Lumbar disc herniation and claudication

Most patients with lumbar disc herniation will experience lower limb pain when walking. Some patients will experience body pain and be unable to get up when it is cloudy or rainy. If you want to get rid of lumbar disc herniation, the first thing you need to do is to adjust your sitting posture, exercise more and do more fitness, which can greatly improve the condition of lumbar disc herniation. In daily life, you should also pay attention to your work and rest time.

The symptoms of lumbar disc herniation include: 1. Limping: The limp caused by lumbar disc herniation is mostly intermittent, that is, lower limb pain and weakness occur after walking a certain distance. The symptoms can be relieved after bending over or squatting to rest, and the patient can continue to walk. As time goes by, the symptoms gradually worsen, and the standing time or walking distance before the above symptoms appear gradually shortens. The shorter the walking distance, the more serious the condition. 2. Limited lumbar movement: The flexion and extension movement of the lumbar spine in patients with lumbar disc herniation is closely related to the degree of disc herniation. If the annulus fibrosus is not completely ruptured, the lumbar spine will take a flexed position and extension will be limited. The reason is that when the lumbar spine is flexed, the yellow ligaments between the vertebral plates become tense, increasing the volume of the spinal canal and the space behind the intervertebral disc. The corresponding increase in the tension of the posterior longitudinal ligament causes the protruding nucleus pulposus to be partially retracted, thereby alleviating the symptoms of nerve root compression.

The cause of lumbar disc herniation is the degeneration process of the lumbar spine. In addition to changes with age, it is also related to factors such as whether the lumbar spine has been subjected to long-term excessive flexion and extension activities and weight-bearing injuries. These are external factors for lumbar degeneration and the onset of the disease. In certain occupations that place excessive weight on the waist or easily expose the waist to trauma, the rate of lumbar degeneration is faster and the possibility of lumbar disease is also greater. For example, people who do heavy manual labor, those who often carry heavy objects on their shoulders or backs, and some athletes who engage in weightlifting, gymnastics, wrestling, and other strenuous activities can easily damage the lumbar spine and aggravate lumbar strain and degeneration. It is not difficult to understand why many professional athletes and manual laborers are prone to low back and leg pain when they reach middle age or old age. According to statistics, in clinical practice, many people with low back and leg pain can recall a history of low back trauma. Lumbar spine trauma in adolescence is also an important external cause of low back and leg pain after middle age.

Nowadays, more and more young people suffer from lumbar disc herniation, which has a lot to do with the popularization of modern technology products. Now many people can buy many goods they want without leaving home, which makes many people stay at home. Many people are unwilling to move around. A phone call can deliver the goods to their home. Now there are very few entertainment projects. Mobile phones and computers can take over all entertainment projects. These two things can be used at home, giving people more reasons not to go out.

Correct sitting posture for patients with lumbar disc herniation:

1. The height of the seat should be at the knee level, that is, the knees should be at a 90-degree angle. If the chair is too high, you can put a small stool under your feet.

2. The important thing is that people with lumbar disc herniation must not sit for a long time. They must get up and move around for a while every half an hour before sitting again.

3. Sit upright and keep your waist stretched and straight. You can put a thicker cushion under the lower back. The purpose of the cushion is to keep the waist upright and not leaning backward.