Our bodies directly from ergonomic office chairs fall on the car seats, and then - into the comfortable embraces of the sofa ... Our back does not have enough traffic! Widespread views about back problems are largely outdated. So, we are used to think that the weakest link in the spine is the lower back, but in fact the neck. That if you have problems with your back, you need to limit movement, especially training on the simulators - but in fact the opposite. How the spine and various diseases are related and why the upper back "accumulates" stress, explains kinesiotherapy - a system of treatment with motion. Correct position of the body is the guarantee of health of the spine - the subject of the article.
Area of stress
The main reflex of all mammals - in case of danger, is to drag the head into the shoulders to protect the vulnerable throat. Reflex spasm of the neck muscles at the time of stress was inherited by an ancestor from ancestors and we react to social stress in the same way, although it does not pose an immediate threat to our life. And this stress has a cumulative effect: the deep muscles surrounding the spinal column become more spasmodic, harder. Problems with the neck rarely make themselves felt by the pain, but their consequences are very serious: it is here that the vessels that nourish our brain are located. Dizziness, insomnia, headaches, blurred vision, memory, hearing - all these symptoms can be caused by disorders in the cervical spine. Unfortunately, in normal life we do not have many opportunities to eliminate the effects of stress. Increase the resistance to it helps certain techniques: breathing exercises, meditation, yoga. But to eliminate the spasm of the deep muscles of the cervical department can only be a qualified specialist.
At the breast level
Problems with the thoracic spine, as a rule, occur in childhood, at a time when a person's posture is formed. Modern children spend at the desk for many hours a day - underdeveloped muscles do not allow to keep the spine in the right position. According to the ideas of kinesiotherapy, special sets of exercises, if done regularly, could solve the problems of childhood scoliosis. Why is it so important? The fact is that the vertebral column in this zone is connected by a network of nerve endings with all internal organs: the heart, the liver, the kidneys, the lungs ... The root cause of many chronic diseases is exactly the problems in this department of the spine. Doctors-kinesiotherapists know cases when working with the thoracic spine, some problems (for example, bronchial asthma) disappear by themselves.
Support Area
The lower spine is arranged most simply. Any problem in this zone, as a rule, responds with pain - the lower back immediately makes itself felt, therefore we tend to consider it to be the weakest part of the spine. Destructive for the waist is the load difference that occurs when we get up from a sitting position. The load on the spinal column at this point increases dramatically - and many times.
How to help yourself
If there are chronic diseases, it is worth exploring your spine. And then adhere to a few simple rules - preventive measures, so that in order was not only the back, but the body as a whole.
- Regular physical activity. It is recommended to practice on simulators every other day. For the prevention of fairly simple exercises: 100 sit-ups, 50 push-ups, 50 slopes and 50 repetitions of the exercise for the press. For a healthy person this is the norm. And those for whom it is difficult, it is better to deal with the state, gradually increasing the load.
- Massage. An ordinary wellness massage of the back is worth doing courses once every six months - with our lifestyle it is necessary for almost everyone. However, the priority behind the exercises: it is better to train without a massage, than vice versa.
- Thermo procedures. These include sauna, steam room, contrast shower, cryosauna - they all help to train and maintain tonus vascular muscle. If the vessels retain their elasticity, it provides good nutrition and relief from the slag not only of the spinal tissues, but also of all organs.
- Food. The spine needs quality amino acids. What we usually eat does not always provide them with sufficient quality and quantity. The doctor-kinesiotherapist will recommend the appropriate dietary supplements and multivitamin complexes. Therefore, the more time we spend sitting, the weaker the muscles supporting the spine. And the more our waist suffers from the inevitable loads at the moment when we get up - because she takes all our weight.
The nerve endings that surround the vertebral column in this zone are mainly reproductive. Any dysfunctions and disorders in this area are almost always associated with problems of the lower back. And, on the contrary: from the clinical experience of kinesiotherapy, the news that as the back is brought back to normal, for example, problems with potency.
Treatment with motion
Since kinesiotherapy is holistic, that is, a holistic approach to health, the spine examination here is somewhat different from the traditional one: in addition to the usual MRI and ultrasound of the vessels, it is necessary to undergo a motor test that shows how all the zones of the spine function during movement. If any functional block is detected - that is, a person can not do this or that movement - then special exercises are selected, which gradually, step by step, will help to eliminate this block. To get rid of the effects of stress - spasm in the cervical spine - there is a special technique for correcting the deep muscles of the neck: by acting on certain nerve receptors, you can achieve complete relaxation of the muscles. As a result, the blood supply to the brain is restored, the nutrition of the intervertebral discs improves. And then headaches and dizziness disappear, blood pressure stabilizes and heart work improves. A person comes to the kinesiotherapist to help the spine - and gains the health of the whole body.