Obesity generates column problems

• April 25, 2024

The obesity causes pain in the spine , because the prominence (excess of fat) in the abdomen causes alterations in the posture. The problem is accentuated when the person with over weight has weakness of the trunk muscles or carries out loading efforts, which causes a wear in the back of this area called acetary arthrosis .

The alterations of the column they also affect people too thin , because there is no harmonic relationship between the contraction and relaxation of the deep muscles that stabilize the spine with the trunk.

Through a press release, the Federal Health Secretariat (Ssa) notes that the delay in care and inadequate treatment complicate the healing of this disease, which is estimated to affect, at least once in a lifetime, 90% of Mexicans.

Ssa reiterates that the sedentary lifestyle it also causes a decrease in the spine and weakness in the trunk muscle, which detonates in an inadequate posture and permanent pain.

The problems in the spine sometimes they start in childhood because of an inadequate posture, which over time causes damage lumbar duct degeneration , of nerves of the disc or another.

These conditions are more frequent in people who smoke , they have genetic predisposition, they perform heavy work, they lift things constantly or in those who are subjected to vibrations from driving for more than two hours a day.

Tips to take care of your column

The Ssa gives you the following recommendations to avoid pain in this area of ​​the body:

1. Those who have to heavy lifting , they should be pulled instead of pushed. 2. For load drivers, it is advisable that they use supports of the lumbar spine , with the purpose of decreasing the pressure. This, combined with maintaining an adequate distance between the steering wheel and shoulders, which should be slightly bent so that there is no strain on the dorsal cervical column 3. Maintain the proper weight 4. Perform exercise routinely to strengthen the muscles

According to the federal health agency, an inadequate posture consists of having the pelvis forward or backward, because it increases the curvature of the lumbar or dorsal spine; Stand with your shoulders forward and your head flexed.