How can I recover from a herniated lumbar disc on a daily basis?

Most patients with lumbar disc herniation are young adults between the ages of 20 and 40, and in recent years, with the diversification of lifestyle changes, patients have shown an increasing trend, which seriously affects their normal work and daily life. Although this disease requires drug or surgical treatment, the usual care is more important. Here we will give you a comprehensive introduction to some daily rehabilitation precautions, hoping to help you recover your health as soon as possible. Dietary arrangements: Patients with lumbar disc herniation reduce a certain amount of activity due to illness, so the intake of diet should also be properly reduced, gastrointestinal peristalsis is slow, digestive function is reduced, so the diet should be reasonably arranged, pay attention to a small number of meals, eat more vegetables and fruits and legumes, eat more food with high calcium content, such as milk, dairy products, shrimp, kelp, sesame paste, soybean products, etc., is conducive to the replenishment of calcium, but Patients who have developed bone spurs (osteophytes) in the lumbar spine should not take in too much calcium. Minimize the consumption of meat and fatty foods, as they tend to cause dry stools and aggravate the condition due to bowel movements. Living arrangement: The correct standing posture should be eyes level, chest up, straight waist, legs upright, the distance between the two feet is about the same as the width of the pelvis, so that the whole body gravity evenly from the spine, pelvis to the lower limbs, and then from the two lower limbs to the foot, in order to become a real “foot on the ground”, can effectively prevent the nucleus pulposus from protruding again. Standing should not be too long, should be appropriate in situ activities, dragon its is the lumbar back activities, in order to release the lumbar back muscle fatigue. The correct sitting posture should be straight upper body, tuck in the abdomen, legs knees together, if possible, can be under the feet of a pedal or stirrups, so that the knee joint slightly higher than the hip. After sitting for a long time should also be active to loosen the muscles of the lower limbs. Usually work and play in life, pay attention to the correct posture, avoid bending over and lifting heavy objects. Appropriate wear lumbar protection and cold warmth: wear lumbar protection for lumbar disc herniation patients, the main purpose is braking, is to limit the lumbar flexion and other movements, especially to assist the back muscles to limit some unnecessary forward flexion movements, to ensure that the injury of the lumbar disc can be fully rested locally. In addition, the lumbar cold, moisture is easy to aggravate the symptoms or recurrence, patients can choose both braking and warm, breathable, non-sweaty high-performance rehabilitation lumbar protection to protect the lumbar. Pay attention to the bedding and lying position: too soft bed under the pressure of human weight can form the shape of the middle low, high on all sides, it is easy to affect the physiological curve of the lumbar spine, so that the intervertebral discs are unevenly stressed. Therefore, from the point of view of treatment and prevention of lumbar disc herniation, the choice of wooden board is more appropriate, the general use of bedding should be padded loose and suitable, so as to maintain the balance of the lumbar spine to a large extent. Human sleep position can be roughly divided into supine, lateral and prone. Supine, as long as the sleeper is appropriate, the limbs remain naturally extended, the spinal curvature does not change much. Side lying generally do not have to pay too much attention to the left or right side lying position, because people in sleep in order to get a more comfortable position, always turn over and over. Prone position when the chest pressure, lumbar convexity increased, the most likely to produce discomfort. Therefore, it is generally appropriate to take the supine position and side lying position. Pay attention to proper rehabilitation gymnastics: Patients with lumbar disc herniation should recuperate in the acute stage and should not exercise. After the condition is stabilized, moderate exercises such as gymnastics can be performed. In adhering to the principles of appropriate methods, correct posture and gradual progress, persevere and perform appropriate rehabilitation gymnastics exercises for the lumbar region. The more representative gymnastics include backward walking method, flying swallow method, supine bridge method, left and right waist rotation method, etc. There are also some introductions on the Internet, so you can find the gymnastics suitable for you. The risk of medication and surgery: medication for lumbar disc herniation is generally aimed at relieving symptoms only. Most of the current medications are anti-inflammatory and anti-swelling hormones and other drugs, which have a lot of side effects. In addition, the side effects of Chinese medicine are relatively small, but effective ones are rare. Surgery is only needed for 10% of patients according to some statistics. Generally speaking, surgery is divided into minimally invasive and pioneering surgery, and even with the recent popularity of minimally invasive surgery, the post-operative effect is difficult to restore to the level before the disease, and some patients will still relapse. The entire spine is densely packed with important nerve tissues, and disc surgery is inherently risky, along with various surgical complications and sequelae, and even medical errors resulting in paralysis due to surgical failure are heard from time to time. Patients with lumbar disc herniation should choose correctly according to their condition during the disease and rehabilitation process, and try to adopt a high safety factor, conservative and healthy treatment. In the process of daily rehabilitation, patients with lumbar disc herniation are tormented by the dual contradictions of the disease and drugs, and they expect to find a more natural and complete cure. In developed countries such as Europe, America and Japan, drugs and injections with side effects are gradually abandoned, and people prefer daily rehabilitation of the disease and seek a medical concept that combines the use of the body’s self-healing power and natural therapy. Alternative Medicine” has emerged, and more and more alternative medicine institutions have been established, forming a new medical trend worldwide.