Avoid Lower Back Pain

80 percent of people will learn, at some point in their lives, what the ache of back pain feels like. The most common causes of back pain are sprains, strains, injuries, herniated discs and age-related degenerative conditions. If your pain is constant and severe, it can affect your personal and work life.

 

Back Pain Negatively Affects Sleep

Getting a good night’s rest with an achy back is next to impossible. Poor sleep patterns can leave you too moody and tired to hang out with your loved ones or be productive at work. No matter how much your family and friends adore you, if you’re snapping at them every minute, they’ll resent being around you.

 

Back Pain Negatively Affects Productivity

When it hurts to sit up, reporting to work and being productive is easier said than done. Instead of doing your job, you’ll be focused on how awful your back feels. Too many unproductive days could eventually cost you your job.

 

Back Pain Can Lead to More Back Problems

If you’re accustomed to being in pain, you might avoid participating in physical activities for fear of injuring yourself further. This type of sedentary life will cause your back and abdominal muscles to weaken. When the muscles in your trunk are not strong enough to support your spine, it will only lead to more back problems.

 

Limitations Cause Stress, Anxiety and Depression

The limitations lower back pain can put on your life can cause stress, anxiety and depression. Properly managing the pain will help you avoid an emotional meltdown.

 

Ways to Ease Lower Back Pain

1. Safe, natural topical pain relievers and boosters are available to help soothe pain.Simply rub or spray the meds on the affected area and they stop pain almost immediately. The best thing about topical meds is that you don’t have to worry about the side effects that are common to oral pain killers.
2. Massage therapy, ice packs and heat therapy can be used in conjunction with medications. Massage loosens tense muscles and signals the brain to release the body’s natural pain relieving hormones. Placing an ice pack on the injured area of the back can reduce inflammation and dull the pain. A heat pack can ease muscle spasms and relieve tension in the back. To avoid aggravating inflammation, wait 48 hours after a back injury to apply heat.