| Low back pain is experienced at some time by most | | | | prevented with lifestyle changes and attention to your |
| people, but can be lessened or avoided with lifestyle | | | | posture. Poor sleeping positions may lead to low back |
| changes. | | | | pain. Obesity or weight gain during pregnancy may |
| It is quite likely that you may experience low back pain | | | | cause stress on your lower back. Even seemingly |
| at some point in your life. In most cases, low back pain | | | | unrelated conditions like smoking, stress and depression |
| is not a long term condition and goes away with rest | | | | can result in minor low back pain. It's been proven that |
| and basic home treatments. However, it's estimated | | | | smoking reduces blood flow to your lower spine and |
| that from fifteen to thirty percent of Americans suffer | | | | causes disc degeneration. |
| with chronic low back pain, disabling more people than | | | | Low back pain affects men and women equally. As |
| heart disease or cancer. | | | | you might suspect, back pain becomes more prevalent |
| One of the most common causes of low back pain is | | | | as people age. Most degenerative joint diseases are |
| overuse of your muscles. This may occur from lifting | | | | due to aging more than any other factor. In the past, |
| something heavy or from doing some kind of hard | | | | low back pain among pre-teens was rare, but the |
| work you don't normally do. These types of minor | | | | introduction of backpacks and heavy schoolbooks |
| back injuries can usually be handled at home without a | | | | have contributed to an increase in the number of |
| doctor's intervention. The best way to get low back | | | | children reporting problems with low back pain. School |
| pain relief is to rest the affected muscles for a couple | | | | children can lower their risk of developing low back |
| of days. Lying on a heating pad or applying a hot pack | | | | pain by not carrying all of their books every day and |
| of some sort is also an excellent low back pain | | | | by wearing their backpack on both shoulders, balancing |
| treatment. | | | | the weight evenly. |
| Most low back pain will go away within a few days, | | | | The best low back pain exercise involves gently |
| although a few weeks is not uncommon. Stay as | | | | stretching the muscles of your lower back, especially |
| active as possible and take ibuprofen or paracetamol. | | | | before you begin any exercise or exertion. Try to |
| You can return to your normal activities before you | | | | keep your weight balanced when you're standing up |
| are completely pain free, as long as these activities | | | | and avoid slouching. If you work in an office |
| don't put a strain on your back. The main thing to avoid | | | | environment, make sure that your workspace is |
| is further weakening your core muscles as this will | | | | designed to reduce strain on your back. Low back pain |
| make you more prone to future injuries. | | | | is best avoided by maintaining an overall healthy |
| Any low back pain that lasts longer than twelve | | | | physical condition rather than trying to concentrate |
| weeks is referred to as chronic low back pain. Chronic | | | | specifically on back exercises. |
| pain can be attributed to many causes. Sometimes it's | | | | If you haven't experienced low back pain yet, you're |
| caused by repeatedly performing movements that are | | | | almost guaranteed to experience it in the future. By |
| not good for your back. It may result from an injury or | | | | understanding the causes and how they result in low |
| accident. In other cases, chronic low back pain is a | | | | back pain, hopefully you can reduce the severity of |
| signal of more serious illnesses or degenerative | | | | any pain you have and quickly travel the road to |
| diseases. | | | | complete recovery. |
| Almost all of the causes of low back pain can be | | | | |