Doctors often prescribe a variety of exercises, diets, stretch exercises, etc to relieve back pain. According to statistics, more than 200 million Americans alone suffer back pain. Some patients choose surgery, while others find ways to minimize the pain. Some people turn to alcohol and drugs to relieve their pain.
When pain is chronic it’s difficult to cope with daily life. Most pain in the back starts at the lower back. Back pain, mild or chronic, can slow activities and reduce mobility. While there are many medical causes and sometimes mysterious causes the fact is the majority of people in the world fail to maintain the joints by stretching and exercising regularly.
For this reason, back pain is the number one cause of time loss from work and money spent on trying to relieve the pain. The fact is back pain alone is one of the prime reasons that people call in sick. According to statistics the total estimate of loss and medical costs due to back pain are up to $60 billion dollars annually.
While the large percentage of people soon recover naturally from back pain, another percentage find relief by modifying their weight, adjusting sitting arrangements, and stretching.
Some people suffer life-long back pain due to injuries, trauma or disease. The downside is these people rarely get the treatment they deserve since it’s rarely recommended by doctors. In short, doctors will often recommend over-the-counter medications, i.e. painkillers to resolve the problem. Doctors rarely tell patients to exercise, diet, etc. Sometimes you may hear, “Loose some weight,” yet the doctor will rarely tell the patient how it is done.
Painkillers and NSAIDs work to eliminate inflammation and sometimes pain, yet what doctors fail to tell the patients is that some of these painkillers are in fact harmful to your body. In addition, painkillers don’t have the same affect on all persons. For sure, some painkillers will reduce pain for some while others may continue hurting.
This leads us to drug addictions and alcoholism, since these people need help coping with the pain, and if doctors are not offering that help, thus drugs and alcohol is the answer. Not a good answer and it mostly leads to other problems.
When a person is aware of cause and effect, only then can he take action to eliminate the cause. Try changing your shoes. Flip flops are a big cause of back pain.
Exercise and stretching have proven to reduce even the worst back pain. The problem is most people want an easier way to get rid of the pain. Stretching is free and it works so give it a shot. Failing that take a Yoga class and the stretching there will help you relieve your back pain.