Does anyone know the easiest method to cure low back pain?!
Question:
Does anyone know the easiest method to cure low back pain?
home remedies
Answers:
I have had chronic lower back pain since I was 16 (I'm now 29) and have had little luck with chiropractors or Physical therapy. The pain I have is from a pinched nerve at the sciatica (base of my tail bone). When I walk, the pain shoots down my legs. Is this the same type of pain you are experiencing? Since it is a pinched nerve, ice, heat and pain killers have no effect because they target muscle problems. I have found that regular exercise helps keep things in check. Bad posture from sitting at the computer too long or falling asleep on the couch cause the pain to return. When my back is feeling good I jog regularly and make sure to do sit ups since weak abs can contribute to poor posture. I also do the back extension exercise at the the gym--it's an apparatus you lock your legs into that kind of let you do a backwards sit up where you work the muscles of the lower back. When my back is acting up, I still force myself to go to the gym and do low impact work like the elliptical machine or lap swimming since sitting around just continues the cycle of bad posture that causes the pain in the first place. I have also had some luck with yoga. The key for me has been to stay active. As soon as I start to slack on my workout regimine the pain comes back.