How to prevent back and leg pain?

Treatment of lower back pain can be costly in terms of health care resources and has a significant psychological and work-related impact on the patients themselves, so it is important to use proactive preventive measures. Health education, exercise therapy, occupational health management, and interventions for psychosocial factors can be implemented preventatively. Health education makes patients aware of the causes and risk factors of lower back pain. Patients are taught daily lumbar care methods and advocate correct standing, sitting and sleeping postures. When maintaining sitting, avoid hunching, use a chair with a hard back, make the spine slightly bent forward, lean the waist vertically against the back of the chair, try to make one or both knees higher than the sacrum, when the chair is too high, put a short stool under the feet to step on it; when maintaining the standing position, the waist is flat and straight, should often switch the weight feet, avoid long time not bending knees; when sleeping, the mattress should be solid, do not sleep prone, sleep on the back It is advisable to put a pillow under the knee when sleeping on the back, and to bend the knee and hip when sleeping on the side. Patients are also required to develop good lifestyle habits, including healthy diet, sleep, alcohol and tobacco cessation, moderate exercise, and weight control to avoid the occurrence of back pain. Exercise therapy can prevent the occurrence of lower back pain and improve the function of the lumbar spine by regular exercise activities (such as walking, jogging, swimming, cycling, etc.) to strengthen the muscles of the lumbar back and optimize the control and stability of spinal segmental activities. Occupational health management advocates patients to perform work that is within their capabilities and reasonable, and avoid some factors that may trigger lower back pain, such as bending over to lift heavy objects, maintaining a standing or sitting position for a long time. When lifting heavy objects, try to squat with bent knees and lift them in an upright spinal position; avoid overwork and change the content or posture of work frequently. Psychosocial factor interventions are gaining more and more attention, and the application of biopsychological model for the prevention of lower back pain has gained consensus. Psychological health education for patients, support and assistance from surrounding colleagues, and improvement of job satisfaction, etc. can effectively prevent the occurrence of lower back pain and make them less overly fearful and apprehensive about it.