Ten Tips To Help Maintain a Healthy Spine
The Importance of a Healthy Spine With a healthy spine it is true that you are less likely to feel episodes of back or neck pain, but did you know keeping your spine in good health has much more impact on your life? The role your spine plays in the human anatomy Provides protection for the spinal cord and nerves that exit it. Support for our body (allowing us to stand in an upright position). Helps our body move and flex in many different directions. Provides the foundation of which the shoulders and pelvic region of the human body [...]
Weight Loss and Exercise to Reduce Back Pain
Back pain affects many people. Approximately 80 percent Americans will have back pain at some point in their lives. But the good news is staying in shape can help us keep back pain at bay. Regular exercise, combined with healthy eating, is the most beneficial way to stay in shape. Many exercise programs (eg, aerobic exercise programs) can help keep you in shape. But not every exercise program works the same for everyone. You should choose an exercise program or routine based on your physical condition. If you are overweight, you should start with weight loss program. The more [...]
Back Pain from Bending Over
Back pain from bending over Almost everyone experiences back pain at some point in his or her lifetime. Why is back pain so common? That’s because so many factors can directly cause or eventually lead to back pain. While some of the causes are significant and easy to understand—think of back bone fractures caused by a car accident, others are small and their harm to the back may not be so obvious to many of us. However, it is these small things that could cause us grief over time. And bending over is one of such small things that [...]
Heat or Ice for Pain?
One of the most popular searches for information on how to treat neck or back pain is whether to apply heat or ice to the injury. There are other articles written on the topic but I thought we would attempt to condense the information and make it easier to digest and apply our own spin on trying to relay an otherwise misunderstood topic. So, let’s first look at what Heat and Cold do They are both tools that can be used to help along the road to recovery from a back or neck injury. Let me be clear, they [...]
Spinal Arthritis
What is Back Arthritis or Spine Arthritis? Arthritis is a term referring to inflammation of a joint. Spine arthritis, also known as back arthritis, is commonly used to refer to inflammation of one or multiple joints of the spine. Arthritis is a common cause of chronic back pain. The Centers for Diseases Controls and Prevention (CDC) and the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS) project that by 2030, arthritis will affect 67 million Americans, which is 25 percent of the US population. What are the most common types of Arthritis? There are many types of [...]
How to Avoid Back Pain at Work
Neck and back pain at work is a common reason for doctor visits. It is widespread across many occupations, from heavy construction work to light office work, and it decreases work productivity. Social-economic costs associated with neck and back pain at work, including decreased work productivity, lost wages, and treatment costs, are substantial Many factors at work cause risk for joint, neck, and back pain and may cause musculoskeletal disorders such as carpal tunnel syndrome, muscle strains, disc herniation, tendonitis, and bursitis. The following are some common risk factors of neck and back pain at work. Heavy lifting. Frequent and [...]