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- Title
THE ROLE OF MOVEMENT AND NON-MOVEMENT IN LUMBAR DISC HERNIA DEVELOPMENT AND AUTO-MANAGEMENT.
- Authors
CALOTĂ, Nicoleta Daniela
- Abstract
Aim. Lumbar disc herniation is a complex pathological condition with a higher prevalence among people of all ages. Lower-back pain, its main symptom, describes a heterogeneous and dynamic state, with a disorderly pattern, periods of relative absence interspersed with flares, which substantially affects the style and quality of patients' life. Various studies in asymptomatic subjects have demonstrated the role of the sustained loading of the spine in generating pain by affecting non-contractile and periarticular structures of it and especially the intervertebral discs, which have a very limited capacity for repair or remodeling. Disuse syndrome, first described in 1984 by Bortz involves effects of sedentary life on physical and human psyche, being responsible for altering health as well. It is caused by physical inactivity installed in various conditions, including lumbar disc herniation and is considered by experts the key variable in perpetuating chronic pain. Conclusion. To combat the grief and the effects of loading case history of the spine biomechanics, an important role is played by patients' education in disease self-management, overcoming the fear of movement, the implementation of activity, and the increase of life quality. Moreover, conclusive studies demonstrate the effectiveness of specific physical exercises to improve / prevent pain in subacute and chronic stages of herniated lumbar disc. They play a central role in maintaining the optimal state of the largest avascular structure in the human body, i.e. intervertebral disc.
- Subjects
PATIENT Activation Measure; SEDENTARY lifestyles; CHRONIC pain; BIOMECHANICS; INTERVERTEBRAL disk abnormalities
- Publication
Ovidius University Annals, Series Physical Education & Sport/Science, Movement & Health, 2017, Vol 17, Issue 2, p223
- ISSN
2285-777X
- Publication type
Article