At present, many jobs require staff to stand or sit for a long time. Standing or sitting for a long time, which hurts your waist more? Because of the work demand, many people now need to stand or sit for a long time to work, which will also affect their own health. Which is more harmful if the lumbar disc protrudes?
First, sitting for a long time is easy to lead to lumbar disc herniation. If you work for a long time, your body may slowly change. First, the lumbar spine cannot get a good rest, and it is easy to compress the peripheral nerves, causing lumbar pain; People who often sit for a long time will lose the elasticity of the buttock muscles, and the local blood supply will become poor, which will damage the sciatic nerve and cause sciatica. A long time of sitting will also affect the function of the gastrointestinal tract, which is prone to constipation. If it is a man, it will affect the health of the prostate and the sperm quality will decline.
Second, standing for a long time, although it reduces the burden on the waist, will increase the damage to other parts of the body. People who stand for a long time must have prominent blood vessels in the lower legs, which are commonly referred to as varicose veins in the lower extremities. Standing for a long time will lead to greater pressure on the feet. If they walk regularly, it will easily lead to inflammation and plantar fasciitis. If men stand for a long time, It will affect venous blood flow and cause male infertility. If it is female, it is easy to cause uterine prolapse and habitual abortion.
This article is only for health education, reference, and study, and should not be used for self-diagnosis, and cannot replace medical examination, treatment, prescription, or other medical advice.
