Guess Which Question I’m Asked Most Often…

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Guess Which Question I’m Asked Most Often…

I get asked this question at least twice a day, sometimes more.  Chiropractors? Many people love and swear by them. But a large portion of the population just doesn't understand this branch of the healing arts.  Maybe someone had a bad experience with one particular doctor, or heard the stories of others, or they just aren’t sold on the concept yet.  So today's post… addresses the common myths and misconceptions of what chiropractors do.  I know it’s a contrarian idea… but it works, and I’ve got a lot of people who’ve followed this advise for over 20- years, and they keep coming back for more…. periodically.   

As for the misconceptions concerning chiropractic care; there are a lot of them you may hear when talking to friends, or family, at work or at a party.  A lot of people think chiropractic is exclusively about neck and back pain, whiplash injuries or a slipped disc.  

Although chiropractic is very effective for headache, neck, and back pain complaints, it was discovered and developed years ago as, something that supports general health and well being in a very unique way —namely spinal mobility.  

But it doesn’t take a year’s worth of pre-paid care, or 40-60-80 visits either, neither does it take once a week for the rest-of-your-life to be healthy, and have a wellness lifestyle.  Current research and data simply doesn’t support it, and it hasn’t for a very long time. 

Frequently I’m told, “chiropractors aren’t real doctors," and the way I answer it is this, “of course not.”  But it also depends upon your definition of what a real doctor is.  What a lot of people mean by that question is the fact were not  medical doctors trained in the traditional sense of allopathic medicine.  In fact, chiropractors are a complete exception of the Medical Practice Act in most every state, and in other countries as well. Chiropractic isn't even a sub-specialty of medicine like dentistry, naturopathy osteopathy, or podiatry is considered.  There's no judgment call concerning the difference either good or bad… It's just that we have a completely different way in how we approach health, healing, patient care, and the human afflictions that affect people and their vitality for life.   

Like any other discipline, the distinction is in the unique art and science of what is known as chiropractic health care, which makes us another option to choose from.  I suppose there are some people who’ve never seen the inside of a fast food franchise, and others who’ve never purchased a thing from an organic food co-op.  The choices for food and consumption are vastly different just like the choices for doctors, and the type of health care you choose to receive.  

So often people think if they have a back problem, they’ll just see a chiropractor, and get it fixed… like a hair-cut.  But it's way more than that.  Many times people come in initially because of a back problem, and that's what originally drives them in to see me.  Others are dealing with challenges that are being addressed with conventional measures… Those are the ones who say they've "tried everything," and as a last resort may as well try a chiropractor… and the tell themselves, “what do I have to lose?”  

It's important to understand, chiropractic isn't competitive with medicine as some would think.  While some would go as far to say one doesn't like the other, whereas I can tell you, I work very closely and very well with many physicians as part of a team, one that's a group of like-minded cooperative, and integrated health and wellness providers where we share patients. 

You see, it's ultimately the patient's decision, and the patient's choice to work with any willing provider who has unique skills and experience adding a diverse dimension, and complements one another for a true diversified approach to a person’s health.  It’s not at all like chalk and cheese as some think. 

Thus the term Complementary and Alternative Health Care,  it’s unique, it's different, and well recognized.  Ideally, chiropractic care is more proactive in its approach assisting to maintain good health.  Let's not wait until you get sick, or surprised that you have a problem, and then try to do something about it.  Rather, let's keep you healthy in the first place so you don't have to become a repeat customer of the "sick care system."  More than anything else, allopathic medicine treating sickness, and illness, and severe catastrophic problems and injuries.  

People get sick, and physicians want to diagnose and treat diseases.  That’s what they do best, and they’re GREAT at it.  Even though chiropractic is very supportive of people who may have lost their health in any number of ways.  Failing health because of diabetes, heart disease, high blood pressure, or infection what it's really about is keeping you as healthy as possible in the first place —so drugs and surgery becomes a last resort, and not the first line of therapy. 

