lumbar disc herniation When choosing a sleeping position, patients should fully consider the impact of sleeping position on the support of the waist. Incorrect sleeping position not only cannot alleviate the symptoms of lumbar protrusion, but also aggravate the phenomenon of numbness of legs and feet.
The normal spine of the human body is in a reverse S-shaped shape, with thoracic vertebrae protruding backwards, and cervical and lumbar vertebrae bulging forwards. The wrong sleeping position will keep the lower part of the waist in a suspended state for a long time. Over time, the physiological curvature of the lumbar spine will change during sleep, and the lumbar spine will protrude backward, which will lead to a situation where the physiological curve of the lumbar spine becomes straight. Therefore, after getting up in the morning, you will feel pain, soreness, and stiffness of the waist and back muscles. If the patient with lumbar protrusion adopts such a posture, it will undoubtedly aggravate the degree of lumbar disc herniation and worsen the symptoms of lumbar protrusion. Therefore, it is very necessary to choose the correct sleeping position .
Normal physiological curvature of the human spine
The disadvantages of sleeping on your back
The investigation found that the most popular position of sleeping on your back is the most popular position.
When we lie on our back and lie flat on the mattress, our head, back, waist, hips and legs are completely supported by the mattress. Because the spine is in a reverse S-shaped shape, when we choose the back sleeping position, the lumbar spine has an upward bulge, causing the lower part of the waist to be suspended and not sufficient support is obtained. In order to maintain the normal physiological curve of the waist, the muscles in the waist and abdomen must be in a state of tightening with all their strength, and they cannot relax . Over time, the problem of lower lumbar muscle strength will occur, which will lead to the problem of straightening the physiological curve of the lumbar spine and the herniation of the lumbar disc.
Schematic picture of the waist hanging when lying on your back
After repeated experiments, scientists found that when choosing a sleeping position on your back, if your legs are slightly bent, the pressure on the human lumbar intervertebral disc is much smaller than when your legs are straightened. and choose the posture of bent legs to transfer the stress on the waist to the buttocks muscles. The pelvis of the human body is originally slightly kyphosis. Without increasing the pelvic pressure, the buttocks have the effect of supporting the human body's waist and back, which is equivalent to relaxing the waist muscles in disguise. At the same time, is placed with a suitable height under the waist, which can strengthen the support of the lumbar spine , which can solve the problem of insufficient support of the supine lumbar spine and inability to relax the lumbar muscles.
Techniques for reclining on the waist
Bend your legs and place one or two pillows under your legs. The height is mainly for your own comfort;
(IV) If a patient has cervical spine problems, the height of the pillow should be adjusted to maintain normal physiological curvature of the human spine.
According to the above four steps to adjust the supine sleeping position, the lumbar pad can provide sufficient support for the lumbar spine, and bending the knee can relieve the tension of the lumbar muscles, and play the effect of to relax the three muscles of the waist, dorsal and abdomen.
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