Ever bend over and suddenly can't straighten up? You find yourself crawling to the couch or bed and in excruciating pain, haul yourself up and curl up into a fetal position, doing your best not to breathe because it hurts so much.
No, it's not just because you are getting old! Older and young people alike complain of back pain.
A recent article I read shared that our spine is like a "stack of pancakes, with butter between each pair, all loosely held together by maple syrup. The pancakes are the vertebrae, the butter pats are the water-absorbent discs between the bones, and the syrup is an intertwining collection of ligaments, joints, and muscles, all tangled with the cables carrying nervous system signals—among them, pain."
All kinds of things can go wrong with our back, including, injury, obesity, lack of exercise and stress. A simple thing like bending over to pick a penny off the ground can topple the pancake stack.
There are some great ideas in the article on preventing and reducing your back pain!
I know that last year, when I aggravated an injury during a martial arts class, that I found great relief from a good chiropractor's ministrations. I also changed my lazy habits about caring for my joints and spine.
I took off a few pounds and added a great joint complex supplement, Natureflex, to my diet.
There's no "painless" solution, but exercise, weight management, reducing stress and supplementing your diet can really help strengthen your back and stop the pain.
Information contained herein is NOT intended to be taken as medical advice. No therapeutic or medical claims, nor treatment, prevention or cure are implied or made. DO NOT ALTER ANY MEDICAL TREATRMENT, OR THE USE OF MEDICATIONS, WITHOUT THE PERMISSION OF YOUR MEDICAL CARE PROVIDER.
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