Wednesday, July 22, 2009

Natural Back Pain Relief - Reduce Back Pain Without Drugs

By Eric Normand

Considering that such a large percentage of the population spends most of the day either bent over a desk or slouched in a chair, is hardly surprising that back pain has become such a popular topic of discussion. Not only can back pain become unbearable, but it can also place numerous limitations on the way we go about our daily lives.

What many people fail to realize is as our lives change due to the way in which we use up bodies, it becomes necessary to make changes regarding the way we look after our bodies. Fortunately, unless there has been damage caused through some type of trauma, back pain can for the most part be corrected naturally. Even if your back has been damaged in an accident, some simple exercise programs may still be able to help reduce pain.

Of course, as you can well imagine, your overall well being depends largely on your back, just as does youth and vitality. In fact, we're only able to maneuver our bodies because the lower back supports most of our weight.

The reason why the lower back carries such a vast amount of weight is because it curves inwards naturally. However, if the vertebrae begin to move and slip out of alignment for one of many reasons such as stress, tension, and poor posture, then you can be sure you'll be experiencing back pain as a result. You need to bear in mind that if you're experiencing back pain, it's because your back his trying to let you know that something is wrong. As such, one should never attempt to cover it up by taking painkillers, or even worse, by going for surgery.

Confronting the root of the problem is the only logical answer; correct the posture. For many, the muscular endurance to hold their spine in proper alignment is too difficult to achieve on a daily basis. Others unknowingly tense up from stress, causing muscles to tire too easily.

The first step in alleviating your back pain is to find and practice a proper posture program to teach your body the natural, comfortable position in holding your posture for long periods of time then training your body to hold it this way so there is no repeated pain.

Strengthening exercises will guarantee that your muscles do not get tired, stretching exercises will increase your flexibility and relaxation exercises will help those tense muscles release. An overall body awareness program needs to be put into place and with these measures practices, you can find and maintain good alignment.

One cannot really argue that awareness is essentially the key. By following some of the rules mentioned above, one can begin to enjoy good health and a nice strong back. Once you do, you'll find that you gain a lot of confidence, not to mention the fact that you'll be free from back pain. However it should be mentioned that you need to use the strengthening exercises, stretching exercises, and the relaxation exercises in conjunction with each other or else your bad habits will simply return. The bottom line is; in order to avoid back pain altogether, one has to change one's routine in order to match the changing world we live in today.

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