Back pain after masturbation may be related to a variety of factors. In most cases, it is a temporary and resolvable physiological phenomenon, but we should also be alert to potential health problems.
1. Muscle fatigue or improper posture
• Symptoms: Soreness in the waist, lower back or pelvic area, similar to muscle fatigue after exercise.
• Causes:
• Maintaining bad postures such as bending over and curling up for a long time during masturbation leads to lumbar muscle strain.
• Excessive contraction of the pelvic floor muscles and waist muscles during orgasm, causing lactic acid accumulation.
2. Excessive masturbation
• Symptoms: accompanied by general fatigue and lack of concentration.
• Causes:
• Frequent masturbation in a short period of time causes overexcitement of the sympathetic nerves, resulting in increased energy consumption.
• Repeated contraction of the pelvic floor muscles causes muscle spasms (similar to "cramps").
3. Prostate or pelvic congestion (male)
• Manifestation: a sore and distended feeling in the waist radiates to the lower abdomen, which may be accompanied by frequent urination.
• Cause:
• During sexual excitement, the prostate and seminal vesicles become congested. If they are not fully released or stimulated frequently, the delayed disappearance of congestion may compress the peripheral nerves.
4. Psychological somatization reaction
• Manifestation: the soreness and guilt and anxiety after masturbation appear simultaneously.
• Cause: psychological pressure is transformed into physical symptoms (psychogenic pain).
5. Potential disease signals
• Situations to be alerted to:
• Lumbar problems: such as lumbar disc herniation, improper posture during masturbation may aggravate the compression.
• Urinary system inflammation: such as chronic prostatitis (male) or pelvic inflammatory disease (female), sexual excitement may induce discomfort in the inflamed area.
• Kidney deficiency (concept in traditional Chinese medicine): long-term excessive masturbation is accompanied by soreness of waist and knees, tinnitus, etc., which needs to be judged comprehensively in combination with other symptoms.
1. Short-term relief measures
• Hot compress or massage: Apply a hot towel to the waist for 10-15 minutes, or gently massage the waist muscles (avoid the spine).
• Stretching exercise:
• Cat-cow pose (alternately arching the back and collapsing the waist while kneeling).
• Rolling on your back with your knees hugged to relax the lower back.
• Rehydrate: Promote lactic acid metabolism and relieve muscle fatigue.
2. Habit adjustment
• Improve posture: Avoid curling up or twisting the body position. It is recommended to lie flat or sideways and support the waist with a pillow.
• Control frequency: If it exceeds 7 times a week and is accompanied by fatigue, try to reduce it to 3-4 times to observe the symptoms.
• Avoid forced extension of time: Deliberately suppressing ejaculation (for men) or delaying orgasm may aggravate muscle tension.
3. Health management
• Strengthen core muscle exercises: such as plank support and hip bridge to enhance waist support.
• Avoid sitting for long periods of time: Get up and move every hour to improve pelvic blood circulation.
• TCM conditioning: If you have long-term back pain and exclude organic diseases, you can consult a Chinese medicine doctor to use Liuwei Dihuang Pills, Jinkui Shenqi Pills, etc. (professional guidance is required).
If the following situations occur, it is recommended to see a doctor in time:
1. Back pain lasts for more than 3 days and does not ease.
2. Accompanied by fever, urinary pain, hematuria or abnormal secretions.
3. Pain radiates to the legs, or numbness and weakness occur (indicating lumbar nerve compression).
4. Back pain after masturbation is related to the menstrual cycle (women need to check for endometriosis).
1. "Back pain = kidney deficiency"
• There is no concept of "kidney deficiency" in Western medicine. Back pain should be checked for musculoskeletal or urinary system problems first, rather than blindly replenishing the kidney.
2. "Resisting ejaculation can prevent back pain"
• Deliberately interrupting ejaculation may aggravate prostate congestion and increase the risk of discomfort.
