Health blog Category: Back and Neck Pain
Muscles Spasms and Low Back Pain
Most people have probably experienced lower back pain at some point in their lives. In fact, lower back pain is very prevalent in our society and can greatly limit our ability to bend over to empty the dishwasher, tie our shoes, sit at our desk at work or stand in line at the grocery store.
Indicators of low back pain:
The number one complaint is pain and stiffness localized to the low back which is worsened with standing, walking, or prolonged positioning.
Our Feet Could be Causing Our Back Pain
You know that old song, ‘the knee bone is connected to the hip bone?’ That catchy tune has a lot of truth to it and explains what is called the biomechanical chain. For many people, simply standing or walking for more than 20 minutes means their back starts aching. This can be due to a whole host of factors, but believe it or not, your feet and ankles can be a culprit.
When we walk, our hips, knees, ankles and feet rotate in opposite directions to act as shock absorbers.
Don’t Let Back Discomfort Take Away Sleep
Experiencing an inability to sleep, difficulty tying our shoes, difficulty bathing, trouble sitting at work, or trouble standing while waiting in line at the grocery store are often indicators that we are living with a back problem. We may be forced to sit out from our extracurricular sports and unable to enjoy our favorite exercise classes.
Like many conditions, when their is pain or discomfort in one area of the body, and its’s not handled, it can start impacting another area of our body.
Poor Posture Isn’t Worth the Neck Pain
Most of us, spend a large part of our day staring at small screens. Whether it is our cell phone, tablet or computer, these tiny screens play a giant role in our poor posture and neck pains. It is easy to get lost in the digital world and lose focus on how we are sitting or positioning ourselves while at work or playing on our gadgets. Over time, we can end up hurting the tiny postural muscles and structures in our neck that help us to hold our head up high.
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Irritation to the nerves that emerge off your lumbar spine can cause burning and shooting pain down your legs and into your feet. Could poor posture be to blame for your chronic back discomfort and pain?
Chronic back pain and discomfort can also cause poor posture, making it difficult to walk, sit, drive, and perform your routine activities such as laundry, and dishes; to name a few.
Low Back Pain and How it Affects Us
Low back pain is very prevalent in our society and can greatly limit our ability to carry out daily tasks. Many of us have complained at one point or another about stiffness, or radiating pain in to the buttock/legs or into the mid back. These are both indicators of low back pain affecting us.
The pain can range anywhere from a mild nagging pain to a severe pain that will greatly limit your mobility.
Sedentary Lifestyles are Affecting Your Neck Health
Sedentary lifestyles are leading to more neck problems.
Why is this?
Think about how often you use computers and phones throughout the day? Now think about your posture whenever you use these devices. Chances are, there’s probably room for improvement there.
Posture plays a large role in maintaining your neck health and good posture limits your chance of developing problems that can negatively affect your daily activities. Issues with your neck are commonly associated with pain, headaches, and general stiffness.
Common Causes of Neck Pain and What You Need To Do About It
Neck pain can present itself in many different ways. You may first notice pain/tightness when turning your head in certain directions. Then it may progress to where you start to lose range of motion. Range of motion loss is often first seen when driving and it becomes difficult to look over shoulder when changing lanes. Sometimes neck pain can manifest itself in tension headaches. You may feel the headaches on the top of your head and even into your forehead.
Read full blogAre Your Hips Affecting Your Back?
Believe it or not, your hips play a large role in the health of your back and limited hip mobility can cause back pain. Do you have an aching back at the end of the day and wonder where the source of your pain is coming from? You are not alone! More than 80 percent of the population will suffer from back pain at least once in their life, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control.
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Think about how many hours you spend at your desk at work, how often you look down at your cell phone or computer, or how often you play video games, as well as time you spend relaxing in front of the TV. What you may not realize is how all of this affects your posture. Over time, these repetitive tasks put us into a position called forward head posture, in which your head and neck protrude forward into a flexed position.
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