Do you really know the spine? Let’s uncover the “true face” of the spine

  When it comes to the spine, no one is unaware of its location and importance, but few people know that many seemingly common actions in daily life can cause damage to the spine.  The human spine can be roughly divided into three parts – the cervical, thoracic and lumbar vertebrae. Lesions in different locations can manifest themselves in different ways. There are countless diseases caused by spinal problems. In the human body, all but a few specific organs are governed by the spinal nerves. When there is a problem with the spine, the first nerve to be damaged is the spinal cord, which in turn leads to adverse feedback in all areas of our body.  The importance of the spine cannot be overstated, and that is why it is so important. However, the spine is not as hard as other bones in the body, it is a fairly flexible structure that can maintain a significant range of motion. The shape of the spine can change considerably with the movement of the body and the weight it carries. Three quarters of the spine is made up of vertebrae, and one quarter is made up of intervertebral discs.  Of the more than three hundred bones in the human body, the spine is the largest group of bones in this tissue. With the cooperation of the intervertebral discs, the spine plays a very important role in protecting and supporting the whole body.  If a person’s height reaches 1.5 to 1.7 meters, then he wants to walk upright normally, in addition to the premise of having strong and powerful lower limbs, but also must be supported by the spine to do more important.  The existence of the spine is not only to ensure that a person’s normal upright and walking. Daily life often need to complete the squatting, rolling, twisting, head shaking and jumping and other seemingly very simple movements, in fact, all need the spine between the different vertebral joints with a high degree of difficulty.