Can Running Be Done with Lumbar Osteophyte?
After middle age, the functions of various tissue cells in the human body decline with age. Lumbar osteophyte is a common manifestation. It is necessary to treat lumbar osteophyte in a timely manner, and attention should be paid to rest. Some patients used to run every day, but they are not sure if they can continue to run after developing lumbar osteophyte. Can patients with lumbar osteophyte run? Let's take a look.
First, can patients with lumbar osteophyte run? When the lumbar osteophyte is not particularly severe, jogging is allowed because aerobic exercise is beneficial for improving muscle strength, increasing bone density, and improving osteoporosis. Appropriate aerobic exercise can effectively prevent fatigue, balance muscles, reduce the accumulation of inflammatory substances, increase the resistance of bone to load, and improve osteophyte.
Second, when running with osteophyte, attention should be paid to the following situations: 1. If osteophyte causes lumbar muscle strain and protrusion of the intervertebral disc, resulting in severe pain in the waist and legs, it is necessary to rest temporarily and not insist on running. 2. If osteophyte is combined with osteoporosis and the condition is very severe, intense exercise should be avoided temporarily, and less stressful exercises such as walking and swimming are preferred.
Third, what is lumbar osteophyte? After middle age, the physiological functions of various tissue cells in the human body gradually decline with age. Among them, the main manifestations in the lumbar spine are the gradual loss of water in the degenerative lumbar intervertebral discs, narrowing of the intervertebral space, relaxation and protrusion of the fibrous ring, instability of the vertebral body, tearing of the fibrous ring outside the edge of the vertebral body, protrusion of the nucleus pulposus within the fibrous ring, lifting of the bone membrane of the posterior longitudinal ligament, stimulation of new bone formation under the bone membrane, and the formation of bone spurs or osteophytes, which are called lumbar osteophyte or lumbar hyperplasia for short. Some people also believe that this disease is caused by the anterior tilting of the vertebral body after the intervertebral disc degenerates and atrophies, the anterior longitudinal ligament blocks the midline of the anterior edge of the vertebral body, and the bilateral periosteum is lifted, resulting in the formation of new bone under the periosteum. In addition, local compression factors are also important factors that cause osteophyte. The edge of the lumbar vertebral body is heavily compressed, so the occurrence of osteophyte is also more common here.
