Out of all of the various forms
of back pain, lower back pain is by far the most common
and there’s a good explanation for this. Any
idea why?
It’s not car accidents, it’s
not work-related injuries, and it’s not a lack
of prescription medications either. Lack of movement
and use is the number one cause of back pain!
I bet your orthopedic specialist
or chiropractor didn’t tell you that, did they?
It’s the lack of movement
in various muscles over years that leads to muscle
imbalances and uneven wear and tear on your body,
especially the spine. For example, how many times
a day are you bending, leaning, or twisting?
Here’s what the typical person’s
day is like:
- - Wake up
- - Eat breakfast (hopefully)
- - Drive or ride to work
- - Sit at desk
- - Eat lunch
- - Sit at desk some more
- - Drive or ride home
- - Eat dinner
- - Sit on couch and watch television
- - Go to bed
Notice the trend here? That’s
an awful lot of sitting and not moving. Well, this
is what leads to serious muscle imbalances and so
what do we do, we go to the gym and perform exercises
that only make the imbalances worse!
Back Pain Remedy and Treatment
The key to eliminating back pain
(nearly any ache, pain, or injury for that matter)
is to identify the muscle imbalances that are pulling
the spine, bones, and joints out of place and then
stretch the tight muscles while strengthening the
weak muscles.
How do I know this? Well, as certified
personal fitness trainer and post-rehabilitation specialist,
I have worked with hundreds of individuals with back
pain and the conditions that ranged from sciatic pain,
to bulging discs, to spinal fusion, and others. In
working with these individuals I discovered some startling
facts.
1. Many people who seek professional
help are often mis-diagnosed and end up following
a treatment plan that fails to eliminate the cause
of their back pain.
2. Nearly all of the individuals
I worked with were able to eliminate their back pain,
or significantly improve their condition even though
all of the traditional treatments failed them (physically
therapy, chiropractic care, cortisone injections,
anti-inflammatory medications, surgery, etc).
Even more amazing is the fact that
most of these individuals were able to eliminate their
back pain in a matter or days or weeks simply by performing
a handful of exercises and stretches! These weren’t
your basic exercises or the standard back stretches
and stomach exercises most “experts” recommend
– these were specific exercises and stretches
prescribed based on the individual.
Many of these people had suffered
for years and years with aches, pains, and stiffness
and lived inactive lives because of their back pain.
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