4 Factors That Help Keep Back Pain Away
Posture
Do not slouch. Keep your back erect. These are just a couple of orders that moms and, sometimes, teachers usually throw at youngsters caught sprawling on their seats. Posture is one of the important lessons in the good grooming class. Even though posture has been taught repeatedly, most people still forget to observe correct posture while sitting, standing, and even during sleep. Not fixing this bad habit will result to back pain and neck pain.
Here’s an example of a bad sleeping position: lying on one side with both hands sticking underneath the pillow. As the sleep deepens, the shoulder of the arm on top slumps downward and becomes a heavy weight. In the morning, both the neck and the shoulder throbs in pain. Choosing pillows with different thickness can help correct this bad sleeping posture. Use a thin pillow when lying flat on your back and a thick pillow when on your side.
Flexibility of the Spine
The spine consists of small bones that must be aligned correctly to perform its duty properly – to protect the spinal cord. A condition known as spinal misalignment will surely cause a lot of ailments like back pain, neck pain, sciatica, migraine, chronic headache, and so on.
A flexible spine can be attained through exercise. Kundalini Yoga is perfect to develop spinal flexibility and spirituality.
Do not attempt to do any workout when the body is in pain and some nerves are swollen and inflamed. One of the effective method to lessen muscle pain is acupressure. Seek help only from professional acupressure expert.
Spinal Health
A flexible spine is not really a healthy one. The muscles in the back must be strong to keep the body agile. Again, exercise is the best way to build up strength. Things must be taken easy at first. Do not push your body to its limit. Pain is a warning sign that must be heeded. Give five sit-ups a day and add a couple of sit-ups each day.
When in pain, intake of painkillers is fine but not necessary. Do you really need a medication that only mask the pain but not the problem that causes it? When pain persists, one of the recommended action to take is to visit your doctor or a spinal wellness specialist.
Stretching
Upon attaining the goal of having a flexible and healthy spine, maintain the optimum condition by doing routine stretching of the body. Learn how to do stretching correctly from the cats and dogs. Watch these animals do a routine stretching when they got up from lying on the ground.
