6 Back Pain Tips
Are you in terrible pain? Do you want to avoid back surgery? Have you tried everything and nothing worked?
Here are some tips to help you reduce back pain:
*Diet: Try to maintain a healthy and well-balanced diet avoiding high fat and sugary foods.
*Avoid cold foods. Try not to eat salads, ice cream, tofu, soybeans, cold water or drinks, oatmeal, peanuts, papaya, black beans, bananas, and sweet/sticky rice. These foods are cold by nature and when digested they can aggravate the pain.
*Exercise. Yoga is a gentle exercise and is easy on the body. If yoga does not interest you, there is aqua aerobics or walking. Have you heard of the 20-minute rule? Stand for 20 minutes, sit for 20 minutes, lying down for 20 minutes. What is important to remember is to keep moving your body and avoid being stagnated or stationary. Sitting for too long is not good for your overall health.
*Put on more clothes. Avoid coldness and dampness and put on more clothes to keep the back area warm.
*Keep regular schedules. Keep your eating and sleeping schedules regular.
*Get out in the sun. Enjoy some sunbathing if the weather allows.
Many surgeries nowadays are highly effective and simpler than in the past. There is still no guarantee with back surgery that you will be pain-free. Also when you have surgery, there are many possibilities for an error to occur. If your doctor is suggesting surgery, you might want to give acupuncture a chance before you take out a big gun. Acupuncture does not introduce anything into the body and can help to reduce your pain naturally. With acupuncture, there are no side effects like with medications or surgery. Acupuncture is a physical treatment and does require regular consistent treatment. Everyone is different as far as how many treatments needed per week and for how long. Since acupuncture is individualized medicine, there is no set number to fix this condition.
We hope these back pain tips help you to feel better. Are you looking for something different with your health care? You might want to consider acupuncture and Chinese herbal medicine. Chinese medicine has been in existence for over 2,500 years. Experience a holistic approach to your health with an experienced and licensed acupuncturist. Give us a call at (919) 803-2424.
