What is lumbar disc herniation? Lumbar disc herniation is a syndrome caused by degeneration of the lumbar disc and rupture of the annulus fibrosus due to various causes. The nucleus pulposus tissue protrudes and irritates or compresses the nerve roots and cauda equina nerve. It is one of the most common causes of lumbar and leg pain. What are the factors for the development of lumbar disc herniation? High-risk groups: The peak incidence is between 25 and 55 years old, and those who need to stand and sit for a long time are the vulnerable groups: nurses, civil servants, teachers, those who need to bend over and carry heavy objects, drivers, housewives, and porters. Pathogenic factors: 1, lumbar intervertebral disc degeneration: with age, the loss of water in the intervertebral disc, elasticity reduction and structural relaxation, is the pathological basis. 2, poor posture: long-term forward leaning sitting, squatting when bending over heavy objects and twisting. 3, injury: accumulative injury in middle and old age, adolescents mostly have a history of acute trauma. 4.Related to increased weight on the lumbosacral region during pregnancy. 5.Related to genetic factors. Prevention of lumbar disc herniation is important: 1. Pay attention to maintaining correct posture in daily life: (1) Sitting posture: sit in a chair with a backrest, keep the waist straight from time to time, hip and knee joints at an angle of 90 degrees, and feet flat on the ground. (2) standing posture: eyes looking forward flat shoulders straight waist straight. (3) lying posture: use about two inches thick harder mattress, can give the spine a better support force and maintain blood circulation. Side lying: legs flexed, with appropriate pillows to support the head (the same width as the shoulders). Supine: the pillow should not be too high, with a small pillow under the knee, can make the back muscles more relaxed. (4) lifting heavy objects posture: alone lifting method (stand as close as possible to the object to be carried, squat, but keep the waist straight, grasp the object to be carried, tighten the abdominal muscles, and stand up with the force of both feet). Double lifting Prevention and life conditioning: 1, the acute stage or pain is obvious, absolute bed rest. 2, the waist pay attention to keep warm, avoid wind, cold, wet stimulation. 3, do a good job of life conditioning, it is appropriate to rest on a hard bed, should not stand for a long time and sit for a long time, try to avoid bending, turning around sharply and other actions. 4.Within 3 months, wear a waist brace to move on the ground, and within 6 months, do not bend over to carry heavy objects. 5.Appropriate outdoor activities, such as walking, playing tai chi, etc. Functional exercise: 1.Exercise exercises for lumbar back muscles such as: “five-point”, “three-point”, “double lower limbs on a bicycle”, “straight leg raise “2.When you get out of bed, you should wear a waist brace to keep your waist straight and avoid bending over. Take off the lumbar girth when resting, so as not to make the lumbar muscles atrophy and weakness. 2, cold and damp paralysis Diet should be warming and dispersing cold, dispel dampness through the product, such as deer tendons in peanut soup, garlic stewed lamb, avoid cold food and cold melons and fruits, cold drinks. 3, damp-heat paralysis diet is appropriate to clear heat, dampness and clearing products, such as lean loofah soup, plantain soup with pork tripe, white fruit soup with chicken, etc.. Avoid hot, dry and spicy products, such as onions, garlic, pepper, etc. 4, blood stagnation, blood stasis diet is recommended to activate the blood to eliminate blood stasis, such as Tian Qi boiled pig’s foot tendon soup, golden needle and cloud ear steamed chicken, encourage patients to drink more water, avoid hot, dry, spicy, fatty, sweet and greasy products. 5, kidney Yang deficiency diet is appropriate to warm the spleen and kidney, such as angelica ginger lamb soup, Chuan Jian Duzhong pig tail soup, avoid cold fruits and cold food. 6, liver and kidney Yin deficiency (1) diet should nourish Yin and clear heat, such as lotus seeds, lily of the valley in lean meat soup, ice sugar stewed snow fungus or sea cucumber. Avoid spicy and dry products. (2) For those who are sleepless, drink hot milk or hot water for feet before going to bed.