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Have you done all you can to give your back a chance?
There is a lot of helpful advice available from many sources but areas to think about include:
Getting your weight down.
Being overweight overloads the back and makes back pain more likely and more of a problem. Lead a less sedentary life. Our backs are meant to be mobile. Sitting at a desk all day is not good for structures such as the intervertebral discs and leads to deconditioning of muscles and ligaments in the back..
Improve your level of activity.
Regular exercise helps in so many ways. The discs and joints in the back generally respond well to movement and moderate exercise will help improve the muscles which are vital for support of the back. The increased activity will help get your weight down too if this is a problem. Stop smoking. As if there weren’t enough reasons to kick the habit, smoking accelerates degeneration of the discs in the lower back and increases your susceptibility to back problems.
Stop smoking.
As if there weren’t enough reasons to kick the habit, smoking accelerates degeneration of the discs in the lower back and increases your susceptibility to back problems.
Assessment, diagnosis and treatment
There is a lot of helpful advice available from many sources but areas to think about include:
