on this occasionón let's talk about The curve we see in the lower back is called the lumbar curvature or lumbar curvature and técynically it is lordosis lumbar.
Our back, as we all know, Eastá composed of a series of segments called vévertebrae, these segments join togetherí to form a set úunique named backbone, but this important and famous structure óis not rectileínea, Eastá formed by a series of curves (lordosis and kyphosis) who performsñstill a functionóessential to be able to efficiently support daily body weight. With the age, strés lack of exercise, sedentary lifestyle… these curves tend to be lost or even inverted, generating rectificationón lumbar or péreturn of lumbar curvature, low lumbar hyperlordosis (in this case it is a compensationón in the úlast vertebral segment) .
This creates a maladaptationóNo in the distributionón weight and efficiency when moving and supporting loads, what in the long run, as we will see in the artíass will weaken and give back problems (dehydrateón discal, protrusiones discales, herniations, facet osteoarthritis… among others).
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Types of curvatures in the lumbar spine
- Lordosis normal: As you can see, the individual presents physiological curvesónormal back pain (it fits ifñalarm that within normality alsoén there are minor deviations asymptoátics, painless and therefore painless). It can be considered an underlying disease).
- Hiper-lordosis: In this case, the curvature of the spine increases. As the gr showsáfico, people have curvesás pronounced in the spine.
- Rectifyón lumbar: In this case, the natural curvature is lost and the physiological curves are corrected.ócool.
- Inversionón : It is a development to correct lumbar curvature.
The importance of lumbar lordosis
with a flexión correct lumbar or a flexióno correct lumbar, the weight does not fall directly on the disc. In this case, the Múlumbar centuries are más firm and tend to support a significant part of the body's weight. Además, in this case, the weight is distributed evenly between the vévertebrae, which helps keep discs healthy and hydrated.
A través from numerous studies became knownó that intervertebral discs can support up to 4 times máwith presión in the absence of the right lumbar nerve. This is called correctionón of lumbar curvature or péloss of functionón.
When we lose the physiological curvesógicas of the back or the back, weight falls vertically down, which causes a pressureódirect n on the vévertebrae and obliges the véposterior vertebra to bear the full weight of the vévertebrae. The úlast vévertebrae are the ones that cause the greatestíto the diseases.
Factors that favor péloss of lordosis
Lordosis and kyphosis (the curves of our back) they are physiologicalócool (we are born with them) and they are withoutóspirit of strength and flexibility. Throughout life, as we get older, we have a natural tendency to lose these wounds, that tend to reverse, so it is important to work daily to maintain them. The compositionón exact of our sword.
There are different factors that lead us to lose the curves of our back, being the máthe following are important:
Sedentary lifestyle
The curvatures of our back are withoutómood of movement, mobility, flexibility and, definitely, Health. Today's society makes us sit a long time. since niños, at school, with video games, in the computer… adult, in college at work… we live in a society. society isá becoming less and less active because we don't have to walk for a long time. distance as usual. All this makes us lose sight of the physiological curvesóbody tricks.
Excess stressés and tiredness
how do you knowéis, the strés físico and psíparticular chemical causes us to lose energyía and vitality gradually, and this péloss of energyíhas a direct impact on the positionón of the body over time.
Affectationón emotional
These negative emotions make us fall tímeasuredly in the “positionón defeated”, that over time moves the body to a positionón degenerate and eventually affects the curvature of the back.
Therefore, vigorous activity, exercise and activity sísica are withoutóencouragement of back health and maintenance of back curves and, as a result, discs suffer.
Cómo maintain lordosis
There are many specific exercisesíwe stay, both lengthening and strengthening, to maintain and achieve lumbar curvature, without causing sub hypertrophyóoptimal for back health, that can be very effective in restoring and strengthening the good articular mechanism of the spine. Physiotherapists can open the vévertebrae and relax the múspinal muscles to promote flexibility and gradually restore spinal curvature, but the advice máit's important and más fácyl is, undoubtedly, exercise every dayído so regularly.
For correctionsón lumbar (péloss of flexión lumbar) is undoubtedly one of the factorsáimportant s that lead to spondylolisthesis, since throughout theñan ideal dysfunctional mechanism has been established that, if we do nothing to correct this péfiring, eventually createá múltiples vélumbar vertebrae. Problems like bumps, herniated discs, etc.
