Do you want to learn how to relieve lower back pain? Are you tired of feeling discomfort and pain in your lower back? Then why don’t you try these techniques? These techniques outline below are known to relieve most cases of lower back pain. However, if you continue to experience more pain in your back after trying these techniques, then you really should seek out the help of a qualified professional.

Resting helps – if you feel any sort of discomfort in your lower back at all, you need to immediately rest it. This in turn will guarantee that all the pain in your back will not get any worse. Resting enables your back muscles to repair and recuperate. This will make the pain go away after a short while. If you do not rest right away, the muscles might continue to be overworked and worsen the pain. This will make the pain all the more difficult to let go.

Proper posture – proper posture is a very important and highly advisable treatment not just for lower back pain. Proper posture guarantees that the muscles in your back are not overly strained. It also ensures that the muscles that are not made to take in weight will not be stressed too much. Good posture can definitely help certain back pain conditions.

Exercising – lower back pain often means a very weak core. If you strengthen your core via exercise, you can be able to address the back pain you feel after a small amount of work. With the right amount of exercise, you can definitely be able to kiss your lower back pain goodby.

Medication – taking anti-inflammatory supplements is also another great way on how to relieve lower back pain. It also ensures that you will not be limited by the back pain that you feel from doing anything important.

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Back pain is a physical condition that should not be ignored. If you ignore back pain, what was supposedly just a mildly discomforting pain in your back can end up to something so painful that you will be unable to do anything but lie down in bed. This is why, it is very important that you see to it that you are able to handle your back pain as soon as it manifests as well as avoid getting back pain in the first place. In order to help you with this, you need to know what causes back pain. By knowing what is behind your back pain, you will be able to take the necessary steps to effectively heal your pain.

Weak muscles – most back pain are caused by weak back muscles. When you subject your back to a degree of physical labor that your back muscles cannot handle, it will overstrain and overstretch your muscles to the point that it will become inflamed and cause pain. If you have weak back muscles, a small degree of physical labor can already lead to back pain. This means that if you need to do some physical labor as part of your job, it is highly recommended that you make sure that you strengthen your back muscles in order to avoid getting back pain. You can strengthen your back muscles by exercising.

Poor posture – bad posture is another popular cause for back pain. Having a bad posture places stress on the wrong parts of your back that are not made to handle the stress. This results to a weak back that results to regular back pain. Any lengthy period of sitting, standing and walking with a bad posture can result to a very tiring and discomforting pain at the end of the day. Poor posture is one of the main reasons behind what causes back pain.

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Finding the best exercise to cure your lower back pain can be done as long as you pick the best exercise program that could help you alleviate the pain that you feel. To make sure that you pick the best ones, consulting your doctor should be done so he or she would be able to give you the proper exercise to help you deal with your lower back pain. In case you are suffering from lower back pain and you want to get rid of it by doing some helpful exercises, then here are some things that you should bear in mind when finding the best back pain exercises:

●     Exercises that help you strengthen the back and hip muscles: Here are some things that you might want to try out: You might want to try standing against a wall or door and try sliding down with your knees bent and then go back to standing position. You can do this for some reps and you will surely feel that your back is strengthening. You might also try raising your legs by lying on your back and just elevate your legs for 30 minutes. This will surely help you stretch you back as well as your legs.

●     If you want to do some exercises to help you lessen the back pain: You might want to try enrolling in some aerobic programs which you could do for about an hour and try having it at least three times a week. You might also want to try Bicycling, swimming and brisk walking since these exercises could definitely help in terms of reducing the pain as long as you do not overdo it.

●     You might also want to try swinging your back legs since it could also strengthen the muscles of hip and back. Do this by standing in the back of a chair and raise a leg up and down without bending the knee. Posture training for might be needed such as in terms of sitting, standing, sleeping and even during motion is needed if posture is a factor. You might want to see a doctor so he or she could advice you in terms of having proper posture or if you need to have a back brace for support.

