Is walking backwards good for lumbar disc herniation?

Walking backwards has certain benefits for lumbar disc herniation, and can achieve certain results in relieving stress and pain. For patients with lumbar disc herniation, they should strengthen self-care, avoid sitting for long periods of time, adopt a correct sitting posture, maintain a good posture when walking, and it is best to sleep on a hard bed. Don't put too much pressure on yourself in work and life, and seek timely treatment when the condition is serious.

Self-care methods for lumbar disc herniation

1. First of all, patients with lumbar disc herniation must have a correct sitting posture. Many people get this disease because of incorrect sitting posture. The correct sitting posture should be to keep the upper body straight. Tighten your abdomen. The lower jaw is slightly retracted and the lower limbs are brought together. If possible, place a footstool under your feet so that your knees are slightly higher than your hips, reducing pressure on your lumbar spine.

2. Patients with lumbar disc herniation should not do strenuous exercise when they get up in the morning, because the muscles of the body have not yet been activated when they just get up in the morning. Sudden exercise will cause back pain. There are also some subtle movements that need attention, such as putting one foot on a low table when washing your face, and sitting down when putting on shoes instead of squatting.

3. Going to the toilet: When patients with lumbar disc herniation get up after going to the toilet, they should support themselves on the wall with their hands and then stand up again.

4. Work: Avoid overwork and do not maintain a posture for a long time when studying or working. Maintain a correct posture while working, and occasionally massage your waist and legs, or do some gymnastics to relieve tension in your waist muscles.

5. Sleep on a hard bed. Sleeping on a firm bed can reduce the pressure on the intervertebral discs.

6. Keep your waist warm and try not to catch cold. Wear a waist support belt around your waist during the day to strengthen the protection of your waist and back, and at the same time help the recovery of lumbar spondylosis.

Some reasons causing this disease

①Weakness and visceral diseases. Physical weakness and visceral diseases can also reduce the stress resistance of the lower back and cause pain; the increased weight on the waist in late pregnancy can also easily cause lumbar muscle strain.

② Improper treatment of acute lumbar sprain. If lumbar sprain is not treated thoroughly in the acute stage, the damaged muscle fascia will not be repaired properly, resulting in more scars and adhesions, which will reduce the function of the waist and cause pain. The patient will often feel weak in the waist and have back pain on rainy days.

③Congenital malformation of lumbar vertebrae. Weak constitution and visceral diseases such as lumbar sacralization, sacral lumbarization (the human lumbar spine is composed of 5 separate vertebrae, and the 5 vertebrae of the sacrum are fused together to form a sacrum. Lumbar sacralization refers to the fusion of the 5th lumbar vertebra and the sacrum to form a sacrum; sacral lumbarization means that the first sacrum is freed from the sacral block to form the 6th lumbar vertebra. Both of these variations are congenital malformations of the lumbar sacral region), occult sacral bifida, etc. can all cause the muscles, fascia and other tissues to lack attachment points, resulting in structural weakness. When activities are frequent or the load is increased, lumbar muscle strain is likely to occur.

④Cumulative damage. Sitting or standing for a long time, or frequently lifting heavy objects, etc., will cause the lumbar muscles to be in a state of high tension and stretching for a long time. Tissues that are subjected to large and frequent forces will experience small fiber rupture injuries. After the injuries are repaired, scars and adhesions will remain, and local reactive inflammation will occur, leading to lumbar muscle pain.