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Back pain cures are hard to come by, or are they? Sure there is no miracle back pain cure, but there are some simple techniques you can use now. You can start to ease that dreaded pain.
Can I warn you first?
What I’m about to show you will help with back pain relief now. Only briefly, but it will ease it. One warning is this.
Please act now, don’t ease your back pain and then stop. Don’t wish or hope it away, because it just won’t go away. You literally need to do something about it. You truly do need to find the cause and then remove it.
I read recently the latest back pain statistics. They said that right now, at this point in time,over 47% of adults have back pain. Worse still, most of those go on to have chronic back pain. All because only the symptoms were treated, not the cause.
Relieving back pain is easy, first you find the cause, and then you rebalance your muscles and joints and finally improve your healing and recovery rate. It is that simple. But I digress…
Like I said, what you can do now to relieve back pain is the following. The method below is a very simple and quick back pain cure.
Stand up with your arms stretched out wide. Have your feet shoulder width apart. Then slowly turn as far as your can in one direction. At the end (stop when you feel a pulling sensation, not pain), hold there for 2 seconds and the turn in the opposite direction.
If you do this for 2 minutes, you will notice two things: first you can turn more and more, secondly your back pain eases.
By doing this you are actually stretching the entire spine and especially the smaller muscles around the joints that are tight and tender. It should relieve back pain quickly, then you should find the underlying causes and remove them.
I always tell my clients and patients the same thing. The biggest cause of back pain is not taking action. If you don’t remove your back pain now, chronic back pain is likely. Any back pain cure is better than none. Use the techniques above to relieve back pain now, while you find and remove the cause.
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Back Muscle Pain
02|Dec|2009 1As any doctor can tell you, most Americans suffer from back pain at least once in their lives. Back pain and stiffness results from any movement that is improperly performed, which is often any sudden movement that is new for you. So any abrupt motion that you are not prepared to make — that is, that you are not in shape for, or used to — can lead to back injury. This causes the back to stiffen as a defense against further injury.
For example, you may have picked up a heavy object without bending at the knees, to provide enough lower body support for the lifting motion. Or perhaps you bent too quickly (such as to tie a shoe), or stretched too far (such as to turn on an awkwardly located computer), and the sudden stress caused your back to react with stiffness and pain.
Another common cause of back pain is our sleeping habits — after all, most of us spend a third of our lives in bed. If you experience back pain upon awakening, you may be sleeping on a mattress that is too firm or soft. Or you may have been sleeping in a position that places stress on your back.
If you have acute back pain due to strain or minor injury, then limited rest for 24 to 72 hours can help. Too much inactivity can worsen such problems, though. So it is a good idea to get moving as soon as you feel comfortable, and not to let your fear of pain keep you immobilized. Start with gentle, small movements and work from there.
Three good ways to relieve lower back pain include (1) aerobic exercise, to strengthen the back and other muscles, along with the heart; (2) strengthening exercises that focus on the back, legs, and stomach, to increase spinal support; and (3) stretches that increase your muscle and tissue flexibility, which makes them less prone to injury.
Back pain exercise that moves you into comfortable positions tend to be the best for treating back problems. So avoid activities and positions that could cause or increase back pain. Comfortable exercise and gentle activity are the best combination to stay flexible, build strength, and reduce back pain symptoms.
Some of the best back pain exercise doesn’t feel like exercise at all, yet can make a big difference to your back. These include aerobic exercises such as walking, bicycling, swimming, and wading in waist-deep water help to maintain back health. This aerobic activity also increases the level of oxygen in your body, which helps to keep your muscles healthy. Walking decreases lower back stress due to the shifting of weight from leg to leg, which gently releases the muscles of your lower back.
For many of us, it works best to see an exercise demonstrated rather than to read a description. For instance, you can search ” back stretches” and “back strengthening exercises” on the YouTube.com site if you want some other ideas. And if you have any chronic back pain or other forms of injury, such as repetitive stress, working with a physical therapist may be your best long-range plan.
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02|Dec|2009 2Thanks for your comments but some of your solutions are out of date - recent research says the traumas people say that caused their pain (the lifting or bending wrong) are not sever enough to cause any pain or injury. That it is a build up of tension from each days activity and the last activity is the proverbial “last straw that breaks the camel’s back”.
Sure you need to stretch and exercise, you also need to get joints rebalance and break the habitual nature of pain - otherwise you are doomed to exercising or stretching each day just to stay pain free. There are countless people who never stretch or exercise and NEVER have back pain. Why?
They have not formed the habits that allow pain to be ‘normal’, if you have regular back pain you MUST break this cycle or you will continually live with pain or be fighting it continually.
There are 5 steps to end back pain - find the cause (the distortion patterns that allow pain to develop) - eliminate trigger points which can cause 75% of your pain - balance muscles - balance joints - break the HABITUAL pain cycle. All of this can be done in less than 20 minutes each day.
Once you break the habits then once a month is enough to reinforce a good strong spine.
Thanks fro your comments, but a little out of date.
Cheers
Dr Graeme Teague
Specialist Chiropractor
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