What are the benefits of swimming for lumbar disease?

Speaking of swimming, I believe everyone is familiar with this sport. Because swimming is a very popular outdoor activity whether in summer or in winter. The swimming pool is so popular because it is good for our body. For example, for patients with lumbar disease, swimming can also protect their waists. However, the specific benefits still need everyone and the editor to look at it together.

Games can enhance the strength of the waist and back muscles, increase the stability of the lumbar spine, and are helpful in preventing and treating lumbar spondylosis. Swimming is a very good sport.

Swimming is different from exercising on land. First of all, when swimming, the human spine changes from an upright state to a horizontal state, which greatly reduces the burden on the spine and reduces the pressure on the lumbar intervertebral disc.

Secondly, swimming requires the coordinated movement of muscles throughout the body, and the waist and back muscles should be relaxed and alternated regularly, which can well exercise the strength of the waist and back muscles.

Third, when swimming, the human body is supported by the buoyancy of water, and the joints of the whole body are almost in a weight-free state. The waves generated when swimming also have a certain massage effect on the waist and back muscles, which is equivalent to "hydrotherapy".

Fourth, in addition to the swimming exercise itself, the stimulation of water temperature will also increase blood circulation, promote metabolism, and help improve blood oxygen supply to the lumbar spine. Therefore, regular swimming is very helpful for healthy people to prevent lumbar spondylosis and for patients with lumbar spondylosis to provide auxiliary treatment to prevent recurrence of old diseases.

Experts remind you that you should do adequate warm-up exercises before swimming. The water temperature should be appropriate and not too cold; you should pay attention to the principle of gradual progress and not be too impatient to achieve results by increasing the intensity of exercise. The swimming time should not be too long at one time and you should take proper rest in between to avoid excessive fatigue of the waist and back muscles. People with lumbar disease should pay more attention to this.

After reading the above editor’s description of the benefits of swimming, I wonder if it will be of any help to friends suffering from lumbar spondylosis! Although, there are other treatments for lumbar spondylosis, such as physical therapy, infrared and surgical treatment. However, swimming is one of the best auxiliary treatments for lumbar spondylosis. If you have this disease, you can practice swimming.