Lordosis and its Treatment

Sometimes we see people with abnormally shaped bodies. When the body is leaned backwards due to some defect in the spine, that defect is known as Lordosis. This term comes from a Greek historical work known as lords (bent backwards). Lordosis makes the human body bent backwards, so the people suffering from this disease lose their height. So Lumbar Lordosis generally has an effect on an individual’s heights. There are some treatments of Lumbar Lordosis that we will learn in the topics given below.

Lordosis:

It refers to a human condition in which the shape of the body of people is affected. Generally, people suffering from this disease have a lean bending body. That can be either backward or it can be forward. In this defect, human body height is shortened from what it was earlier. That’s why people suffering from this disease can be identified with our eyes only. Generally, people suffering from this disease have a loss of height that varies from 0.5 inches to 0.25 inches, which is a noticeable impact.

Causes of Lumbar Lordosis:

Generally, people suffering from this disease have various types of factors. Some are listed below.

Weak Spines: 

It is a natural factor of how one’s spines are formed. This increases significantly in some individuals, making them suffer from Lumbar Lordosis. They experience pain or strain in their back or neck in performing specific tasks. When they perform certain bending exercises or perform specific tasks that require bending the body, they sometimes put their limit. As a result, they may suffer from back injury too. People suffering from this type of defect have to take care of their back more than those who do not have this defect.

Weak Legs:

So, you all are assuming that it’s a back defect. How can it be related to legs? Well, that is not the truth in this case. This defect can occur too through the legs. In this generally, one’s individual leg is shorter compared to the other leg of the individual, which can cause improper balance of the hips, leading to pressure or the strain on the back, making this defect visible in one’s body. Genu recurvatum (sway back knees) is also a cause of the defect Lordosis and is also a factor to adjust to unstable postures.

Improper lifts:

Today’s youth generally have a habit of lifting very heavy weights just to prove them to others. They do not know that this can lead to Lumbar Lordosis. Because when they lift heavy lifts, it will give a lot of pressure or strain to their backs, making them vulnerable to this disease. So, it’s for everyone who is lifting heavy weights; just don’t lift weights behind your capacity. If you do so, you are taking a very high risk with your body, so avoid lifting heavyweights.

Lordosis treatment

Some lordosis treatments are listed below:

Exercises: 

This defect can be cured to the following extent if the person does proper back exercises for months. The exercises will show results only after six months of exercise, not before that. While doing exercises, the person needs to sit very little, which means he should avoid sitting as much as possible. Then he should not stand too long; otherwise, it would create pressure on their back. And for all these months in which they are performing exercises, they are strictly required to sleep on their back and not in any other position. If the person goes according to all these conditions, their back may reach the perfect shape making their back look perfect. 

Tai chi: 

It is not really considered as a treatment but more like it’s an art. In this person who is suffering from Lumbar Lordosis, their backs are adjusted through certain re-alignments of the pelvis to the thighs.

Braces:

The Boston Braces is a type of exterior that is made for the back stability of the people suffering from the Lordosis. But it is only for the people suffering from a minimal amount of Lordosis. This means they are not affected by the Lordosis that much compared to the other Lordosis patients.

Conclusion:

There can be specific ways to avoid this defect in certain ways. If you are a fitness freak, just do not go for heavyweights. It can affect your back in many ways. If your weight is too much, that could also cause the defect of Lordosis. So try to reduce the weight that will surely help reduce your back pain because of Lordosis. If you take all the necessary precautions for not having this defect, you also suffer from Lordosis. Then the only option left is surgery. This surgery is not that complicated enough to go for that and make your back look like the back of an average individual person.