Keep Your Back Healthy
Friday, January 1st, 2010Oh my aching back! It’s a fact that four out of five adults will have some form of back pain in their lives, and it has become a common misconception that people experiencing back pain should avoid exercise. Yet for most patients with back problems, exercise and movement are the natural stimuli for the healing process.
It is controlled, gradual and progressive exercise, rather than inactivity and bed rest, most often provides the best long-term solution for reducing back pain and preventing future episodes of pain.
Most experts recommend no more than one or two days rest at the onset of most episodes of back pain. Prolonged inactivity can make the back stiff, weak, and de-conditioned, and this will aggravate the cycle of recurring back pain.