5 Tips to Ease Back Pain
Massage Therapy is an effective treatment for chronic back pain. In July 2011, a study funded by the U.S. National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine evaluated the effectiveness of massage therapy for chronic lower back pain.
Over 400 people with chronic back pain participated in this study. The findings lead to an even greater respect towards massage therapy and this condition. After 10 weeks the following findings were reported.
• 36 percent of patients receiving weekly whole-body relaxation massage said their pain was nearly or completely gone.• 39 percent of patients receiving weekly massage that focused on specific muscle problems around the lower back and hips said their pain was nearly or completely gone.• Just 4 percent of patients receiving usual care said their pain was nearly or completely gone.
There is no doubt that massage therapy will help your back pain. What about in between Sessions?? Or preventing some of that discomfort from returning??
Try these tips to ease your back pain.
1. Quit Smoking - Smoking cigarettes seems to worsen just about every known health condition, including low back pain. Likely because smoking causes poor circulation, experts assert that smokers are 30 percent more likely to suffer from back pain than non-smokers.
2. Get Up and Move - Whether behind a wheel, in front of a computer or just watching TV, sitting for extended periods of time is one of the worst positions for the low back. The spinal discs are spongy and cushion the vertebrae, but they naturally have poor blood supply. Upon getting up and moving, fluid circulates around the discs. Sitting starves the discs of fluid making them vulnerable to damage.
3. Stretch and Strengthen Core Muscles - Most physicians agree that regular stretching and strengthening of the core muscles constitute the most important lifestyle practices for preventing back pain.
4. Lift Properly - Those who lift heavy objects for a living are well aware of the importance of body mechanics, but the rest of us may not be. Always engage abdominal muscles during a lift, bend the knees, keep back straight, don't bend at the waist, keep object close to the body, do not hold an item higher than armpits or lower than knees, don't move something over 20 percent of your body weight, don't pivot, twist or turn while lifting, point feet at the item being lifted, and only change direction with the feet (not the waist). These instructions will help prevent back muscles from being strained.
5. Wear Back-Friendly Shoes - Supportive, low-heeled or flat shoes are crucial for preventing back injury. Although high heels may be high fashion, they increase the arch in the low back. This spinal alignment change increases one's susceptibility to low back injury.
Go to www.kittrinasmassage.com For more information about Massage Therapy
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Over 400 people with chronic back pain participated in this study. The findings lead to an even greater respect towards massage therapy and this condition. After 10 weeks the following findings were reported.
• 36 percent of patients receiving weekly whole-body relaxation massage said their pain was nearly or completely gone.• 39 percent of patients receiving weekly massage that focused on specific muscle problems around the lower back and hips said their pain was nearly or completely gone.• Just 4 percent of patients receiving usual care said their pain was nearly or completely gone.
There is no doubt that massage therapy will help your back pain. What about in between Sessions?? Or preventing some of that discomfort from returning??
Try these tips to ease your back pain.
1. Quit Smoking - Smoking cigarettes seems to worsen just about every known health condition, including low back pain. Likely because smoking causes poor circulation, experts assert that smokers are 30 percent more likely to suffer from back pain than non-smokers.
2. Get Up and Move - Whether behind a wheel, in front of a computer or just watching TV, sitting for extended periods of time is one of the worst positions for the low back. The spinal discs are spongy and cushion the vertebrae, but they naturally have poor blood supply. Upon getting up and moving, fluid circulates around the discs. Sitting starves the discs of fluid making them vulnerable to damage.
3. Stretch and Strengthen Core Muscles - Most physicians agree that regular stretching and strengthening of the core muscles constitute the most important lifestyle practices for preventing back pain.
4. Lift Properly - Those who lift heavy objects for a living are well aware of the importance of body mechanics, but the rest of us may not be. Always engage abdominal muscles during a lift, bend the knees, keep back straight, don't bend at the waist, keep object close to the body, do not hold an item higher than armpits or lower than knees, don't move something over 20 percent of your body weight, don't pivot, twist or turn while lifting, point feet at the item being lifted, and only change direction with the feet (not the waist). These instructions will help prevent back muscles from being strained.
5. Wear Back-Friendly Shoes - Supportive, low-heeled or flat shoes are crucial for preventing back injury. Although high heels may be high fashion, they increase the arch in the low back. This spinal alignment change increases one's susceptibility to low back injury.
Go to www.kittrinasmassage.com For more information about Massage Therapy
(See Current Specials, Openings, and More!)
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