Long-term exposure to cold and dampness caused by exogenous factors can block the meridians, leading to poor blood circulation and low back pain.

      2. Internal injury factors: excessive childbirth, frequent abortions and improper sexual intercourse can cause kidney qi damage and lead to low back pain.

      3. Lumbar muscle strain. Excessive physical fatigue, abnormal standing and sitting postures, and tight waistbands, etc. can all lead to lumbar muscle strain and low back pain. Therefore, such patients should pay attention to the balance between work and rest, and frequently move their waist to stretch the psoas muscles.

      4. Sacrospinous ligament relaxation may occur after pregnancy fetus The increase in lumbar support increases, causing the sacrospinous ligament to relax and compress the pelvic cavity. nerve , blood vessels and cause low back pain. This kind of low back pain usually disappears gradually as the waist muscle strength recovers after childbirth.

      5. Pelvic tumors such as Uterine fibroids ,son cervical cancer Patients with ovarian cysts may suffer from low back pain due to tumor compression of nerves or cancer cells infiltrating into pelvic connective tissue. This type of patient often suffers from low back pain and is often accompanied by widespread pain throughout the abdomen, and drug treatment is often ineffective.

      6、pelvic inflammatory disease For example, patients suffering from chronic adnexitis, pelvic inflammatory disease, and pelvic connective tissue inflammation can cause low back pain due to inflammation. As the original disease improves or is cured, the symptoms of low back pain may gradually become milder and disappear.

      7. Abnormal uterine position causes low back pain due to anteversion, retroflexion, prolapse, etc. of the uterus. There is no special treatment for this kind of low back pain. Correction of uterine prolapse and changing body position can relieve symptoms.

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