Things that might aggravate your back…
Low back pain is a symptom and is usually taken to be where you are getting the pain, from the lower rib margins to the buttock creases and can also include pain into one or both legs or include neurological symptoms in the lower limbs. It is rarely possible to find the main cause of the low back pain. Low back pain tends to have many dimensions from the biophysical component to the psychological and then the social impact as well.
Risk factors for reporting low back pain:
- Diabetes and chronic conditions
- Smoking
- Low levels of physical activity
- Being Overweight
- Physically demanding job
- Genetic predisposition
- Being tired
- Suffering from anxiety or depression
Information taken from Lancet low back series working group, 2018.
If you experience back pain it is important to look at what you do in your everyday life that might be aggravating your back.
- Do you spend a lot of time sitting?
- Do you have to carry heavy loads?
- Do you have to bend a lot?
- Do you spend a lot of time driving?
- Are you overweight?
- Do you sleep on your front?
- Do you look after small children?
- Have you had an accident or jarred your back in the past?
- Do you play any impact sports?
- No time for myself?
- Am I stressed?
If you answered ‘yes’ to any of these questions, that might be what is contributing to your back pain. See if you can make little changes to your life to help your back. Doing some exercise like pilates or tai chi could help strengthen your back and enable it to cope with everyday tasks.
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Louise Hampton administrator
Louise Hampton is a chiropractor and owner of the award winning Attend2Health clinic. She is a fellow of the British Chiropractic Association and first qualified in 2004 with a degree in Chiropractic. In her spare time she enjoys throwing the hammer in athletics and spending time with her children.
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