There is no most effective way to protect the lumbar spine, according to the lumbar spine of the disease to choose the right way to protect, commonly lumbar disc herniation, fracture, lumbar spinal stenosis, you can wear a waist cushion, bed rest, moderate exercise and other methods to protect the lumbar spine.
1. Herniated lumbar disc: the main way to protect the lumbar spine for herniated lumbar disc is to take bed rest, and when getting out of bed, you can use a lumbar cuff to protect it, and you should pay attention to avoiding heavy labor and reducing bending movements.
2. Fracture: if the lumbar spine fracture needs strict bed rest to protect the lumbar spine, according to the specific conditions of the fracture active treatment, if the compression fracture, not more than 1/3 can be conservative treatment, if the compression fracture more than 1/3 need surgical treatment, including internal fixation surgery, fusion surgery, and so on.
3. Lumbar spinal stenosis: lumbar spinal stenosis, the protection of the lumbar spine is to choose the appropriate hardness of the bed to rest, can be appropriate aerobic exercise and posture exercise, pain is obvious can be through the braking or wearing a waist cushion, to limit the lumbar activities, to maintain the posture of the waist.
The physical condition of patients with different diseases is not the same, and the methods to protect the lumbar spine are also different, you should have to consult the doctor in time, and choose the appropriate way of care and treatment under the guidance of the doctor.