Leg pain may first look at the waist

Leg pain, and extending down the ankle joint, is also accompanied by weakness and numbness in the calf and foot. Clinically, about 98% of patients with lumbar disc herniation will experience leg pain. This is because a herniated lumbar disc can lead to irritation or compression of adjacent tissues, such as the spinal nerve root spinal cord, resulting in a series of symptoms such as numbness and pain in the lower extremities. Previously, lumbar disc herniation is a disease of the elderly, now middle-aged people, especially drivers, editors, long-term posture fixed posture, in addition, we all know that fat people are prone to lumbar bad, because the increase in abdominal weight can increase the load on the waist, thus increasing the chances of suffering from lumbar disc herniation. But thin people are also a high incidence of lumbar disc herniation, the body is too thin muscle tissue is too little, the strength is weak, but also prone to lumbar disc herniation. Therefore, when these people are working, they should maintain the correct sitting posture, sitting like a bell, upper body straight, abdomen, jaw slightly closed, and lower limbs together. If possible, it is best to put a foot or footstool under the feet, so that the knee joint is slightly higher than the hip. Sitting in a chair with a backrest, it should be in the above posture on the basis of the back as close as possible to the back of the chair, so that the muscles of the lumbosacral region will not be too fatigued. Try to take the supine and side lying position when sleeping. When lying on your back, put a soft pillow under both lower limbs so that both hips and both knees are slightly flexed, the whole body muscles are relaxed, the pressure on the intervertebral disc is reduced, and the tendency of the intervertebral disc to protrude back is reduced. This sleeping position is the best position for patients with lumbar disc herniation. In addition, when selecting a bed to try to choose a slightly harder bed, Simmons and other soft beds are difficult to make the muscles of various parts of the body to get sufficient rest. Less change, the lumbar muscles are often in a certain direction of tension, all can cause lumbar disc herniation.