All these are just some of the back pain exercises that you might want to try although consulting your doctor is still the best thing that you should do if you really want to know about the best treatment to cure your lower back pain condition. To make sure that you would pick the best treatment and exercise to help you with your condition, try to look for the best doctor, physical therapist or chiropractor to help you with your condition.

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For millions of Americans, back pain is a simple, if unpleasant, fact of life. Research shows that roughly 80 percent of us experience it at some point in our lives. Happily, in 9 cases out of 10, that pain goes away. But for roughly 5 percent of those aching backs, the pain will be chronic. Americans spend at least billion each year on medicines, hot and cold packs, and other methods of treating back pain, and back pain is second only to headaches as the most common neurological ailment in the United States.

Until now, patients had only one option, surgery, when other methods of pain control had failed, says Kaixuan Liu MD, PhD, a nationally renowned leader in endoscopic spine surgery and chief surgeon at Atlantic Spinal Care in Edison, N.J. Traditional (or “open”) spinal surgery typically involves general anesthesia, a hospital stay, big scars and long recovery times. And unfortunately, in many cases, the surgery fails to provide lasting relief, leaving the patient to rely on narcotic pain relievers for the rest of his or her life.

Smaller Is Better

Happily, patients with chronic back pain have another option today, says Dr. Liu. “Now we can perform minimally invasive surgery using an endoscope, a tiny tube with a video camera on the end, which lets doctors see the spine and surrounding tissue without making a big incision,” he says. Endoscopic spine procedures can be used to correct many of the conditions that cause chronic back pain, and can even repair failed previous surgeries.

“Spine surgery is a very common procedure for treatment of lower back pain,” says Dr. Liu. These operations typically use cages, bone graft, bars, and screws. “If a patient continues to have pain, it is called failed back surgery syndrome, or FBSS,” he says. “Unfortunately, the pain is often much worse than it was before the surgery, and many FBSS patients are disabled, isolated, and heavily medicated.” FBSS occurs in 20 to 40 percent of open spine surgeries, he says, and, ironically, is often caused by scarring that was created by the surgery itself.

In an endoscopic spine procedure, muscles surrounding the spine are gently eased apart, not cut as they would be in an open surgery. “This means that we can make a tiny incision—less than the diameter of an adult small finger—and leave the surrounding tissue unharmed,” says Dr. Liu. That speedy (and simple) procedure means less pain, risk of infection or other complications, and a much shorter recovery time for the patient, as well. In fact, most people leave the hospital the same day, and are back to their regular activities in about six weeks.

Targeted Treatment

“Any change in the bones, nerves and other tissues of the spine can cause chronic pain,” he says. The most common are disc degeneration, herniation (in which the jelly-like nucleus of a disk bulges out past the outer part of the disc), bone spurs (bony overgrowths that commonly occur in the back of the spine), pinched nerves, and spinal stenosis (a narrowing of the spinal canal most often caused by degeneration).

Dr. Liu uses endoscopic spine techniques to perform foraminotomies, which remove bone spurs, scars, protruding discs, and other problems, as well as lumbar discectomies, which repair disc bulges and hernias.

Research shows that endoscopic lumbar discectomies produce outcomes similar to standard discectomy surgeries—many patients are pain-free after two years—while providing several important advantages, such as faster recovery and less postoperative pain.

One drawback of endoscopic spine surgery, says Dr. Liu, might be in finding a qualified surgeon. “While more and more surgeons are offering this procedure, unfortunately, the learning curve for endoscopic spine surgery is very steep,” says Dr. Liu, who has performed more than 800 endoscopic spine surgeries and is a member of the International Society for Advancement of Spine Surgery, The American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians (ASIPP), The American Academy of Pain Medicine (AAPM), and The International Intradiscal Therapy Society (IITS). “This technique is still in its infancy, and most of today’s residents in orthopedic spine surgery and neurosurgery graduated without having been exposed to it.”

