Traditional Chinese medicine believes that “the waist is the home of the kidney”, and “a bad waist” is equivalent to “a bad kidney”. Waist is of extraordinary significance to men. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that it is the origin of carrying on the family line. However, the fast-paced lifestyle, excessive pressure and lack of exercise in modern society have made men’s waists more and more burdensome.
Waist is of extraordinary significance to men. It is not only the fulcrum to bear the weight of the upper body and the central axis to connect the lower body, but also the origin of traditional Chinese medicine’s concept of inheriting the family. However, the fast-paced lifestyle, excessive pressure and lack of exercise in modern society have made men’s waists more and more burdensome.
men are 40, and more than half of them have waist problems
Experts introduced that the waist we often say mainly refers to the lumbar structure, that is, the section from the first lumbar vertebra to the fifth lumbar vertebra, and some surrounding tissue structures. From the anatomical point of view, only the lumbar spine is a bony structure in the lumbar region, and the force transmitted by the upper body movement can only be carried out through the lumbar spine. Therefore, the lumbar spine carries all the weight of the upper body, and its load is quite large.
Usually, when we sit down, our legs are resting, but our waist is still supporting our weight. Only when lying flat, the pressure on the waist is the smallest. There are also some people who sit in a wrong posture and are used to sitting forward. At this time, the lumbar intervertebral disc bears the greatest pressure.
“From the perspective of social roles, men’s waists are more ‘tired’ than women’s, and they have to bear a greater burden in work and life. Most of the heavy manual work is done by men, and the manual work at home is mainly undertaken by men.
Therefore, the incidence of diseases such as lumbar muscle strain in men is higher than that in women. ” The expert pointed out that “at the same time, male waist injuries are also more common. On the one hand, more men than women are engaged in dangerous work. In addition, men are more adventurous, and most of the sports they participate in are mainly competitive and sports with a large amount of exercise, so the probability of injury is higher.”
Experts said that in recent years, the rate of men seeking medical treatment for lumbar diseases has been increasing. The most common are lumbar disc herniation, lumbar muscle strain, lumbar degenerative changes, etc. “In particular, the majority of young and middle-aged men have problems with the lumbar intervertebral disc.” With the growth of age, degenerative changes do occur in the intervertebral disc, which gradually loses its normal elasticity and tension.
However, modern people sit at their desks for a long time, sitting in the office for nearly 10 hours, driving home for an hour or two, and sitting on the sofa after arriving home. Long term single action will lead to muscle spasm in the waist, damage the balance of lumbar force, and problems in mechanical structure, which will easily lead to muscle and ligament fatigue and accelerate the aging of intervertebral discs. Over time, the waist will still be colored, and there will be various symptoms such as aches and pains and difficulties in bending. According to the survey statistics of the national orthopedic disease prevention authority, 59.1% of the male population aged 30-40 years old suffer from cervical and lumbar diseases.
“bad waist” is equal to “bad kidney”
Traditional Chinese medicine believes that “the waist is the home of the kidney”, and “a bad waist” is equivalent to “a bad kidney”. According to the theory of Western medical anatomy, the kidneys are on both sides of the waist. If symptoms such as lumbar acid occur in this position, the first consideration is kidney deficiency and kidney qi deficiency. However, the kidney of traditional Chinese medicine is a relatively large functional group, including the endocrine, urinary and reproductive systems of Western medicine, and even some vascular and nervous system functions. Therefore, its physiological functions are quite extensive, which can be said to affect the whole body.
Chinese medicine says that “the kidney stores essence and generates marrow, and the marrow gathers to form the brain”. Therefore, kidney deficiency can lead to insufficient marrow sea, loss of brain support, dizziness and tinnitus. The kidney stores essence, and the essence of the kidney produces kidney yin and kidney yang, which are interdependent and restrict each other, and nourish and warm the five Zang Fu organs.
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