Teachers are known as “hard-working gardeners” and “engineers of the human soul”, but in the midst of heavy and laborious teaching, there are few who can maintain good health, and working with illness seems to have become a characteristic of teachers. In the education system, sub-health is spreading rapidly, and the physical condition of teachers is worrying. As Teachers’ Day is approaching, we would like to remind all the respectable and lovely teachers not to neglect their own health problems while working hard and caring for students, and to stay away from the following occupational diseases: 1. Mental fatigue: Teachers are not immune to the fires of the world, they have to consider a series of problems such as interpersonal relationships, job titles and family in addition to the heavy burden of schoolwork. This also puts some teachers under tremendous psychological pressure, which often leads them to tension, anxiety and even irritability. If they do not pay attention to rest and regulation, the central nervous system is constantly under tension, which over time can lead to increased sympathetic excitation, endocrine dysfunction and various physical and mental diseases. According to statistics, female teachers face relatively more common psychological problems, they are more worried about layoffs, failure to complete teaching assignments, etc., which leads to their anxiety, increased stress, and in some cases, somatization symptoms caused by psychological problems. Prevention and treatment measures: usually pay attention to the balance of stress, life and career. Treating psychological fatigue, pure sleep and rest is not lifted. Should promptly vent bad emotions, do not smother in the heart, can find a close friend to talk, chat, or participate in some healthy and beneficial cultural and sports activities. In addition, you should be calm in interpersonal communication, adjust your mind well, work openly and live happily. 2, cervicogenic headache: cervicogenic headache is also an occupational disease that occurs more often in teachers. Due to long hours of lecturing and ambulatory work, some teachers may feel neck pain, and in severe cases, they may feel pain in the back of the head, the top of the head, the eyes and even the eyes, and they are also prone to visual fatigue. Preventive measures: Cervicogenic headache cannot be treated as a common headache, but must be treated in a specialist. To prevent cervicogenic headache, it is best to stand up and move around after working continuously for about half an hour, and turn your neck in the direction of front and back. Swimming is the best form of exercise to prevent this disease. In addition, it is not recommended that people who have cervicogenic headaches blindly massage themselves. 3. Laryngitis: Teachers often have to speak a lot in class, especially in some large classrooms, and have to raise the volume. Therefore, it is easy to make the vocal cords repeatedly inflamed, eventually leading to long polyps in the vocal cords, and in serious cases, the vocal cords will be deformed, damaged and lose their voice, coupled with the stimulation of chalk dust, teachers often feel sore throat and speak in a hoarse voice. In addition to the throat, the vocal cords are also one of the parts of the teacher prone to “injury”. Common vocal cord nodules are due to long-term continuous use of the vocal cords, or incorrect pronunciation, causing improper impact on the left and right vocal cords, resulting in hyperplastic nodules, which manifest as laryngeal pain and hoarse speech. Preventive and curative measures: Teachers can pay proper attention to the volume when lecturing, and can usually take some maintenance measures. Such as do not speak too loudly or eagerly; try to give the vocal cords a break during recess; often use warm water, mint oral tablets to moisten the throat to stimulate saliva secretion, lubricate the throat; eat more fruit to prevent whistling tract infections; wipe the blackboard, pay attention to hold the whistle to reduce dust inhalation; go to less smoky occasions. 4, cervical and lumbar spondylosis: due to standing and long hours of work, back pain, sciatica, herniated discs and other occupational diseases are common among teachers. According to epidemiological survey statistics, teachers’ cervical and lumbar spine disorders reached 21.4%, more than half of which are cervical spine hyperplasia, the incidence of cervical spine hyperplasia in teachers over 40 years old is as high as 54.5%. In addition, teachers need to raise their arms to write the board, maintaining this posture for a long time, the shoulder muscles, tendons, ligaments and other soft tissues are prone to strain, leading to frozen shoulder and tendonitis. Due to the long working hours, lack of exercise is also a common state of teachers, which makes it more difficult for their fatigued bodies to recover. Preventive measures: Avoid keeping the neck in one position for a long time, do neck exercises frequently to promote blood circulation in the neck, and pay attention to moving the limbs more, strengthening shoulder health care, and relaxing properly to prevent back injury. When you feel back pain, it is best to apply hot compresses to the painful parts for 20 minutes, and also pay attention to adjusting the posture and time at work, moderate exercise and adequate rest. In addition, when writing on the blackboard in class, try not to exceed the eye level; when writing for a long time, take a short break or do head turning or twisting activities in between. 5, gastrointestinal diseases: teachers work under high pressure, highly stressful, life is often irregular, and often eat and sit down to prepare lessons, correct homework, so teachers are also at high risk of gastrointestinal diseases, according to the survey found that the prevalence of gastrointestinal disease in teachers is 15% to 25%; fatty liver prevalence of 13.2%, fatty liver will affect the nerve and vascular function, and cause memory loss and arteriosclerosis. Some people may also experience poor appetite, fatigue and weakness. Preventive measures: Diet should be light, eat more vegetables and fruits, and eat less high-fat and high-sugar foods, such as animal offal. Teachers’ brain cells are very active, which requires more supply of nutrients needed by the cells, such as protein, vitamins and trace elements, etc.; eat less stimulating foods such as chili peppers and foods with high sugar content such as chocolate, etc.; try not to smoke and drink; have a regular life, combine work and rest, and actively exercise to enhance physical fitness; as for the prevention and treatment of fatty liver, we should start by eliminating the causes of the disease, quit drinking, reduce the intake of high-calorie foods, and strengthen exercise. The intake of high-calorie food, strengthen exercise. 6, hemorrhoids: as the saying goes, “nine out of ten people have hemorrhoids”. The people who are sedentary, standing, and relatively inactive are at high risk for hemorrhoids, and the professional characteristics of teachers make it easy for this stubborn disease to find them. According to incomplete statistics, the prevalence of hemorrhoids among teachers is as high as 93.5%. Prevention and treatment measures: If you have symptoms of hemorrhoids, such as blood in the stool, pain or prolapse, you should treat them promptly to avoid damage to your health. To prevent hemorrhoids, teachers should do more physical activities after school to reduce congestion in the anorectal area. It is best to take a sitz bath with hot water after a bowel movement, which can promote local blood circulation and play an important role in keeping the anorectal area clean and physiologically functional. 7, varicose veins: varicose veins of the lower limbs is also a common occupational disease of teachers, mainly caused by long-term standing. Because of the work, teachers have to stand for one or two hours or even longer when lecturing. As a result of prolonged standing, it causes poor blood circulation in the lower limbs and leads to varicose veins. Preventive measures: teachers should not always stand with two legs to support the weight of the whole body, it is best to let the two legs take turns to rest, and when the situation allows you to do more tiptoe and squatting movements. To make full use of recess time to move the legs to promote blood circulation. Soak your feet in hot water at night before going to bed, which can unblock the blood vessels in the lower limbs, relieve fatigue, and allow people to sleep peacefully. You can wear elastic stockings or use elastic bandages to wrap and compress to reduce the phenomenon of venous reflux and stasis, but note that local wrapping is not allowed, and you should wear regular elastic stockings for treatment. In addition, massage of the legs can also prevent varicose veins.