About: Kaixuan Liu, M.D., Ph.D., Dr. Liu is a leader in endoscopic spinal surgery. He has substantial experience in this rapidly developing field, and he treats disc herniations, spinal stenosis, failed neck or back surgeries, spondylolisthesis, and many other diseases and conditions in the cervical, thoracic, and lumbar spine. His patients come from all over the United States. Dr. Liu is certified by American Board of Pain Medicine and American Board of Anesthesiology. After fellowship training in Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery at the Advanced Orthopedic of South Florida, Dr. Liu founded Atlantic Spinal Care, LLC, in Edison, New Jersey. http://www.laser-spine.com

Dr. Liu graduated from Hubei Medical College in China in 1985. From 1985 to 1989, he received resident training in Cardiothoracic Surgery in Beijing Medical University. He was awarded a degree of Master of Surgery in 1989 from Beijing Medical University. He subsequently received an additional year of postgraduate training in thoracic surgery at the China-Japan Friendship hospital in Beijing. In 1990, Dr. Liu immigrated to the United States as a physician scientist to develop innovative therapies for human lung cancer at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey (UMDNJ). He completed his master’s and doctoral study focusing on breast cancer research and gene therapy in Auburn University, Alabama. He earned his PhD degree in Molecular Medicine from Auburn University in 1998. After earning his PhD degree, Dr. Liu developed a strong interest in pain medicine. He hence received one year clinical training in surgery and three years of training in Anesthesia at Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons.

As a renowned physician scientist, Dr. Liu is frequently invited to speak at national and international conferences. In 1990, International Union Against Cancer, headquartered in Switzerland, bestowed an award to Dr. Liu in recognizing his outstanding medical research. Dr. Liu is currently a member of International Society for Advancement of Spine Surgery, American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians (ASIPP), American Academy of Pain Medicine (AAPM), International Intradiscal Therapy Society (IITS), and American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA). He also serves as an international surgeon for the Spinal Foundations in England.

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Those lazy days of summer have ended and it’s time to prepare your back for the upcoming fall and winter seasons. Whether it’s raking leaves, shoveling snow, or cleaning out the garage, your back muscles will be strained and abused. For those not prepared, this will mean getting a backache.

“Fortunately, with attention to proper techniques and exercise, you can help to prevent seasonal back pain,” said Dr. Keith Reich, a board-certified rheumatologist and contributing editor to OurHealthNetwork.com. Here are a few tips that Dr. Reich shares with his patients who are prone to back pain:
Do not rake, shovel, or lift heavy objects first thing in the morning. Move around a bit and “loosen up.” The back is most vulnerable to injury after being at rest all night.

Do warm-up and stretching exercises just before beginning the job. Dr. Reich describes several stretches you can do at http://www.OurHealthNetwork.com/backpain .

Try not to twist your spine. If you need to reach for something, turn your entire body, rather than twist. Twisting along with bending will severely stress the spine and back muscles.

Do not use rakes and shovels that are too heavy for you.

If you need to lift a heavy load, get help.

Take frequent breaks and stretch your back in the opposite direction (lean backward).

Raking leaves and shoveling snow are strenuous activities that, if done properly, will help you burn extra calories and give you a good cardiac workout. If done improperly though, you will experience hours of back pain. If you follow these tips, you will enjoy your raking and shoveling “workouts”:

Raking Tips:

Stand straight and walk to the leaves, instead of bending at the waist to reach them.

Once you have the leaves under the rake, pull them straight back toward you. Don’t twist your body to get another load of leaves.

Avoid overuse injury to the back and shoulders by switching sides every few minutes. Rake ten minutes left-handed and another ten minutes right-handed.

Snow Shoveling Tips:

Lifting a shovelful of snow should be done with your knees, not your back. Keep your back straight, bend your knees, and lift the snow by straightening your knees.

Lift smaller loads of snow rather than heavy shovelfuls.

Turn your entire body and step in the direction in which you are throwing the snow. Do not just twist at the waist and throw. Twisting and throwing a heavy load will cause early back fatigue and make the back susceptible to severe injuries.

When the job is finished, Dr. Reich suggests taking some time out for yourself, and treating your muscles to a warm, soothing bath. This is good therapy for your mind, as well as your back!

Additional tips from Dr. Reich on avoiding back pain can be found at http://www.OurHealthNetwork.com/backpain .

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