Living Life Without Back Pain
Forsome,backpain isadailyoccurrencethatdictatestheway youliveyourlife.Everymovement,everymotion isdetermined bythepain inyourback.Standing,sitting,layingdown,driving, walking or running — the pain persists. Inagespast,backpainwasdifficulttotreat. Ifyouexperienced back pain, whether as a result of a work injury, trip-and-fall accident, or even just as a result of aging, the answer was almost always the same: head home, take a long rest, and give your back time to heal. This isn’t the way that things go anymore, and for several reasons. To start, the world isn’t as forgiving. Heading home and taking a long rest until your back is healed may work for some, but not for most. With deadlinesandcarpoolsandworkschedules tokeepupwith, there needs to be an alternate solution to dealing with back pain that doesn’t require you to completely remove yourself from your responsibilities. What’s more, recent research indicates that resting may not actually be the ideal solution for long-term back care.
Spending too much time on the couch or off your feet can causethebackmusclestoweakenandcanevenweakenbone strength.Thiscould leadtomore long-term issueswithback pain — not fewer. Exercise, in general, is shown to increase strengthandflexibility,supportinghealthymusclesandbones, and therefore supporting ideal back health. Physical Therapy for Back Pain Whilerestandrelaxationcanhelpyouovercomethe immediate painofaback injury,andmayevenberecommendedbyyour physician intheearlydays followingan injury, it isnota long- term solution. Physical therapy offers a long-term solution to back pain by using targeted exercises that focus on the cause of the pain. Through a combination of strength and flexibility training that focuses on muscle development and joint movement, physicaltherapycanaddresstheunderlyingcauseofthepain and significantly improve your quality of life.
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