1, don't sleep in the soft bed.
If you want to protect the lumbar spine, you can't sleep in a particularly soft bed because of excessive pursuit of comfort and ease. A particularly soft bed is particularly harmful to the lumbar spine, because the lumbar spine can't maintain its normal physiological curvature, and this bed can't reduce the pressure on the lumbar spine. It is suggested to choose a bed with moderate hardness to maintain the normal physiological curvature of lumbar spine, which is the most suitable.
Step 2 control your weight
The lumbar spine bears all the weight of the upper body. If you want to better protect the lumbar spine, you must first control your weight. If you are overweight, the pressure on your waist will increase. Over time, it will make your lumbar spine more prone to problems and have a bad impact on your lumbar health. So you should develop the good habit of chewing slowly at ordinary times. If you eat too much, you can drink a cup of boiled water before eating.
Step 3 pay attention to the height of the heel
The height of heel plays a vital role in protecting lumbar spine. Whether the heel is too high or completely flat, it may hurt the lumbar spine, because when the foot is not fully supported, the body will keep leaning forward and the pressure on the waist will be greater. It is recommended to wear shoes with heels less than 5 cm. If you like to wear flat shoes, you should add a comfortable insole to your shoes.
Step 4 keep the right posture
Whether it is a bad sitting posture or a bad standing posture, such as standing for a long time or crossing your legs, it will do harm to the lumbar spine. Therefore, if you want to protect the lumbar spine, you must maintain a good posture, whether standing or sitting, you must keep your back straight. After a period of persistence, not only can the lumbar spine be fully protected, but your figure will also become more upright.
5, pay attention to keep warm
If you want to better protect the lumbar spine, you should pay attention to the protection of the waist. For example, if the weather gets cold, we should do a good job of keeping warm at the waist to avoid the problems caused by catching cold at the waist. In addition, people who exercise regularly or have waist injuries should wear waist protection products.
6. Control the time of exercise
Exercise is good for your health, but you can't overdo it. If the exercise time is too long, it may cause damage to the lumbar spine, especially when you turn around a lot, the pressure on the lumbar spine is particularly great. Therefore, to diversify sports, it is suggested to combine all kinds of sports, such as walking 10 minutes before jogging 10 minutes.
If you want to better protect the lumbar spine, you must start from all aspects of life. First of all, you should choose a bed with moderate hardness. Secondly, you should control your weight. In addition, pay attention to the height of the heel and maintain the correct posture. At the same time, you should pay attention to the protection of the waist. You should not only keep warm, but also control the time of exercise. Only a multi-pronged approach can reduce the chance of lumbar injury.
The lumbar spine of the elderly is more fragile, because the lumbar spine of the elderly will degenerate like other organs and tissues. Therefore, the elderly should pay more attention to the protection of the lumbar spine. It is recommended not to bend down directly to get things or squat on the ground to do housework.
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