Does your hand reach out to your back each time you sit or get up? Does the stabbing pain in the lower back prevent you from getting good sleep at night? Yes, back pain kills and anyone can go crazy finding a way to get rid of it.Back pain can make anyone restless at any time. The lifetime prevalence of non-specific (common) low back pain is estimated at60% to 70% in industrialized countries. But it doesn’t mean you have to live with back pain forever because the majority of back pain is due to the lifestyle and our lack of care which is done right, can erase the presence of discomfort or pain from the back for good.
Here are the 6 practically proven ways that will give you good relief from back pain.
- Watch your posture
Remember to correct your posture now and then. Take breaks, walk, move around. Place a pillow as a back support while sitting or use an ergonomic chair.
- Work on your back
- Change your mattress and sleeping position
The mattress you are using can be a bigger contributor to your back pain. Invest in a good and firm king-size mattress. Also, check whether it's thesleeping position of yours that causing the discomfort. Avoid sleeping flat on your back, if that's your position then sleep placing a pillow under your knees and one under your lower back. Though the recommended position is to sleep sideways with your knees pulled up slightly toward your chest or with a pillow in between your knees, if you must sleep on your stomach, put a pillow under your lower abdomen to help take stress off your back.- Maintain ideal weight
- Reduce stress and quit smoking
- Make some changes in your lifestyle
- Avoid lifting things by bending your back, squat down, with your back straight, and place your hands under the object and lift with your legs. Seek help if needed.
- Carry weights equally, whether on shoulder or hands.
- Soak in vitamin D and have a healthy diet
- Lighten your wallet. Sitting on an overstuffed wallet can cause discomfort and back pain.
- Wear good comfortable shoes because if the ankle and foot are not well-supported, all the bodyweight will then shift among the knee, back and hip which will put a lot of stress on the back especially.
- Ladies, avoid those high heels.