I’ve experienced it myself and I know how painful back pain can be. But I’m not alone; statistically 80% people have suffered from it at some time in their lives.
The good news to me appears to be the range of suggestions I came across for preventing back pain. Here they are:
- Undertake physical exercise (after a doctor’s consultation) to strengthen your back muscles, so that the muscles can effectively withstand the load and stresses of our daily activities.
- Maintain a healthy weight.
- Eat healthy, and consume right quantities of calcium and vitamin D, as it’s needed to keep our bones healthy.
- Give up smoking completely.
- Get enough sleep.
- Maintain a good posture, keep your back straight.
- Learn to lift properly. E.g. don’t bend over and then lift, rather when lifting keep your back straight and bend your knees, push rather than pull, etc.
- If you need to sit for long hours, take frequent breaks in between to stretch. Don’t sit for long at a stretch.
- Wear low heels or flat shoes.
Important: This isn’t about prevention though. But most resources I went through suggested that back pain shouldn’t be taken lightly as it can be due to several causes such as arthritis, kidney stones, pregnancy, tumors, infections and stress. Hence a person is better off consulting a doctor when suffering from back pain.
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