Post Date December, 03 2023
A man's waist is easily injured, and there are many reasons for a poor waist. Among them, three situations are the most likely to hurt the waist. So how should a man take care of his waist if he has a poor waist?
In traditional Chinese medicine, it is said that "the waist is the palace of the kidneys". Poor kidneys often lead to low back pain, so protecting the waist is a very important thing for men. However, in daily life, there are three types of men who are most likely to damage their lower back.
1. Excessive obesity
Most men in their 40s are at the peak of their careers and serve as a watershed for changes in the lumbar spine. There are many reasons for the high incidence of lumbar disc herniation, including prolonged sitting and lack of exercise. However, there are also many unexpected factors, such as obesity and smoking.
According to experts, most men in their 40s are in the process of gaining weight, and the majority are overweight. Every kilogram of excess body weight increases the load on the spine, first exerting a tight pressure on the load-bearing area of the body axis, which is the transitional area between the lumbar spine and sacrum. In addition, if there is too much fat around the epigastrium, when the body wants to maintain its own balance, the pelvis will tilt forward, and the spine will tilt backward, not in a straight line, which may lead to excessive tension in the lower back, causing pain.
2. Long term smoking
Middle aged men who smoke should also be wary of lumbar protrusion. Clinical observations have found that patients with lumbar protrusion syndrome have a higher proportion of smoking and their symptoms are often more severe. This is mainly because when smoking, many harmful substances, especially nicotine, are absorbed into the bloodstream, causing small blood vessels to contract and spasm, narrowing the diameter, and reducing blood supply.
Another harmful substance, carbon monoxide, replaces oxygen in red blood cells, reducing the already insufficient nutrition of the lumbar intervertebral disc and exacerbating the degenerative process. On this basis, it can develop into lumbar protrusion syndrome causing back pain, accompanied by numbness and claudication. Smoking can also cause chronic bronchitis, causing frequent coughing. When coughing, the pressure on the lumbar intervertebral disc increases, which is also a triggering factor for lumbar protrusion.
3 Excessive exercise
The lifestyle of commuting, sitting in the office for a long time, and lacking exercise makes the lumbar spine "unbearable", but high-intensity exercise is also harmful and beneficial to the lumbar spine. Some male friends often engage in high-intensity training, which can also cause symptoms of low back pain, leading to lower back disease.
