Dialysis is a life-sustaining treatment that is used to replace the damaged kidneys to filter extra wastes and toxins artificially. During or after the treatment, patients are more likely to suffer from some side effects, among which back pain is not uncommon. Here, you can find the related causes and effective management for the symptom.

What causes back pain for dialysis patients?

there are two kinds of dialysis types: hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis. For those are on hemodialysis, lower back pain is a significant morbidity affecting around 1/3 of them. The symptom may be related to low blood pressure or infection. In addition, the pain also can occur in chest and abdomen. Besides, patients with peritoneal dialysis may also complain they cannot bear the back pain. Actually, pain in the type of dialysis results from paraspinal muscle spasm, sciatica and posterior facet disease.

How to relieve back pain for these patients?

1. Management of back pain due to hemodialysis.

An effective approach to manage patients with this problem consists on standardized repetitive flexion and extension exercises of the lumbar spine. You can chat with our online doctor for more helpful advice!

2. Methods to treat back pain due to peritoneal dialysis.

General treatment are back education, exercises, and judicious use of skeletal muscle relaxants and anti-inflammatory agents.

3. Improve renal function so as to reduce or even get rid of frequent dialysis.

To avoid other potential risks of dialysis, it is necessary to receive the joint therapy for dialysis patients. In Shijiazhuang Hetaiheng Hospital, many therapies can help you, and one of the most popular treatment is called Micro-Chinese Medicine Osmotherapy. It is an innovated treatment from Traditional Chinese Medicine that is applied on bilateral Shenshu acupoints. It has function of expanding blood vessels, fighting against inflammation, and degrading extracellular matrix, thus improving blood circulation. Then, kidneys can get enough blood volume and oxygen to repair the damaged renal tissues. At last, symptoms or complications can be relieved along with improvement of renal function.

Well then, where can I get the alternative therapies?

So far, you need to come to China if you’d like to have the treatment. More details, you can email to us at renal-disease@hotmail.com or leave a message below directly and we will do our best to help you!