9 diseases caused by car owners not moving

Although we are not yet wealthy enough to have a car in every household, the popularity of cars has made it common for people to own a car. While cars bring us a convenient life, many car owners are plagued by "car disease", and more and more car owners are experiencing symptoms such as visual fatigue. When driving, for safety reasons, most drivers choose the more conservative "stationary style", which will cause us to accumulate some diseases.

Disease 1: Needle-piercing pain in the neck and shoulders

Reason: When driving, the neck and shoulders are always in a tense state, and the load on the entire vertebral body will increase accordingly, which can easily lead to neck muscle spasms and make it impossible for the cervical joints to maintain a normal position, thereby causing cervical dislocation, compressing the nerves, and causing symptoms of cervical spondylosis such as pain in the head, shoulders, and upper limbs. Especially for drivers with short stature, if the seat is not adjusted to a comfortable position, the head will be slightly extended forward in order to see the road conditions clearly. This will increase the load on the cervical spine. Over time, the neck will gradually develop lesions.

Solution: You should adjust the seat to a position that suits you so that you can be comfortable while driving and see the situation ahead clearly without having to stretch your head. In addition, you can strengthen daily exercises for the neck and shoulders, such as lowering your head, tilting your head back, and slowly turning it left and right, similar to the "M" shape movement, and you can also shrug your shoulders more often. Choosing a lower and harder pillow is also an effective way to relieve the pain.

Disease 2: Sore and weak ankles

Reason: Mainly because when driving a manual transmission car, the ankles are in a relatively tense state. The left foot that often steps on the clutch is relatively more tired, especially when driving a manual transmission vehicle. Frequent gear shifting and parking when the road is congested will cause soreness in the ankle. Some women who love beauty like to drive in high heels. Besides being unsafe, it also causes great damage to the ankles.

Solution: Keep your left foot as flat as possible when not changing gears, and you can rotate your ankle when parking. When driving, it is best to wear a pair of comfortable flat shoes.

Disease 3: Pain and soreness in the waist

Reason: When driving, the strain of intervertebral discs, small joints and ligaments will be accelerated. In addition, because the same action is repeated, it is easy to cause muscle fatigue, especially the back muscles, which leads to lower back pain.

Solution: Try to avoid repeated bending and twisting and driving for long periods of time. Car seats are generally concave and cannot support the waist. Therefore, a suitable lumbar support can be used to reduce the discomfort caused. If you feel back pain while driving, stop the car in a safe place and get out to move around.

Disease 4: Irregular eating habits - fatty liver

Meal times are irregular. If you don’t have time, you won’t eat. If you have time, you will eat more. Especially at night, when you can relax mentally, drink a little wine, and eat some greasy foods such as fish and meat to replenish the body’s deficiency during the day. Over time, fatty liver will take over.

Health tips: When driving, prepare some biscuits, bread and other foods. If you don’t have time to eat, you can eat something good for your stomach first. Don’t habitually drive on an empty stomach.

Disease 5: Drinking less water - kidney stones

Driving for long periods of time, because it is inconvenient to find a toilet, Mr. Huang drinks less water, which results in less bowel movements every day. This is how Mr. Huang developed kidney stones. Moreover, the hospital diagnosed that his kidney stones could not be removed.

Health tips: Pay attention to the acid-base balance in your daily diet, and include both meat and vegetables. Don't forget to drink water while driving. Don't wait until you are thirsty to drink water, or wait until you are bloated to defecate.

Disease 6: Prolonged inactivity - prostatitis

Sitting still for a long time, local airtightness for a long time, poor blood circulation, and abnormal metabolism have led to chronic prostatitis, which has become a common occupational disease among taxi drivers.

Health tip: Get out of the car and walk around to relax your body after driving for two or three hours. Pay attention to exercise, strengthen your physical fitness, and have a regular life. When driving for a long time, you may want to change your sitting position slightly and avoid keeping your body in the same position for a long time.

Disease 7: Excessive stress while driving - cervical spondylosis

Driving for a long time while staring straight ahead in one position can easily cause neck muscle spasms, which in the long run can cause dislocation and deformation of the cervical vertebrae and compress the nerves. Driver Master Wang has been feeling headaches, shoulder swelling, and upper limb pain recently. The doctor diagnosed that these are symptoms of cervical spondylosis.

Health tips: Keep a relaxed posture when driving, and avoid driving for a long time in a rigid and tense posture. In addition, choosing a seat with good support is also beneficial for relaxing the body and reducing the pressure on the waist, neck and back.

Disease 8: High-fat food-myocardial infarction

Since driving requires a high level of concentration and the driver himself lacks exercise, some diseases such as myocardial infarction and angina pectoris can easily be induced under long-term driving conditions.

Health tips: Strengthen physical exercise, promote blood circulation, and avoid eating high-fat foods that can block blood vessel walls and slow down blood flow.

Disease 9: Vehicle noise-induced hearing loss

In fact, not only honking, but also vehicle driving and engine rotation will produce noise to varying degrees. Long-term exposure to noise "pollution" will cause hearing loss in the early stages. If no attention is paid and remedial measures are taken, it may also lead to deafness. The damage to hearing will be permanent and difficult to recover.

Health tip: Try to drive with the windows closed to reduce the damage caused by external noise to the driver. Soft music can be used in the car to reduce the impact of engine noise on hearing.