Waist protection, as a routine conservative treatment, is widely used. However, there are many kinds and shapes of waist protection products on the market. How should we choose them and what should we pay attention to in the process of using them?
First of all, who needs waist protection?
Waist protection is generally made of breathable waist protection net, built-in fixing strip, high elastic belt, reinforcing belt, etc. Different waist protectors have their own characteristics, and the applicable population mainly includes:
Low lumbar disc herniation, lumbar hyperplasia, dislocation, lumbar muscle strain, sciatic nerve and other lumbar diseases and postoperative rehabilitation treatment population;
●? People with wind-cold-dampness arthralgia, low back pain, weakness, soft tissue injury, traumatic pain, etc.
●? Athletes or workers who are prone to waist injuries;
●? People who are physically weak and need to keep warm at the waist.
Second, the types of waist protection
There are many kinds of waist protectors in the market, which can be roughly divided into three types according to their uses and functions: exercise, health care and treatment.
1. Motion type
Sports waist protection is very common in sports competitions. This kind of waist protector can provide auxiliary support for the waist during exercise and effectively avoid accidental injuries during exercise.
In weightlifting competition, Hercules competition and other competitive events under extreme weight, the load-bearing belt (waist protection) is considered as one of the most important protective articles in formal competitions. It can not only provide the stability of lumbar spine under heavy load exercise, prevent lumbar spine and muscle injury, but also play a role in gaining momentum.
When we encounter weight-bearing training in fitness, we can use weight-bearing belt (waist protection). For example, the weight exerted on the spine in barbell squat will cause great pressure on the spine. Using waist protector can ensure the stability of the spine and protect the waist muscles.
2. Health care type
Waist health is closely related to daily living habits. Overwork or staying in the same posture for a long time without exercise may cause waist discomfort.
Common Chinese herbal medicines in the market, such as waist protection, self-heating waist protection, far-infrared waist protection and so on. These waist protectors have different functions. They can keep the waist warm through drug introduction, hyperthermia and other ways, and at the same time, they can prevent the development of diseases and assist the rehabilitation of lumbar muscle injury, back pain and even nerve root pain caused by lumbar disc herniation.
In the early stage of lumbar muscle injury, when the symptoms of lumbar disc herniation are mild, you can choose to use these waist protectors, but at the same time, you should pay attention to the correct way of life and rest, don't sit for a long time, and don't bend over to carry loads.
3. Medical types
Different from the health care waist protector on the market, this waist protector has no self-contained functions such as fever and Chinese herbal medicine, and its only function is to support the waist.
This kind of waist protector is mostly made of nylon fabric and hard plastic or steel plate, and the outer layer has high elastic nylon buckle, which is wider than other types of waist protectors and can surround the patient's lower thoracic vertebra to the sacrum.
Medical waist protection is mainly suitable for the fusion period of lumbar patients for 3 months after operation. In the process of gradual fusion of vertebral bodies, waist protection can strongly support the trunk. This kind of waist protection can also be used for patients with acute lumbar muscle injury or chronic lumbar muscle injury.
When the patient's waist muscles and ligaments are painful, it is difficult to straighten out and he has to go to the ground, he can temporarily wear a medical waist protector. This waist protector can strongly support the weight of the trunk and relieve muscle pain.
Third, how to use the waist protector correctly
When we are exercising, if we want to do weight-bearing training, it is recommended to wear sports waist protection to protect our lumbar vertebrae and muscles. However, it should be noted that it is not necessary to use a belt when you are full of physical strength at the beginning and when you are training with low weight. Excessive dependence on sports belts may gradually weaken the adaptability and adjustment ability of lumbar spine relative to the body.
Within 3 months after lumbar surgery, medical waist protection should be worn in strict accordance with the doctor's requirements when working underground to ensure the fusion of the operated lumbar vertebrae.
When using health care waist protector and medical waist protector for acute pain of lumbar muscles, care should be taken not to wear it continuously for more than 2 weeks, otherwise the muscle strength of back and abdomen may decrease, leading to muscle atrophy, thus increasing the possibility of lumbar muscle injury.