Chiropractic is proactive, and with the engaging wellness revolution before us, chiropractic is expanding and becoming more popular because of it.  About 12% of the population has ever seen a chiropractor, and only 4% see a chiropractor more than once in any one calendar year —so we've got a long way to go, and a lot of people to influence understanding there’s a better way. 

We don't use drugs and surgery.  Chiropractors don't get that training in school but we do learn about exercise, nutrition, and lifestyle choices.   

What it comes down to is this, everybody knows how lifestyle stress, fatigue, poor diet, over eating, lack of sleep, lack of exercise, smoking, and other high risk behaviors adversely affects your health.  But what lies in between is all the stress in your life.  In one hand is the stress, which at this point is overwhelming to many e.g., the economy, joblessness, war, terrorism, natural disasters —all the crap in your life, and that of others.  While in the other hand is your health, and the way you're able to respond to external factors… Whatever they may be.  In between the two, and the way you perceive your environment is your nervous system.  

The way you hear the world around you, see it, feel it, touch it, the way it pushes you, and the way you push back physically, psychologically, emotionally, chemically and spiritually.  It only makes sense to take care of it, but how?  The manner in which good stress and bad stress is processed and managed is controlled completely by your nervous system. 

Essentially, you live your life through your nervous system, and depending upon how fragile or how robust it is, and your ability to positively respond, is directly proportional to your constitution, and your ability to maintain good health and resiliency.  That’s what most people call vitality. 

What chiropractors do is evaluate your nervous system. We determine how stress is affecting it, and if it's causing disturbance in the way your nervous system functions  because of irritation or restrictions in the spine.  We want to release those disturbances so your body can heal normally.  Sometimes it takes just a few visits, sometimes a dozen visits… it all depends on two things, if it’s “bad,” or “real bad.”  There's a lot going on here, and more than what meets the eye.   

By measuring and assessing neurologic, and related orthopedic, and functional performance we can determine if your nervous system is balanced and healthy or if you are under too much stress and being adversely affected by it.  Not only is your ability to walk, run, think clearly, or wake up refreshed affected by your nervous system, so is your autonomic nervous system which controls your heart, digestion, various glands and hormonal regulation.

Many people ask me the question, "once you start going to a chiropractor don't you always have to go?"  And the answer is, “it all depends, and it depends upon whom you go to.”   

Once you go to an optometrist is it true you always have to go to get your eyes checked?  Or, once you go to a dentist is it true you always have to go to get your teeth cleaned?  Of course, you don't have to do anything. 

But I recommend to our practice members a prophylactic check-up for the purpose of spinal hygiene should be twice as often as you would typically get your teeth cleaned.  In other words, every 90- days or so —especially for those who enjoy an active adult lifestyle.  For others, depending on where you live at the change of every season… winter, spring, summer and fall or at least as often as when you change your clock forward or back.  

Chiropractic isn’t as much about treating specific conditions, (although we treat many who have one or many) the choice we offer is a preventative wellness lifestyle, and that's the difference. 

Although chiropractors are known for headache, neck, and backpain, in actuality, we support all kinds of people who have many different kinds of problems.  I have many patients who come to me with problems of cardiovascular disease, diabetes, ADHD, cancer, asthma… But I don't treat any of those conditions.  Instead, I offer lifestyle support, which helps to strengthen the body mechanically and neurologically so you’re better able to respond to different afflictions allowing the texture of time, and the magic of nature’s healing process to occur without obstruction.  It really is a marvelous thing to witness and experience.  If you’re already on a cocktail of prescriptive medications I usually say, “I didn’t prescribe those to you, so let the person who put you on those drugs take you off them.”    

For parents who truly embrace a chiropractic lifestyle for themselves and their children, some will ask, “how often should I bring the kids?”  For the purpose of spinal hygiene, as a general rule of thumb, evidence based care says your child should be checked at the major milestones and markers of development. When your infant is first able to roll over onto their tummy, and then when they’re first able to sit on their own and begin to crawl.
 

Later, when they're able to stand without assistance or begin to “furniture walk.”  After that, every two years through adolescence unless there's a significant injury or event that would warrant more frequent follow-up.   

