How can neck, shoulder, back and leg pain be prevented?

Neck, shoulder, low back and leg pain is a common and frequent disease, its cause is complex and treatment is difficult. Some of the patients with neck, shoulder, waist and leg pain can be avoided through active prevention. Therefore, prevention is the mainstay, reduce the incidence rate, in order to achieve the purpose of reducing the patient’s pain and consolidate the effect of treatment. First, posture and position When standing position, the lumbar anterior convexity increases, which aggravates the pressure of lumbar vertebral joints and intervertebral discs, therefore, standing for a long time will cause lumbago. 1, if in the standing process can make bilateral knee joints take turns to maintain a mild flexion position, can reduce the lumbar anterior convexity; 2, abdominal chest, shoulders relaxed, eyes flat, head and shoulders, knees, hips and ankles in a straight line, to keep the lumbar vertebrae mildly anterior convexity. High heels will increase the anterior pelvic tilt and increase the strain on the lumbar region. Prevention: long-term high-heeled shoes patients are best often in a lying position when the knees will be held in front of the chest, or often squatting hands holding the knee, to prevent the occurrence of lumbago. Lying position to the side of the best, keep the hip, knee flexion, so that the joints, muscle relaxation. Avoid the bed sinking. Pillow height should be appropriate, the so-called “high pillow” is not desirable, generally about 7-9cm. The height of the table and chair should be appropriate when sitting. Sitting feet can be flat on the ground, it is best to have armrests and backrests, backrest tilt to 120 ° for the most appropriate. The correct posture when moving heavy objects is hip and knee flexion, waist straight, that is, in a squatting position to move heavy objects, so that the object as close as possible to the torso. Second, sports and exercise Enhance the functional exercise of spinal muscles to prevent accidental injuries in working life, to prevent neck, shoulder, lumbar and leg pain is of great significance. 1, neck and shoulder exercise: supine head backward stretching, prone head forward bending, lateral stretching, shoulder wheel ring, shoulder massage, chest expansion exercise; 2, low back functional exercise: prone position small swallow fly, supine position five-point, four-point, three-point; 3, lumbar muscle exercise: bent-knee sit-ups.