Some care and simple exercises for patients with lumbar disc herniation

Most patients with lumbar disc herniation are young adults between the ages of 20-40, but with the progress of society and technology, it has become more and more age-popular and patients have shown an increasing trend, which seriously affects their normal work and daily life. The disease requires drug or surgical treatment, but the usual care is more important. The lumbar intervertebral disc protrusion needs to pay attention to dietary habits: 1, lumbar intervertebral disc protrusion gastrointestinal peristalsis is slow, digestive function is reduced, so should be a reasonable arrangement of diet, pay attention to less meals, and because of its reduced activity, should limit the diet to prevent the gastrointestinal burden is too heavy. 2, the diet should be light, too salty, greasy, spicy stimulating food will cause fluctuations in the acid-base value of the body, aggravating the pain symptoms. 3, less meat and fatty foods, easy to cause dry stool, bowel movement force and aggravate the condition. 4, the diet pay attention to supplement calcium, magnesium, vitamin D and vitamin B, etc.. Calcium-rich foods such as milk, beans, small shrimp, kelp, etc., eat more fresh fruit, appropriate supplement animal liver, diet diversification, less cola-type drinks. Lumbar disc herniation need to pay attention to daily care: 1, patients should pay attention to insulation, especially lumbar insulation, cold weather should add more clothing or use hot water bags for hot compresses. 2, the lumbar spine has grown bone spurs (osteophytes) patients, should not ingest too much calcium. 3, quit smoking and avoid alcohol, which is very important, patients must do quit smoking and avoid alcohol, otherwise to additional disc protrusion symptoms will be very little possibility of turning good. 4, lumbar disc herniation patients should immediately rest in bed once the disease is committed, not hard to support activities. The lumbar intervertebral disc herniation medication and rehabilitation: decades of Western medicine treatment of lumbar intervertebral disc herniation customary surgical treatment, although can immediately relieve the patient’s pain, but the surgery risky, slow recovery, and a certain recurrence, so many patients turn to Chinese medicine conservative treatment. The black ointment lumbar spine orthopedic paste from the sequelae, Eucommia, wide tendon vine, Huai Niu Knee, Angelica, Dan Shen, Qiang Wu, only live, Haitongpi, turmeric, frankincense, myrrh, safflower, red peony and dozens of precious Chinese herbs to comply with the ancient concoction, lumbar spine orthopedic paste a wind dispersing cold and dampness, benefit Qi and blood, strong waist and kidney as the principle of treatment, through the play of drugs nourishing the yin and kidneys, dampness and tendons, painful meridians and other effects, to achieve The purpose of “no pain if you pass”. For the treatment of symptoms such as lumbar disc protrusion has significant efficacy. The patient needs to pay attention to the rehabilitation period price, adhere to the medication, even if the symptoms turn out to be better, do not rush to stop the medication, wait for the disease to disappear and consolidate chat city after, before gradually reducing the medication, to prevent and sign to happen again. Most patients can’t stick to the medication, which leads to the view that lumbar disc herniation is incurable and recurring. Favorable daily exercises for lumbar disc herniation: Section 1: prone position, lying flat on a hard bed with good preparatory movements. Section 2: prone position, hold up with both elbow joints for 3 minutes, then recover and trim for 1 minute, repeat 6 – 8 times. The third section: prone position, propped up with both hands, elbow joints straight, adhere to 3 minutes after recovery 1 minute, repeat 6-8 times. Each time you can add a deep inhalation method, inhale a breath, and then exhale, exhale until the end. At this point will feel the waist sink, so that the lumbar spine as far as possible to restore the original normal physiological curvature. Section IV: the use of ironing board or board at home, plus a safety belt or strong belt, firmly bind the waist. Prone position, propped up with both hands, adhere to 3 minutes after recovery, repeated 6-8 times. Section 5: prone, a pillow under the abdomen, hands clasped behind the back, lift the legs, head and shoulders as much as possible, hold on for a second, then put down the slack, repeat 6-8 times. Section 6: relaxation movements. After doing the above exercises, do a little flexion of the knee joint. Rest for a moment in the correct sitting position, that is, sitting on a hard chair, hips close to the root of the back of the chair, if the conditions are best to place a cylindrical backrest in the center of the back of the chair, shoulder blades as close as possible to the back of the chair, legs naturally relaxed. Section 7: standing stretch. Stand straight, feet slightly apart, hands on the back of the waist, four fingers together. Fingers back, with hands as a pillar, try to bend the body above the waist backwards, both knees should be kept straight. Maintain for a second or two, then return to the starting position. Each time the exercise is repeated, try to bend the upper body more backward and more curved than the previous one to achieve the maximum possible stretch. Herniated lumbar disc “8 not” rule: 1, do not smoke and alcohol. 2, do not use explosive force. 3. Do not bend excessively. 4, do not sit or stand for a long time. 5, do not sleep long soft bed. 6, do not eat spicy and irritating food. 7, do not wear high-heeled shoes. 8, do not eat more coffee, strong tea. As the medical concept is constantly updated and humanized, the daily rehabilitation care of lumbar disc herniation will become more and more popular and will bring more benefits to the health of patients with lumbar disc herniation.