Tips For Back Pain – Once You Have Got It

Back Pain misery is something that blights the lives of most people at one time or another.  The degree to which it hits varies as does the length of time it lasts – but one thing is clear however you suffer – back pain sucks!

Just think about it – your spine runs right down the back of your body and it holds together everything….. shoulders to arms, hips to legs and everything in the middle.  The spinal cord contains all the major nerves and all the back muscles are interconnected very closely with other back muscles and adjoining muscles.  So, all in all your back totally supports you in everything you do.

No wonder Back Pain is so bad!

So what can you do to help it once it hits?

Top tips for back pain once you have got it …..

• Depending on the severity of the pain and depending on how debilitating it is seek professional help from either the physio, chiropractor, osteopath or Dr. Get a proper diagnosis as soon as you can so that anything you do next is going to be the ‘right’ thing.
• Follow the advice of the health care professional so if they give you exercises – then do them, if they recommend sitting still – then do it….
• If getting an appointment to get professional help is going to take time then in the meantime remember to get out the ice pack, elevate if it is a foot or leg, if unbearable then take some sort of pain relief/anti inflammatory (seek help from the pharmacy if you are not sure what to take)
• Keep the area mobile, keep the muscle moving so that it does not seize up completely
• Once the initial acute phase has subsided then heat can help so warm baths, heat packs will all bring fresh blood to the injured area and will help the muscle to relax and repair faster
• Depending on what you have been advised to do by your healthcare professional then the following therapies can help.  Reflexology, massage, accupuncture, reiki.  See here to learn how Reflexology can help.
• Look at replacing your bed with one that is truly supportive and that will give you the quality and type of sleep that you need for good health.  Traditional ‘flat’ beds are not the most supportive for the human frame with all of it’s natural curves.  Electric adjustable beds are a far better option as they allow for custom adjustments and support no matter what is wrong or right with you.  Have a look here at our favourite adjustable bed reviews site.
• Take measures to make sure that the chances of the injury happening again are minimal.

Back problems can be unbearable for many and doing our best to avoid these should be high on our list of ‘body maintenance’ tasks.  Looking after your back should be something you work hard at particularly when it is in great health and not just when something goes wrong.  By keeping it in tip top health it hopefully will minimise the chances of things going wrong in the first place.