At present, the temperature is starting to rise in most parts of the mainland. Spring is coming to us at a brisk pace, and many people can't wait to start playing outdoor sports.
Here, I would like to recommend a spring outdoor sport, which is safe, effective, simple, fun, and especially helpful for cervical spine health, that is, kite flying!
Sitting at the desk for a long time can easily cause cervical spine discomfort
The cervical, thoracic, lumbar and sacral vertebrae of the human body have natural curvature forward, backward, anterior and posterior respectively, which is roughly in an "S" shape, which is called physiological curvature in medicine. Physiological curvature plays an important role in slowing impact, maintaining muscle balance, maintaining body balance, and standing upright.
When reading and writing, if you adopt a bad posture of hunched back and bowing your head, it will violate the normal physiological curvature of the cervical spine, and over time, it will cause soft tissue strain around the neck, straightening of the curvature of the cervical spine, and even reverse arch, cervical bone hyperplasia, cervical intervertebral disc herniation, etc. This is also the reason why many people suffer from cervical spondylosis at an early age.
In the early stage of cervical spondylosis, most of them only have mild symptoms such as neck stiffness and soreness, and as long as the bad posture is corrected in time and the rest is sufficient, it can be slowly recovered. If you ignore the body's alarm signals and continue to damage the cervical spine, then the condition of cervical spondylosis will gradually worsen.
There are many benefits to flying a kite
When the kite has just been flown off, we will naturally raise our heads to observe the dynamics of the kite, and adjust the kite string in our hands at any time to ensure the success of the flight. As the kite floated steadily in the air, we held the string with both hands and turned our heads from side to side from time to time to observe the kite's movements.
In this process, our upward gaze is the opposite of the posture of bowing our head for long periods of time in our daily work, which can provide an opportunity to stretch the cervical spine that has been compressed for a long time.
Kite flying can also fully stretch and exercise the muscles of the neck and shoulder, help relieve the stiffness and strain of the soft tissues of the neck and shoulder, enhance the elasticity of the ligaments, and improve the flexibility and stability of the cervical spine.
In addition, when flying kites, people are running in the open field, breathing fresh air, and receiving sunlight, which can improve metabolism, improve cardiopulmonary function, thereby enhancing the body's ability to resist diseases, and play a good role in the prevention and treatment of mild to moderate cervical spondylosis.
Be safe when flying kites
Although there are many benefits to flying a kite, it is also important to pay attention to safety.
Source: Student & Health WeChat public account
Editor: Guo Lei
Review: Pan Huahong, Yan Yan