Speaking of lumbar disc herniation, it is one of the most common orthopedic diseases and the most common clinical cause of low back and leg pain. The waist pain is unbearable and often makes it difficult for the patient to fall asleep. Therefore, the correct sleeping position is very important for patients with lumbar disc herniation.
What are the precautions for patients with lumbar disc herniation when sleeping?
Patients with herniated intervertebral discs must choose a bed with suitable hardness when sleeping, and develop the habit of regularly changing the position of the head and foot of the bed.
1. The bed cannot be too hard.
Especially middle-aged and elderly people will experience osteoporosis in old age. If you turn over on a hard bed, some will cause rib fractures.
2. The bed cannot be too soft. When the bed is too soft, the human body will sink when lying down, making it difficult to effectively support the lumbar spine.
What posture should patients with lumbar disc herniation use to sleep?
For patients with lumbar disc herniation, the sleeping position must not only maintain the physiological curvature of the entire spine, but also make the patient feel comfortable. Therefore, it is best to keep the natural curvature of the chest and waist while sleeping, and keep the hips and knees. Detained.
Supine position
In addition, supine position is recommended for patients with lumbar disc herniation, because supine can relax the muscles of the whole body and reduce the pressure of the lumbar intervertebral disc, thereby reducing the tendency of lumbar disc herniation and avoiding further symptoms!
The good and bad of different sleeping positions
Side-lying
Side-lying is the most common sleeping position for everyone. Some people think that sleeping on the side is just a good sleeping position to relieve back pain. No matter how painful the back pain is, the baby curls up and heals immediately; some people will make the back pain worse and feel that the whole person is distorted, so it is better to be comfortable lying on the stomach. So what happened?
Causes of back pain on one side:
When we lie on our side, relax and fall asleep peacefully, the waist is not easy: because the waist is empty,With the pelvis tilted sideways, the lumbar spine will tend to sink sideways.
How to lie on the side scientifically:
Therefore, although it is good to lie on the side, for people with low back pain or a soft bed, it is recommended to put a lumbar pillow under the waist and another pillow between the legs to relax the waist.
easy
prone position is a relatively small sleeping position. Generally speaking, lying on the stomach for a short time can relax and relieve the pain of the waist muscles. However, if you sleep on your stomach for a long time, or sleep on your stomach, the lumbar spine will always be slightly arched. , Lumbar spine will feel uncomfortable due to prolonged compression. Generally, prone position will put more pressure on the cervical spine. Prolonged prone position will easily cause cervical spine discomfort.
suggest
You can sleep on your stomach for a short time to relieve waist discomfort, but it is not recommended to sleep on your stomach for a long time.
Supine position
Supine position is the most common sleeping position for everyone, it can spread more weight to the whole body, so it is also called "the most comfortable sleeping position". But for friends with low back pain, don't lie down easily, this may make your low back pain worse!
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