How can I prevent lumbar disc herniation if I often drive for long hours?

The incidence of lumbar disc herniation among drivers is relatively high, and the seat is not coordinated with the height of the steering wheel, as well as the lumbosacral region is subjected to prolonged jolts, and the driving is caused by poor posture or bad posture of the lower back for too long. What measures should be taken to prevent the occurrence of lumbar disc herniation? 1, the seat should be properly moved to the steering wheel, so that the steering wheel in the case of steering as close to the chest as possible, while leaning back behind the angle of 100 degrees is appropriate, do not make the back tilt angle is too large, and adjust the height between the seat and the steering wheel. The seat is too low shoulders will have the feeling of shrugging, too high is easy to make the lumbar spine over-extension increased the load on the waist, inducing lumbar disc herniation. 2, need to try to avoid driving continuously for more than an hour. When you need to drive for a long time, it is advisable to stop midway to rest for 5-10 minutes, get out of the cab, go outside for a little activity, do some lumbar activities health gymnastics. In order to prevent neck fatigue, you can also do some neck activity health gymnastics, which can largely avoid or reduce neck and lumbar fatigue caused by neck and lumbar pain. 3, for car drivers, sitting for a long time and less activity, the main measure to prevent lumbago is to strengthen their own protection, that is, to strengthen the functional exercise of the neck and waist muscles, regular daily or rest for functional exercise of the neck and waist back muscles, more participation in sports such as swimming. 4, many modern cars are equipped with air conditioning, to create a cool environment for drivers, but the cool air for drivers suffering from lumbar disc herniation and belong to the “wind-cold” evil, easy to induce lumbago. Therefore, try not to adjust the temperature of the cab too low, but also pay attention to the temperature change with the cab outside, to prevent the cold. 5, the car broke down, need to drill to the bottom of the car repair, such as always tense lower limbs, will make the waist excessive back stretch, work for a long time, prone to lumbar muscle strain phenomenon. Therefore, when repairing under the car, the legs should be flexed up to reduce the burden on the waist.