In daily life, many people often feel backache and physical discomfort after a stressful day's work, but they don't know where their bodies are. This is actually because they keep a fixed posture for a long time, which has caused harm to the spine.
There are many nerves on the spine, which control the important organs of the body. So some people say that "the healthier the spine, the younger the person." If you don't pay attention to the maintenance of the spine at ordinary times, the spine will begin to age, and then there will be symptoms such as cervical spondylosis, sloping shoulders, hunchback, backache and scoliosis. And people will also show a state of aging because of these problems in the spine. Therefore, in daily life, we should adjust the state of the spine to maintain its normal function.
But now, many people inevitably sit in front of the computer or look down at their mobile phones for a long time because of their work needs, which leads to more and more people suffering from spinal diseases, from the elderly to school-age children. Especially in the workplace, people have more spinal problems.
What methods can keep the spine young?
Don't sit at your desk for a long time.
If you want to keep your spine young, you should pay attention to the maintenance of your spine in your daily life and avoid bending your head at your desk for a long time, because bending your head for a long time will easily lead to excessive bending of the cervical spine, which will lead to neck and back pain. Therefore, it is necessary to exercise from time to time after working and studying in life for a period of time. Don't hold a position for too long. Changing posture frequently is a very important way to avoid spinal strain.
Good living habits
Bad living habits can also cause some damage to the spine. For example, drinking and smoking, alcohol will affect the transport of nutrients in the human blood system, making people prone to diseases such as osteoporosis and accelerating irreversible lesions in the spine. Therefore, developing good living habits can directly protect our spine.
Exercise yoga properly.
Proper exercise can prevent spinal diseases. You can practice yoga at ordinary times, and move joints and bones through some simple yoga movements to promote blood circulation. In the process of yoga practice, we can enhance the flexibility, elasticity and flexibility of the spine, which can keep our bodies young.
Today Shantou recommends six yoga poses, which can make the spine flexible step by step, strengthen the spine, improve sub-health, effectively relieve low back pain and improve insomnia.
Stand forward, bend over
Stand still with your feet, inhale, put your arms over your head, palms facing each other; Exhale, pull the navel to the spine, keep the back straight and bend forward; Hold the opposite elbow with both hands, press your feet to the ground completely, and raise your ischium to the ceiling; Relax your head and neck, while relaxing your knees and head and neck.
Pull-shoulder type
Stand with your feet apart from your hips; Hands together at the sacrum behind, fingers locked, palms as close as possible; Press the palm down slightly until the shoulders are retracted and the chest is fully opened; Keep your eyes up and take a deep breath for 5- 10 times.
Maoniu style
Hands and feet are shoulder width apart. When inhaling, the waist sinks, the hips and head are up, and when exhaling, the back is up, and the hips and neck contract. Keep your arms straight and pay attention to the coordination of breathing.
Torsion of spine in sitting position
Put your legs straight in front of you, bend your right knee and put your right foot flat on the ground outside your left thigh; Twist your body to the right and put your right hand on the ground behind the sacrum; The left arm gently hugs the right leg to assist in twisting, stretching the spine every time you inhale, and twisting under pressure when you inhale; Take five or ten deep breaths and continue on the other side.
Supine spinal torsion
Lie on your back on the mat, raise your hands horizontally, bend your knees, exhale and twist your body to the right, keep your shoulders off the ground, and turn your head and eyes to your left. Keep breathing for 5-8 times and switch to the other side.
Upward dog
Lie prone, put your hands on your shoulders, straighten your legs, put your feet on your back, and roll up your spine with the strength of your back. Push up the upper body with the arm strength of both hands, and keep it, don't shrug your shoulders, feel the extension from the bottom of the spine to the top of your head, and keep breathing for at least five times.
Maintaining the spine means maintaining health. It is suggested to do the above exercises every morning and evening to effectively improve a series of spinal problems such as shoulder and neck pain, backache and scoliosis.