How to protect the intervertebral disc in daily life

  As we age, the intervertebral disc degenerative changes, the loss of the original elasticity, around the intervertebral disc of the fibrous ring will also become fragile and easy to be torn, had the disease is more lumbar muscle relaxation, minor triggers can develop. So pay attention to the following points in daily life: action should be “slow half beat”. Before exercising or doing heavy work, or after waking up in the morning, the body muscles and joints are in a state of relaxation, so when doing sudden movements may hurt the intervertebral disc. In daily life, do not half squat when wearing shoes, do not bend down directly to get things, do not squat to carry weight.  Do not maintain a posture for a long time. Avoid overexertion. Exercise a little after working for a while, or massage the waist and legs, or do gymnastics for a while and keep the correct posture to relieve the tension of the lumbar muscles.  Use more abdominal muscles when walking, and don’t stand with both legs together for a long time when standing.  Sleep on a hard bed with appropriate softness and hardness, and don’t watch TV for a long time after meals.  Avoid cold and humid living and working environments, and pay attention to avoiding the recurrence of lumbar spine diseases in the season of cold and heat.  In addition, introduce a simple way to exercise the lumbar spine: sitting on a chair, cross your arms to hold the neck, hold your abdomen forward, tilt your head back, adhere to 2 to 3 minutes and then relax, between work, repeat the above action three or five times, the cervical spine, lumbar spine have a very good stretching effect.