Waist protector is a good thing, but how should it be used? 1, what is waist protector, what is the role of waist protector? Waist protector, as the name implies, is used to protect the waist of the cloth. Waist protector is also called waist circumference, waist seal. At present, it is the best choice for the protection of the waist of a wide range of sedentary, standing workers. Waist as many sports force base, in daily life, work, sports are often easy to strain, or even injury. Medical protection of the waist attaches great importance to a variety of medical lumbar belt, lumbar pad, lumbar pillow a wide range of names, is a reliable protective equipment for health care, more for acute pain in the waist, lumbar disc herniation and other auxiliary treatment. 2, how to choose a good waist protector There are many kinds of waist protectors sold on the market, with prices ranging from tens of dollars to hundreds of dollars, so be sure to consider your own needs when selecting. Comfort: For the protection of the lumbar spine, lumbar support is worn in the waist, and not in the hip, wear a sense of restraint in the waist immediately, and this sense of restraint is comfortable, the waist has a kind of “stand up” feeling, this comfortable lumbar support is what you need. Adequate hardness: a lumbar for treatment, it is necessary to have a certain degree of hardness to support the waist, to disperse the role of the waist force. A waist protector, the waist part of the “steel” like iron bars (below), you can try to bend with your hands, if it is very hard to bend, prove that the hardness is enough. Use: If it is lumbar muscle strain, lumbar degeneration caused by lumbar pain, to play a general protective, therapeutic role, you can choose some elastic, some can even breathable, this lumbar relatively high comfort, and very snug, beautiful women wear inside the jacket, basically invisible, does not affect the beauty. If it is after lumbar spine surgery, or lumbar instability, slippage, it is recommended to use a very hard lumbar support to better protect the lumbar spine. As for those who have magnetic therapy, infrared and other physical therapy role of lumbar, the price is generally much more expensive, you can choose according to their own situation, I think the hardness of the lumbar support is the most important. 3.When do you need to wear lumbar protection? How long to wear? For people who need to sit and stand for a long time, such as drivers, office workers, sales staff wearing high heels, etc., it is recommended to wear a lumbar brace when sitting and standing, because many times sitting and standing for a long time, the posture of the waist is unconsciously distorted, it is easy to strain and develop. For patients who already have symptoms of low back pain, it is recommended that as long as they are not resting in bed they should wear a lumbar brace. Wearing lumbar support is generally appropriate for 3 to 6 weeks, and the longest use time should not exceed 3 months. This is because during the onset of the disease, the protective effect of lumbar support can make the lumbar muscles get rest, relieve muscle spasm, promote blood circulation, which is conducive to disease recovery. However, its protection is passive and effective for a short period of time, if the long-term use of lumbar will reduce the opportunity to exercise the lumbar muscles, reduce the formation of lumbar strength, the lumbar muscle will begin to gradually atrophy, but caused new injuries. 4, how to protect the waist in general? How to exercise? First of all, to avoid sitting for a long time, research shows that the lumbar force sitting > standing > lying, so try to reduce the long time sitting. Secondly, women are advised not to often wear high heels, will also increase the chances of lumbar strain injury. Usually avoid bending action, especially bending over to carry heavy objects, to carry heavy objects should also squat down to move, so as to avoid lumbar injury. The usual exercise I think is relatively simple to operate is, swimming (breaststroke) or backwards walking, is a better exercise for the lumbar spine, adhere to half an hour a day. In addition, you can do “arch bridge”, “flying swallow” lumbar functional exercise under the guidance of a doctor.