Everyone walks differently.
Some people walk heroically and spiritedly; Some people walk crookedly and look like "penguins".
If you think it's just a matter of aesthetics, you're wrong. Walking posture is actually a mirror that reflects our physical health.
Be wary of these 5 abnormal walking postures
Upright body, gaze ahead, natural swing of arms, steady steps...
In our opinion, such walking movements are very ordinary. As everyone knows, if a person wants to complete it, he needs the perfect cooperation of the body's nervous system, muscles and bones, cardiovascular and cerebrovascular system, and respiratory system.
Therefore, when there is a problem in one part of our body, we cannot walk normally.
Especially when the following 5 abnormal walking postures occur, it is the body that tells us that there is a problem with our health.
1. Do not swing your arms when walking
When we walk normally, we step forward and naturally swing our arms under the action of twisting our waist. If your arm doesn't swing naturally when walking, there may be a problem with other parts of your body.
2. Palm first landing
Normal people generally land first with their heels when walking, but if a person slaps the ground first with the soles of his feet when walking, it may be that the anterior muscles of the feet are weak, resulting in the inability to drive the instep of the foot to walk normally.
There are many causes of this condition, mainly cerebral palsy, stroke hemiplegia, such patients will have foot dropping due to muscle weakness, and the soles of the feet will land first when walking.
Severe lumbar disc herniation can also cause the soles of the feet to land first, because the nerves are compressed, so that the instep muscles are weak, and the foot drops.
3. Small walking stride
Some people think that small broken steps are graceful to walk, but walking without big steps is also a disease.
The strong and strong can walk with meteors and wind under their feet, while the legs and feet of the elderly and infirm are not so dexterous. Some diseases are also responsible for small walking strides, such as age-related degenerative conditions such as osteoarthritis or degeneration of the knee bones, and these patients experience small walking strides.
4. Tiptoe
This condition may be caused by a neurological pathology, such as walking on tiptoe when the spine and brain are damaged. And patients with high arched feet of horseshoes will feel pain and joint stiffness when walking.
Generally speaking, if you walk on tiptoe and have pain, you should seek medical treatment in time, and the sooner you find it, the better.
In addition, young children who have just learned to walk will also have to tiptoe, which is generally not too worrying, but if this is the case, parents need to take their children to the hospital for examination.
5. Walk in circles
Such people will straighten one leg to the outside of the body, and then walk clockwise, like a compass, which is likely to be caused by cerebral embolism and stroke.
The above 5 abnormal walking postures all reflect our physical health problems, so in daily life, what aspects should we pay attention to to detect problems early and reduce physical damage?
How to maintain good health in daily life?
1. Pay attention to walking posture and maintain a good posture
In daily life, we should pay attention to our usual walking posture and maintain a good posture.
Generally speaking, a good walking posture should be, eyes level ahead, head held high, center of gravity slightly forward, hands straight and relaxed, naturally swinging, feet with a balanced step, and a suitable speed.
2. Exercise properly and pay attention to warming up
Proper exercise, such as walking, jogging, tai chi, mountain climbing, etc., can enhance the body's immunity, promote blood circulation, accelerate the body's metabolism, and be beneficial to physical and mental health.
It should be noted that you should warm up before exercise, especially the warm-up of joints, to avoid damage caused by joint failure to open and uncoordinated movement.
3. Balanced nutrition, pay attention to calcium supplementation
Daily diet should pay attention to balanced nutrition, control fat intake, eat more foods rich in protein, iron and vitamins, such as meat, eggs, milk, fresh vegetables and fruits, especially the elderly group should pay more attention to calcium supplementation, to prevent osteoporosis and other health problems caused by calcium deficiency.
4. Do regular health checkups to find problems
Sometimes, some diseases do not make us feel significantly unwell, so that we cannot detect it in time. Therefore, problems in the body can be detected in time through regular health examinations, so as to achieve early detection and early treatment, so as to avoid major diseases caused by untimely detection, or delay the best time for treatment.
(Zhang Jianzhong, Chief Physician, Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University)
Source: Chinese Medical Association