Modern people’s work nature changes, the pace of life accelerates, cervical spondylosis, lumbar disc protrusion more frequent. The cause is mainly sedentary, resulting in excessive strain on the neck, shoulder and back, and the intervertebral disc and paravertebral muscles are under tension for a long time. This is manifested as stiffness and pain in the neck, shoulders and back, or difficulty in turning around. As we age, the frequency of pain attacks increases, the area increases, the duration increases, and the degree increases. The above symptoms are aggravated after sitting or household work, but relaxed after exercise; aggravated by cold, and alleviated after keeping warm. It can be triggered by sneezing and spraying or brushing teeth. In severe cases, one month dare not go down to the ground, when turning over, such as pain as the waist section into two sections, and even play “morphine” to stop the pain. It is indeed very uncomfortable, but often taken by others as “faking it” – others see you walking well, but once you work, it does not work. The typical myofasciitis (also called muscle strain, commonly known as “pillow” or “flash back”, the nature of the actual “cramp”, muscle “strike “-require rest), generally lasts a week, after resting gradually relieved. The next time you are tired, cold, and then relapse – the disease again. General knocking, massage, hot compresses, physical therapy, external and internal medication can reduce the symptoms for a short time, but can not be cured. The reason is that it is impossible to eradicate its two causes – aging (after the age of 20, the body’s intervertebral discs and ligaments begin to age) and strain (ambulatory work and household chores). So-called minimally invasive surgery and open surgery cannot “rejuvenate” or “slow down aging” – surgery only relieves symptoms. The main point of conservative treatment: bed rest is the main focus of acute pain (80% bed rest, 20% medication, massage, physical therapy, traction, acupuncture, cupping, etc.); the usual is to improve the work posture, diligent activity, strengthen the back of the neck and lumbar muscle exercise (breaststroke, small swallow fly). When lying in bed, avoid high pillows, nesting watching TV, reading books – or bending over, resulting in the lumbar spine, cervical spine did not really rest, but rest the limbs. The bed is harder on the line – hard Simmons, brown cushions can be, no need for wooden beds. Therefore, lumbar strain “without treatment”, is also “untreatable”. Mainly rely on our own adjustment – pay attention to posture, strengthen the activities, muscle exercise. 1, pay attention to the posture: sitting upright, that is, “sitting like a bell”. Good sofa and car seats are to ensure that the cervical and lumbar spine convexity. The worst sitting posture is about 70 ° forward leaning. Lie flat lumbar spine load of 1.0, standing for 1.5 times the load, tilted forward about 70 ° lumbar spine load 2.5 times. 2, strengthen the activity: 30 minutes of activity cervical and lumbar spine, 60 minutes to get up and walk. This is similar to the 10-minute recess reasoning. Playing computer, cell phone, playing cards, mahjong, painting, playing the piano, household chores and driving, sitting in a car are common triggers of muscle strain. This period requires diligent activity. 3, muscle exercise: the best fun activity is breaststroke. You need to lift your head and waist when you come out of the water to change air. And the most economical method is “small swallow flying”. The best way to protect the cervical spine, thoracic spine and lumbar spine is to carry out the “small swallow fly” exercise: take a prone position on the bed, with the abdomen as the fulcrum, arms clenched back as far as possible, legs together taut legs taut toes slightly upward, head and neck slightly raised on the ang (leave the bed can be), for 5 seconds, relax for 5 seconds, 60 times a day (divided into 2 ～This is different from yoga.) This is different from the requirements of yoga. Click here to refer to my science article Exercises for the back muscles: the little swallow fly or the breaststroke. Early herniated (or bulging) discs, found only on films or with only mild or intermittent symptoms, are treated with principles similar to those of lumbar myofasciitis (lumbar strain). The easiest way to protect the cervical spine is to cross your hands against the back of your head and do the “resistance” action of holding your hands forward and your head and neck backward for 5 seconds and relaxing for 5 seconds, 200 times a day. Conservative treatment, including: massage, massage, acupuncture, cupping, hot compress, traction, etc., are very effective for strain – but only “comfortable”, not “cure”. Because aging and strain “can not be cured”. Common misconceptions: 1, hope that health care products, massage and other methods to cure – do not know, only by themselves to fight “aging and strain”. Please do not imagine that “clever” drugs, therapies can fight, reverse “aging and fatigue”. 2, usually do not pay attention to nor exercise, when the pain temporarily hold the Buddha’s feet, the more exercise the more pain – small swallow fly in the lumbar spine pain can not do. Like calf “cramp” after the need to rest rather than running. 3, continue to nest in bed reading books, watching TV – the cervical spine, lumbar spine did not get a rest, only the rest of the limbs. 4, playing computer, mahjong, housework is not tired, why is still “neck pain” “waist pain”? The reason is that the above activities are resting the limbs and straining the spine. Tips: If you have numbness, pain, weakness, cotton-picking sensation, difficulty in urinating and defecating, numbness around the anus, etc. – a more serious problem may have occurred – and the situation has worsened, surgery may be required. Please see a doctor’s office (or even an emergency room) as soon as possible. Surgery may be required at this time.