How to prevent osteophytes

Prevention of osteophytes pay attention to the following aspects: 1, long-term adherence to a variety of fitness exercises, to prevent osteoporosis and osteophytes in the middle-aged and elderly is very beneficial, exercise, including walking, aerobics, tai chi, long-distance running, etc.; 2, self-massage exercise, you can use a sitting or standing position, the palms of both hands and each finger from top to bottom in the waist repeatedly massage, the force from light to heavy, until the local heat, and then use both hands to push the waist 2-3 minutes to promote lumbar blood circulation, relieve muscle stiffness and tension, to relax; 3, to maintain a good standing posture, the correct posture when standing should be slightly flexed knees, the gluteus maximus should be mildly contracted, contraction of the abdominal muscles, lumbar vertebrae should be mildly straightened, reduce the lumbosacral angle, increase spinal support, to prevent injury to the lumbar intervertebral discs; 4, to maintain a good sitting position, long-term sitting position to work or study people Should choose adjustable backrest seat, sitting when the waist to rely on, reduce the burden on the waist, continuous sitting for more than an hour should stand up to move the waist, to prevent muscle strain on the waist, small joint displacement, intervertebral disc injury; 5, choose a good bed, sleep at night is recommended to sleep on a hard bed, semi-hard bed, do not advocate sleeping Simmons type soft wire bed, because the human body supine, soft bed can make the lumbar spine Physiological curvature changes, side lying is easy to cause scoliosis increase the incidence of lumbar spine osteophytes; 6, reduce lumbar injuries, moisture; 7, strict weight control, weight reduction, because excessive weight can induce spinal and joint osteophytes, excessive weight is an important cause of osteophytes, will accelerate the wear and tear of joint cartilage, uneven pressure on top of the joint cartilage, can also cause osteophytes, weight Overweight should be strictly controlled, can prevent osteophytes, or lumbar spine degeneration; 8, avoid long-term strenuous exercise, long-term excessive exercise, easy to induce osteophytes, especially for weight-bearing joints, such as the knee, hip joint excessive exercise, will increase the wear pressure on the joint surface, but also make the skeletal soft tissue overstretching caused by local tissue damage and uneven bone stress, and lead to osteophytes.