Lower Back Pain's Top Tips

Lower Back Pain's Top Tips
By Jim O'Connor
Your appointment has finished, and you are about to begin your 45 minute commute home. You open your garage door, anxiously stepping out of the car, and an electrical shock wave jolts your body from the lower back down to the shins. Pain! Your ailing back is acting up again.

This little story is quite common for 70 percent of adults at some point in their lives. Statistics indicate that these 70 percent of adults, at one point or another, will have a bout of back pain, and are searching for quick lower relief.

Experiencing this type of pain can put a damper on day to day activities. However, most cases improve within a couple of days. The fact is ninety five percent of doesn't require surgery. It is the month after month, chronic conditions that require a closer medical look.

To help you tackle lower I have put together a list of a the 11 most powerful tips that may provide protection from this frustrating dilemma.

1. Stay Active - Don't just sit around and rest. Move, but do movements that won't hinder your back. Avoid exercise movements that will. Becoming inactive will only weaken your lower back and other surrounding core muscles.

2. Don't Smoke - It is proven that smoking can cause damage to the spinal disks, weaken the ligaments, and thin the bones.

3. Proper Posture - Do the best you can to walk around with proper posture. I always tell back suffers to contract your abdominals which promotes proper posture, and lower back strengthening all at the same time. Sitting with proper posture is also a lower reliever.

4. Sleep Right - Try sleeping on your side with a pillow between your knees to reduce back pressure. While on your back, try using a pillow under your knees, and a small pillow under your head. Look for a mattress that is not too hard, or too soft. Try out numerous beds before investing in one for you.

5. Decrease Weight - Reducing body weight has