I have some critics, colleagues who aspire and advocate to others their desire to deliver 50- infants a year… that is, deliver them from a lifetime of despair requiring they be adjusted within hours of birth, then weekly thereafter until they stop growing.  As far as I'm concerned, that’s the complete opposite of my contrarian opinion, and vastly different from my 30- years of practice experience.    

It comes down to this, if you want to have a healthy lifestyle, then chiropractic is an integral component of it.  

More than going to the gym and exercising every day, or hiring a personal trainer.  It’s more than going for a weekly massage, or taking a yoga class or a Pilates class twice a week or going to the farmer’s market for organic produce once a week —and calling yourself healthy.  

 I know a lot of people simply don't get it, and that is okay.  There's nobody else that does what a chiropractor does.  What we do is completely unique, and it supports what other professionals do… it’s as simple as that.  

And if you haven't done so already, I believe its time for you to make that appointment.  Just call me at (916) 933-2707 —lets talk. 
 

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Bless and Be Blessed ALWAYS...

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Lewis Meltz

Lewis Meltz, D.C., F.A.C.O.

Try These Back Pain Tips Instead...

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Don't Let Back Pain Ruin Your Life —Try These Tips Instead...

You'll be hard pressed to find a better collection of simple back pain advice elsewhere on the Internet. Here in this short article is the advice most people are looking for.  Especially, for those who are suffering from mid back and lower back pain, and want to find solutions to help prevent it, and stop it from coming back.

Sleep on your side. Sleeping on your stomach disrupts your natural lumbar curve, and

forces you twist your neck from side to side to breathe for long periods of time. This causes you to arch your back, compressing sensitive joints between each vertebra thus increasing your back pain.  Sleeping flat on your back gives you the opposite problem —by putting more pressure on your back.  Sleeping on your side with a cushion between your knees is the best way to sleep if you want to soothe your back and wake up refreshed.  

Buy a satchel a soft brief carrier, a purse or a backpack with a long strap that can be worn on the opposite shoulder.  This distributes the weight of the bag more evenly across both sides of your body. It also helps keep the shoulders aligned, which helps keep your back from potential injury.

If you're dealing with back pain, your first inclination might be to rest, and lay around on the couch; instead, keep moving as much as you can. When you sit or lay still still for long periods of time, your joints become stiff and your muscles begin to weaken in just a day or two. This can increase your level of pain and cause a slower recovery. Getting some light exercise will help you feel better, faster.

All the exercise you can do to relieve your back pain is certainly a wise decision for your health. But you simply can't deny the comfort that a relaxing good old fashioned back rub can bring. If you can find someone willing to give you one, that is.

Water therapy can be helpful if you're experiencing back pain. Water temperatures, when adjusted correctly, can relieve sore muscles and joints.  In addition, water has a positive effect on your mind and mood state, leading to pain relief. Feel free to ask me about water therapy, and see if it can be added as an effective part of your treatment plan. 

If you have chronic back pain, and tend to spend a lot of your time in your car, make sure you're getting out of the car every 60- minutes, and stretching as much as you can. Spending too long with your spine in one position will make it stiff and vulnerable to injury.

Don't ignore the pain. If you know a particular activity is going to exacerbate your pain, then don't do that activity. Ignoring it will not make it go away faster. In fact, pushing through the pain will probably result in further injury, making the pain last even longer.

When lifting heavy objects, find a helper to avoid back pain.  Try to always lift the heavy object with bended knees and carry the object as close to or up against your body. When you place the object down, bend your knees again and squat. Avoid bending straight over at the waist, and picking the object up with just your arms and back.  That's a big no, no.  

Get encouragement for you back pain relief.  Join a support group or online forum for those who suffer with back pain. This will provide support for your own pain, but more than that, you can get ideas for back pain relief from those in the group, what they've tried, and what's working for them. You can also distract yourself from your pain by providing practical advice to others. 

