Lumbar disc curvature

The condition of lumbar disc curvature is a condition called lumbar disc herniation or lumbar disc disease. As a patient, you should not only do relevant examinations on the lumbar joints and lumbar vertebrae, but also pay attention to developing good living habits. Only by paying attention to personal health care in life can you avoid some problems.

How to prevent lumbar disc herniation? The lumbar disc is equivalent to a micro-motion joint, which is composed of transparent cartilage plates, annulus fibrosus and nucleus pulposus, and is distributed between the lumbar vertebrae. Lumbar disc herniation is one of the more common lumbar diseases in clinical practice and is a common and frequently occurring disease in orthopedics. Here's how to prevent lumbar disc herniation:

1. Maintain good living habits, prevent your waist and legs from getting cold, and avoid overwork.

2. Stand or sit with correct posture. An abnormal spinal column can cause uneven stress on the intervertebral discs, which is a hidden cause of intervertebral disc herniation. The correct posture should be "stand like a pine tree, sit like a bell", with the chest lifted and the waist straight. The same posture should not be maintained for too long. Appropriate in-place activities or waist and back exercises can relieve fatigue in the waist and back muscles.

3. When exercising, do not stretch your legs or bend your waist too much, otherwise it will not only fail to achieve the desired purpose, but also cause a herniated disc.

4. Do not bend over when lifting heavy objects. You should squat down to pick up the heavy object, then stand up slowly, trying not to bend over.

From a biomechanical point of view, the L4-L5 and L5-S1 intervertebral discs are subject to the greatest pressure and have the greatest range of motion, while the posterior longitudinal ligament located in these two segments is relatively narrow (only 1/2 of the width of the upper part). Therefore, the L4-L5 and L5-S1 intervertebral discs are the most vulnerable parts, and clinically, L4-L5 and L5-S1 intervertebral disc herniation are the most common.

5. Eat a balanced diet with high protein and vitamin content and low fat and cholesterol, prevent obesity, quit smoking and control alcohol consumption.

6. Pay attention to the combination of work and rest at work, maintain correct posture, avoid sitting or standing for long periods of time, and do warm-up exercises before strenuous physical activity.

7. When resting in bed, it is advisable to choose a hard bed to maintain the physiological curvature of the spine.

8. Avoid the cold and keep warm.

9 . Lumbar disc herniation is a disease of the musculoskeletal system, and the principle of prevention requires reducing exercise and relaxing and resting.

10. Usually, you should strengthen your back muscle exercises to enhance the stability of your lumbar spine.

Experts say that lumbar disc herniation can be prevented as long as you pay attention in your daily life. Maintain good living habits in life to prevent your waist and legs from getting cold and avoid overwork. If you feel unwell, please go to a regular hospital immediately.