Walking backwards for half a year healed my lumbar spine

People still pay more attention to the lumbar spine, as the lumbar spine actually controls walking. If the walking posture is incorrect, the lumbar disc is very likely to herniate. It is often said on the Internet that "In fact, walking backwards can alleviate the problem of lumbar disc herniation." Some people don’t believe it. In fact, what is said on the Internet that lumbar disc herniation can be relieved by walking backwards is correct, but you also need to pay attention to the way of walking backwards.

Walking backwards can effectively force the body's center of gravity to move backward, reducing lumbar lordosis. At the same time, the waist muscles will contract and relax regularly with the backward walking steps. This can greatly improve the blood circulation in the waist and enhance the metabolism of the waist tissue, thereby reducing or even eliminating lumbar pain.

However, there are certain methods for walking backwards. If you use the wrong method, it will not only fail to protect your lumbar spine, but will damage your spine.

Akimbo

Stand up straight, with your chest and head raised, chin slightly tucked in, hands on hips, thumbs behind, press the kidney points on both sides of the waist (1.5 inches below the spinous process of the second lumbar vertebra). When walking backwards with hands on hips, keep the center of gravity stable. At the same time, press and rub the kidney points once with the thumbs of both hands every time you take a step back. The remaining four fingers are in front.

Backwards movement:

Start with the left leg, lift it as far back as possible, move it backwards, and move your body's center of gravity backwards. First let the sole of your left foot land on the ground, then let the whole foot land on the ground. Shift your center of gravity to your left leg and then switch to your right leg, walking backwards alternately with your left and right legs. Note that every time you take a step back, use the thumbs of both hands to press and rub the Shenshu point once.

Swing arm

Stand up straight, with your head and chest out, your eyes looking straight ahead, and your arms hanging naturally at your sides.

Backwards movement:

The movement of walking backwards with both legs is the same as the one with hands on hips, but the hands do not need to be placed on hips. Just swing the arms back and forth in coordination with the movement of the legs. When walking backwards with swinging arms, you should keep your body balanced and swing your arms back and forth naturally in coordination with the movements of your legs.

In terms of exercise time, you can exercise once in the morning and evening every day, 20 minutes each time. The time should not be too long. It is best to take a short rest after each exercise to relieve fatigue.