Can I play shuttlecock if I have problems with my vertebrae and lumbar spine?

Shuttlecock is a childhood memory for many people. Nowadays, elderly people also often play shuttlecock to keep fit, because shuttlecock can mobilize many muscles throughout the body and achieve good fitness effects. However, many elderly people suffer from problems with their cervical and lumbar vertebrae. So, for those elderly people with problems with their cervical and lumbar vertebrae, can they play shuttlecock? I will give you a detailed introduction today.

1. The "Cihai" dictionary says that kicking shuttlecock "has a good effect on moving joints, strengthening ligaments, and developing agility and balance." Shuttlecock kicking mainly involves the coordinated movement of the lower limb muscles, with the focus on the feet. Adze, knock, turn, and circle, turn steadily, jump with a false leg, lean forward and backward, to others, it looks like watching a dance. The hip joint, knee joint, ankle joint, etc. swing around the longitudinal axis, driving the parts of the distal end that are most difficult to supply blood to and move, thereby enhancing muscle strength and flexibility of the corresponding joints. Movements such as winding, turning, and circling exercise the sartorius, popliteus, femoris and other leg muscles; while adze, knock, and drop, the dorsalis pedis and plantar pedis muscles are indispensable. A large number of arteriovenous shunts of skeletal muscles are opened, and the dynamic balance of blood flow in the lower limbs is maintained. It not only enhances the motor function of muscles and bones, but also effectively prevents some blood reflux disorders, especially the "deep vein thrombosis" disease in the lower limbs suffered by office workers.

2. Long-term bending over the desk with head down, cervical spine leaning forward, lack of movement, prone to cervical spondylosis; abnormal physiological curvature of the spine in the chest, waist and other parts, over time, the waist will be hunched over, forming the so-called "office type body shape". When kicking shuttlecock, as the shuttlecock rises and falls, the joints of the spine flex and extend in a rhythmic and moderate manner, and the deep and superficial muscles of the vertebral body and the anterior and posterior cervical muscles are functionally exercised to contract and relax, which avoids the stiffness of the vertebral joints, enhances the stability of the joints, prevents cervical spondylosis, and improves the posture of the waist and limbs. When playing shuttlecock, both upper limbs swing rhythmically, which exercises the shoulder, back muscles and joints. It also has a good preventive and therapeutic effect on periarthritis of the shoulder suffered by middle-aged and elderly people.

3. Playing shuttlecock can also prevent and treat "sub-health" conditions. Kicking shuttlecock requires a high level of concentration. The kicking action must be completed in an instant, with proper technique and accurate movements, and the shuttlecock can be kicked as desired. The cerebral cortex is bound to establish new excitation foci, divert thinking, and "change the brain."

It is very beneficial for regulating higher nervous activities and relieving psychological stress. Although the shuttlecock is small, it has all the functions of entertainment and art and is full of charm. The heart, eyes and feet must be alert; the reactions must be quick, the movements must be swift, and the coordination must be thoughtful and understanding. Many people call shuttlecock kicking "shuttlecock walking". Everybody gathered together, kicking the shuttlecock one by one, the flying shuttlecock attracted everyone's attention, mobilized everyone's sense of responsibility, and inspired everyone's spirit of unity and progress; there was talking and laughing, shouting and calling, joking and giving in, the atmosphere was harmonious and warm; once it landed, there was an uproar and regret. The adjustment of mentality is reflected in the rise and fall of the small shuttlecock. Effectively prevent and treat the "sub-health" state.