If your back pain gets to be too debilitating, consider seeking additional help, and ask for a referral, it certainly doesn't hurt my feelings when someone asks for a second opinion. If you have good insurance these days, there's a good chance it might be covered. Trained physical therapists can give you helpful advice and help you develop an individualized exercise regimen that's safe, and will work to strengthen your back.  If you have a back problem, always consult with your physician, a chiropractor or a physical therapist first to understand what the problem is.  Do this before you ever join a gym, hire a personal trainer, or a fitness coach to work with your delicate spine. 

This is some of the best back pain advice available as promised early on. Use these tips and tricks to help yourself as a way to take care of your back condition. Use this today and stop your back from slowing you down. 

Bless and Be Blessed ALWAYS...

Lewis Meltz

 

Juicing Is A Healthy Way To Start Your Day

Lots of people really don't care for the flavors of vegetables, and they tend to stay away from them. When you juice fresh vegetables however, you'll still be able to consume all the nutrients they contain, and enjoy them more than ever before.  Below you will find tips to help you learn about juicing and what things to consider when you begin juicing regularly. 

TIP! Some items just aren't made for the juicer, especially if they're soft and mushy. For example, you'll never be able to make a juice that is mostly banana, but you CAN put a half of a banana in a juice made with other firmer produce.

First of all, consider returning some of the pulp to your juice. Pulp contains natural fibers that your body needs to cleanse the digestive tract, and it also provides extra nutritional value to your juices. The amount that you add is your personal preference, but any extra fiber in your diet is important.

Also, be sure to drink your juice right away! In order to get the most health benefits from juices, it's important to drink them as soon as possible, as nutrients are lost to oxidation if the your juice is allowed to sit around. Waiting longer to drink juice means you'll get fewer nutrients. So, make sure you try your best to drink your juice as soon as you make it.

TIP! When it comes to juicing, one thing that you want to keep in mind is that you want to make sure that your refrigerator will be able to hold all of your fruits and vegetables that you need. This is important because you will need a lot of space, keeping your ingredients in room temperature may cause them to spoil quicker.

One good way to up the health benefits of any juice you make is to add a darker green vegetable to the mix. Try blending around 50-75% dark leafy greens like mustard greens or chard with something a little brighter in color and flavor.  Just pick other yummy fruits for the rest of the juice.

Secondly, if you have diabetes you'll probably want to only juice vegetables; and if you have hypoglycemia you'll want a combination of fruits and vegetables.  Either way, consult with your doctor to see what you should be doing. Juice made from fruit will quickly raise your glucose level.  It's crucial to your health that you keep track of the amount of fruit that you're putting in your juices. You can avoid certain health risks from consuming too much sugar simply by balancing the amount of fruit you use, or just stick greens and vegetables. 

Now that you have learned something new about juicing, you should be prepared to experience it for yourself. By making juicing a part of your daily routine, you can stop depriving yourself of the essential nutrients you need to achieve maximum health. If you don't like the taste of vegetables, juicing is a excellent option.

Happy juicing!

Lewis Meltz

Back Pain Management Tips

 

Back Pain Tips

Back Pain Management, Read These 8- Tips To Finally Find Out What’s Really to Blame. 

All over the world no wonder back problems are the ­biggest cause of time off work. Millions of people suffer from back pain, which can range from mild to debilitating.  Its also the second most common reason for going to your primary care family doctor.  Two out of three adults have suffered serious neck or back pain by age 35, and when adding in people over 35 and the numbers reach closer to eight in ten of all adults. 

There are a variety of factors that can cause back pain including diseases, poor nutrition, and improper lifting techniques, lack of activity, and sad but true… laziness.  Oftentimes, back pain can be relieved with proper conservative care and lifestyle changes.   

The information in this article provides you with valuable advice on how you can improve your quality of life by understanding the symptoms, causes and treatments of your back pain.  More than anything else, the latest ­research reveals how surprising to most few cases of severe back pain are the result of a serious accident or ­injury, because the vast majority are caused by the cumulative effects of lifestyle that most tend to ignore.  Recurrent back pain is oftentimes ­triggered, in part, by all those hours at a desk or traveling in cars for hours at a time in rush hour traffic, or traveling by air.  It’s not unusual to have a 3-5 hour flight a couple times each week, or a 20- hour flight when traveling internationally, and a meeting planned as soon as you land. 

