Causes of lumbar bone hyperplasia

Nowadays, more and more people are suffering from lumbar vertebrae bone hyperplasia. Lumbar vertebrae bone hyperplasia, which was originally a disease of middle-aged and elderly people, is now becoming more and more common among younger people. Lumbar vertebrae bone hyperplasia brings great pain to patients, so we must recognize the cause of lumbar vertebrae bone hyperplasia. Only when we know the cause of lumbar vertebrae bone hyperplasia can we treat lumbar vertebrae bone hyperplasia according to the cause.

Lumbar vertebrae bone hyperplasia is related to many factors, but age is the main reason. Human aging is irreversible. In addition, some are caused by strain and trauma. Most young patients with lumbar vertebrae bone hyperplasia suffer from poor sitting posture.

The main cause of bone hyperplasia is related to the degenerative lesions of articular cartilage. Lumbar bone hyperplasia is because after middle age, with the increase of age, the physiological functions of various tissue cells in the body gradually decline and age, the degenerated intervertebral disc gradually loses water, the intervertebral space narrows, the annulus fibrosus relaxes and bulges to the periphery, the vertebral body becomes unstable, and the annulus fibrosus tears outside the edge of the vertebral body, resulting in the protrusion of the nucleus pulposus, which pushes up the periosteum of the posterior longitudinal ligament, and new bone is produced underneath, forming bone spurs or bone hyperplasia. Some people also believe that after the intervertebral disc degenerates and atrophies, the vertebral body tilts forward, the front edge of the vertebral body is blocked by the anterior longitudinal ligament in the midline, the periosteum on both sides is lifted up, and new bone is formed under the periosteum. In addition, local pressure factors are also the main factors causing bone hyperplasia.

Lumbar vertebrae bone hyperplasia is generally directly related to age, strain, trauma, incorrect posture, etc. The specific factors are as follows:

Age Factor

The aging of the human body is an irresistible law of nature. With the increase of age, the lumbar spine will inevitably undergo degenerative changes due to sports wear and tear. Most normal people over 60 years old can be found to have degenerative aging phenomena such as lumbar bone spur formation and intervertebral disc narrowing when taking X-rays.

Strain factors

The degeneration process of the lumbar spine, in addition to changes with age, is also closely related to lumbar strain. Long-term stimulation of the lumbar spine by adverse factors such as repeated strain and excessive activity may accelerate the degeneration of the lumbar spine, causing herniated discs and the formation and continuous enlargement of bone spurs.

On the contrary, paying attention to the rest and maintenance of the waist can slow down the degeneration of the lumbar spine and the progression of bone spurs.

History of trauma

Lumbar trauma in adolescence is also an important external cause of lumbar bone hyperplasia after middle age.

Incorrect posture

Young patients with lumbar spondylosis are mainly caused by maintaining the same posture for a long time and sleeping on a soft Simmons mattress due to incorrect posture. Incorrect sleeping posture for a long time can also cause lumbar spondylosis.

In the above, we introduced the troubles that lumbar vertebrae bone hyperplasia brings to patients. Lumbar vertebrae bone hyperplasia can be prevented and treated. As long as we understand the causes of lumbar vertebrae bone hyperplasia, we can make targeted prevention and treatment based on these causes. Therefore, it is very necessary to understand the causes of lumbar vertebrae bone hyperplasia.