We hear the term "lumbar intervertebral disc herniation" when we usually watch TV commercials, so many people are familiar with it, but many people have always thought that lumbar intervertebral disc herniation is more serious, and it is exclusive to middle-aged and elderly people. Relatively speaking, some young people think that they are young and strong and ignore the protection of intervertebral discs.
Wang Yan, deputy chief physician of the Department of Orthopedics of the Third Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, said in an interview with Family Doctor Online that lumbar disc herniation can occur in a wide range of people, so it is possible for young people, middle-aged people, and the elderly; Among young people, the most common cause of disease is poor lumbar support for a long time or lack of timely lumbar muscle protection due to dry and heavy physical work, which leads to the degeneration of the intervertebral disc and causes lumbar disc herniation. According to current research findings, people's intervertebral discs begin to degenerate gradually after about 20 years of age.
After the age of 20, especially those engaged in related jobs, such as drivers, freight workers, etc., the intervertebral discs should be protected to prevent degenerative disc herniation. In middle-aged and old age, the degeneration of the intervertebral disc is caused by non-violence or trauma, and it is a phenomenon of natural loss. There is no obvious specific population, so it is necessary to protect the psoas muscles to prevent injury. What are the typical symptoms of
lumbar disc herniation? There are many reasons for
low back pain, but the most typical symptom of lumbar intervertebral disc is not only the pain of lower back, but also the radiating pain of one lower limb.
The cause of lower limb radiating pain is that the lumbar intervertebral disc compresses the rear nerves, because the nerves mainly innervate the lower limbs sensorimotor. In addition, a small number of patients may have incontinence, but this is more serious.
What should be done to diagnose lumbar disc herniation?
In fact, many people now talk about low back pain at every turn. Sometimes when they go to some so-called physical therapy centers, some massage technicians press the waist and tell him that it is a herniated disc. Director Wang Yan said that in clinically judging whether a person has intervertebral disc herniation, there are mainly two aspects: first, ask the patient's relevant medical history, whether long-term weight-bearing and manual labor;
, on the other hand, should be combined with clinical manifestations , Such as whether there is back pain or radiating pain in the lower limbs. In objective examinations, the most commonly used evaluation indicators are imaging such as X-ray, CT and MRI. Among them, MRI is currently more accurate, that is, nuclear magnetic resonance, because many soft tissue signals can be seen through MRI, which can provide more accurate information.
How to prevent intervertebral disc degeneration?
Degeneration of the intervertebral disc is an important cause of lumbar disc herniation. In modern society, there is a trend of younger intervertebral disc herniation. Director Wang Yan also reminded that many young people now sit in the office and stay seated or work at the desk for a very long time. It is recommended to work After half an hour, stand up and stretch your back muscles, stretch your waist, properly exercise your lower back, and walk around indoors. This can improve local blood supply, relax muscles, prevent muscles from maintaining tension for a long time, and protect intervertebral discs. It may have some effect.
In addition, there are also many ways to exercise the back muscles on the Internet for proper reference. However, if there is low back pain, it is not recommended to exercise low back muscle function, because it may aggravate the secondary injury.
In addition, if you choose to exercise, you can usually swim more often. Swimming is a good protection and promotion effect on the whole body function, because the water has buoyancy when swimming, which greatly reduces the body load, which is equivalent to no resistance. Or when the resistance is relatively low, functional exercise is better for muscle strength.
