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Monday 11 July 2011

How Can I Prevent Back Pain?

Seeing the very high incidence of back pain in our country, taking preventive measures became necessary for us all. However, these preventive measures are themselves controversial. For a long time we believed that the overall healthy lifestyle combined with exercise is to prevent the onset of back pain. However, we now know that this is not necessarily true. In many cases, the wrong type of exercises, such as high impact, have actually worsened.However, exercise improves overall health and should not be avoided, you must choose your exercises carefully. Low impact exercises like swimming, walking and cycling fitness overall increase without putting pressure on the lower back.
Exercise is an important part of managing back pain. However, do talk to your doctor before adopting an exercise regimen. It will tell you the correct methods and precautions
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• stretch. Do some stretching exercises. They do not really reduce the pain, but they do mitigate the tight muscles of the back.

• Tilt your pelvis. Do pelvic twists too. They also help relax tense muscles of the back.

• Sculpting the abdomen. Do abs. If executed properly, they will strengthen your abdominal muscles and reduce the chances of suffering back pain
Take care of your posture when standing, sitting, sleeping or lifting heavy objects as follows.
• When you stand, keep your head and pull your stomach in. If you must stand for a long period of time, keep a small stool and rest one foot at a time at regular intervals. Avoid wearing high heels.

• When sitting, use chairs with a height appropriate for the work to be done, and with backrest with lumbar support. If the folder does not provide lumbar support, use a small pillow or rolled towel behind the area of ​​the wood.

• When you sleep, use a mattress. Too soft and too hard a mattress will give you back pain. You can use a piece of plywood between the mattress and the mattress too soft to stiff mattress. On the other hand, you can use a thick mattress pad to soften a too hard mattress.

• Do not try to lift objects that are too heavy for you. However, when you, keep your back straight, head high and let the pressure will be on your lap. Keep the object close to you, do not stoop over to lift and keep your abdominal muscles tight.


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