Nursing Care Plan for Low Back Pain

Low Back Pain Nursing Assessment

Patients with Low Back Pain, guided to explain the discomfort (eg, location, weight, duration, nature, propagation and related limb weakness). A description of how the pain occur with certain actions or activities where the weak muscle is overused and how patients cope.

Information on jobs and recreational activities can help identify areas for health education. During this interview, the nurse can observe the patient's posture, abnormal position and how the road.

On physical examination, reviewed the curvature of the spine, and shoulder symmetry. Paraspinal muscle spasm palpated and recorded presence and tenderness. Patients assessed the cause of obesity because dapay lower back pain.

Intervention and Implementation of Low Back Pain

Relieves pain
To reduce pain nurse may recommend bed rest and changing positions is determined to improve lumbar flexion. Patients are taught to control and adjust the pain performed via diaphragmatic breathing and relaxation can help reduce muscle tension that contributes to lower back pain. Distract patients from pain with other activities eg reading books, watching TV or by imagination (imagining things that are unpleasant to focus on it).

Soft tissue with a gentle massage is very useful for reducing muscle spasms, improve circulation and reduce the containment and reduce pain. When given the drug the nurse should assess the patient's response to each drug.

Improving physical mobility
Physical mobility is monitored through continuous assessment. Nurses assess how the patient moves and stands. Once reduced back pain, self-care activities should be done with minimal strain on the injured structures. Changes in position should be done slowly and assisted if necessary. The twist and sway to avoid. Patients are encouraged to switch aktifiats lie down, sit and walk for long periods. Nurses should encourage patients comply with exercise programs according to established, precisely the wrong exercises are not effective.

Increase the proper body mechanics
Patients should be taught how to sit, stand, lie down and lifting objects properly.

Health education
Patients should be taught how to sit, stand, lie down and lifting correctly

Improving the performance of the role
Responsibilities associated with the role may have changed since the occurrence of lower back pain. Once the sore healed, the patient can return to the responsibilities of his role again. But when the activity is impacting on the occurrence of pain down my back again, it may be difficult to return to its original responsibilities without risking the occurrence of chronic pain under pungggung with disability and depression caused.

Changing nutrition and weight loss
Weight loss through the adjustment of eating can prevent the recurrence of back pain, through the rational nutrition plan that includes changes kebaisaaan eat to maintain a desired weight.

Nursing Care Plan for Low Back Pain