Key points in the prevention and treatment of lumbar disc herniation

Lumbar disc herniation through the treatment, the symptoms of back and leg pain relieved or disappeared, many patients want to whether it will not recur in the future? The answer is no, want to do it once and for all is unrealistic. We all know that the prevention and treatment of lumbar intervertebral disc herniation is “three parts treatment, seven parts maintenance”, that is to say, weekday maintenance is very important to change their bad habits is the key to preventing this disease. Many patients are not sure how to protect their lumbar spine, do the following points, you can prevent the disease before it occurs. 1, to prevent lumbar sprains and overwork, avoid standing and sitting for a long time lumbar sprains and weight-bearing strain is the main cause of the disease, so in daily life in the case of heavy lifting should be done when the correct preparatory posture; sitting fatigue, should also be kneaded and friction lumbar, so that the muscle relaxation, in order to dredge lumbar meridians and qi and blood, the prevention of this disease. 2, avoid wind and cold lumbar external cold and dampness, cold collects and attracts, dampness and heavy turbidity, cold and dampness stagnation, then the qi and blood run poorly, not through the pain. Therefore, we should pay attention to the waist to avoid wind and cold, especially for middle-aged and old people over 40 years old, the kidney energy is declining, the waist is more appropriate to keep warm, in order to prevent the disease from occurring in the first place. 3, bed rest in the early stage of the disease, should lie on a hard bed to reduce their own weight on the intervertebral disc compression. Generally, it is better to lie on the back until the radiating pain in the lower limbs disappears. Clinical practice has proved that those who lie on their backs to rest, the symptoms disappear quickly and the course of the disease is shorter. 4, maintain optimistic mood Part of the patients due to back and leg pain, life can not take care of themselves and pessimism, emotional and mental depression, qi dysregulation, qi and blood run poorly and make the pain worse. Therefore, during the treatment period should be kept in a relaxed mood, so that the flow of blood and qi, in order to achieve the purpose of “through the pain”. 5, keep bowel movement if the bowel is dry and secret, hard to defecate can lead to increased abdominal pressure and aggravate low back pain, so in daily life, should be appropriate to eat more fruits and vegetables, so that bowel movement, to avoid aggravating low back pain. 6, avoid substantial bending in the treatment of symptoms disappeared within 1 ~ 3 months, should avoid substantial bending action. Because the disc is thin in the back and thick in the front, the nucleus pulposus moves to the back when bending, and due to the influence of muscles, ligaments and other tensions, the nucleus pulposus may bulge out or protrude to the back under the action of external forces, which may cause nerve root, cauda equina or spinal cord compression symptoms again. 7, moderate lumbar and dorsal muscle exercise In the case of no lumbar pain, you can gradually carry out lumbar and dorsal muscle exercise, such as “swallow fly”, “arch bridge” and other lumbar and dorsal muscle exercise, which can enhance the lumbar and dorsal muscle strength, improve lumbar spine stability.