Causes of long and short legs
1. Structural long and short legs
Concept: refers to the fact that the actual length of lower limb bones changes and long and short legs appear. As shown in the above figure, the lengths of the femurs on both sides are inconsistent, resulting in the unequal height of the pelvis, and the long and short legs appear
Causes: genetic and pathological factors, or related to childhood trauma (fractures, falls, etc.)
See if the bone structure has changed, or you can directly judge from the bone marks on the body surface (which requires rich experience)
2. Functional long and short legs
Concept: Functional long and short legs are caused by joint misalignment, such as sacroiliac joint dislocation and unilateral flat feet, which leads to one leg that looks shorter visually and the pelvis is uneven on both sides. Such long and short legs are not structural problems and can be corrected completely through training. Trauma leads to muscle contracture imbalance; Physical pain causes the center of gravity to shift; Action pattern disorder; Even the binocular vision difference is too large; There are many reasons leading to functional long and short legs, and everyone may be different. < P > It usually leads to a series of other compensations, so it is necessary to evaluate the harm of long and short legs in the correction process. < P > Usually, the pelvis is affected first, then the lumbar vertebrae, then the thoracic vertebrae, and finally the whole spine. Gradually, the whole person becomes "asymmetric", and then spine-related diseases appear. "In clinical treatment, it is found that about 6% of the intractable neck, waist and leg pains are related to long and short legs. When testing the plantar pressure of patients, it is found that the structure of both feet and palms of these patients is uneven." Lv Feng said, "People's feet are like the foundation of a house. The foundation is uneven, the structure of the house must be distorted, and the feet are not the same height. People are naturally prone to problems."
In addition to cervical and lumbar diseases, the long and short legs are closely connected with scoliosis. Although scoliosis is caused by many factors, such as primary scoliosis, nervous scoliosis or degeneration of spinal joints, it is found that many feet and palms are uneven when testing the plantar pressure of scoliosis patients in clinic, that is to say, long and short legs may also cause scoliosis.
How to treat long and short legs through exercise
The acquired long and short legs can be improved through exercise. Long and short legs are the uneven length of human lower limbs, and exercise is helpful to correct them. At present, we mainly focus on the correction of daily life habits, and cooperate with the reduction movement. By correcting the long and short legs, the skewed pelvic cavity will be restored to the level, and the pelvis will naturally be corrected when the spine is leveled.
First, sit on your back and bend your knees
Find a cushion with moderate hardness and almost 3~5 cm thick, and put it under your hips on the other side of your long legs. Lie on your back with your knees facing each other, your heels facing each other, your toes facing each other, and your knees and feet are not separated. If your knees and feet can't be closed, you can tie them together with a cotton belt on your knees and upper feet, put a 5CM cushion on your short legs and hips, and bend your elbows to pull your knees toward your chest, while looking up and looking for your knees with your chin. Relax and repeat 5 times, three times a day
Second, lumbar adjustment
After tying your legs, lift your hips and put an 8 cm cushion under your waist. It may help the lumbar spine recover its physiological curvature, but it should not take too long at first. In principle, it should be put on for 3 minutes at a time in the first week. After one week, you can add another minute if you feel that your waist is not so sore. Do it for a week in 4 minutes at a time, and then do it for another week in 5 minutes. If you add 1 minute a week, it will increase to about 12 minutes by the eighth week, and don't add it again. After the pillow is padded, pay attention to a key point. After the body is lying down, the foot end and the chest end should be supported with some force, but not the waist pillow.
3. Kneeling method
Kneeling posture with legs together, the knees with long legs move back 3 to 5cm, the hips with long legs sit on the outside of the feet with short legs, and the body rotates back to the long legs, while the knees and hips keep the original posture.
Fourth, flex and stretch
Stand on the wall, with your toes about 12CM away from the wall, your long legs back 5 CM, and your heels open at 15? Knees to toes, hands on the wall, forearm parallel to the ground, chest as far as possible forward, chest out and hips up, the spine forms a physiological bend, hands on the wall do not move, the body moves up and down, at first it may not stretch much, don't force yourself, just step by step. 1 shots every morning, noon and evening.