"Simple everyday practices, such as hunching to read your mobile phone, slumping over in front of your computer system-- even sleeping in on a weekend can, in time, strain your spine and the surrounding muscles, leaving you at risk to for back trauma."

"For the past 30- years or so people will come to me in pain and state, “I simply reached over to pick something up and my back went' out.  But actually it's their poor habits in the months or years long before resulting in their current dilemma.  The event that seems to cause it is merely the proverbial, “straw that broke the camel's back."

Studies have found that 20 to 25% of all chronic lower back pain comes not from the spine but from the sacroiliac, or SI, joint, which bears and transfers weight and movement from your upper body to your pelvis and legs. When the ligaments wear out, and the SI joint becomes unstable, it can generate a similar kind of sharp back pain –or sciatica-like pain down your leg — just as a ruptured disc can.

So in order to stop back pain now, and enjoy pain-free days in the future without agony or suffering –try to pay attention to these unexpected and unwelcome gatecrashers.

1. Prolonged Sitting

Forget over lifting or heavy lifting, or repeated bending, lifting, and stooping – sitting hunched over at a desk staring at a computer screen, and keyboarding all day is one of the very worst things you can do to rack your back.  Even worse, pushing away from your desk, scooting across the floor while twisting and reaching for something.

Hours Long Sitting

Research has found how people who do desk jobs for hours on end suffer more chronic back pain complaints than those working in manual jobs where lots of lifting is involved.  When those people get hurt its acute back pain from a single exposure, usually from over lifting.

It only makes sense, regular use of your joints and spine strengthens them, and inherently reduces your risk of injury.  But even a few hours of sustained ­inactivity everyday can begin to weaken them, and when this occurs week-after-week, Monday through Friday it can make you more prone and vulnerable to problems.

So how do you fix it?  Get up and walk around for at least two minutes, every hour, and improve your posture while preparing to sit down, in preparing to stand up from a chair.  In our practice we advise patients to say to themselves, “no more plopping." Consciously or not, when falling into a chair you turn off all the muscles and weaken the muscles necessary to get up out of a chair. Conversely, when you bend forward and your butt comes up first to get out of a chair you've turned off all the muscles weakening those that are necessary to safely sit down into a chair. Whenever possible, avoid bending forward at the waist, and aim for a “neutral spine position,” in which everything is in line, with no undo strain of weak and vulnerable spots.

While sitting, remember 90° angles are best.  Your shoulders should be relaxed, feet flat on the floor, and eyes in line with the middle of your screen. 

2. Ballet Slippers and Higher Than High Heels

Yes, balancing in high heels for long periods of time can make your back sore, but too much time in the wrong flat-soles can cause just as much harm also.

Proper Foot Support

Heels induce problems since they force your foot forward, modifying the angle of your body so your weight isn't really uniformly balanced over the vertebrae and pelvis, which can cause discomfort from your toes, arches, ankles, knees, hips, and completely around to settle in your back.

Most popular styles of shoes such as ballet pumps and flip-flops aren’t much better either since they allow your foot to slide around without much support or foot control.  It’s the lack of stability that this causes putting extra pressure on your spine.”

So how do you fix it?  Ensure your shoe holds your foot firmly across the toes, and at the heel with good arch support to keep your feet stable protecting your back. 

You should also alternate between high heels, mid-sizes heels, and flats or running shoes.  By wearing different shoes every day, or a couple of different pairs of shoes each day, you lessen your chance of experiencing long-term problems caused by getting used to only one type of shoe.

3. Coughing and Sneezing

This seems pretty simple and hardly even a cause… but think again.   Such a harmless thing is actually a very common cause of back pain –thanks to the sheer force and increased pressure up against the spine.

The speed of a sneeze or a cough can be up to 100 miles per hour, and because it’s not considered polite to sneeze at someone, the first instinct is to quickly cover our faces and turn away.

According to Janet Wakley, the author of The Smart Guide to Back Care, twisting or turning so quickly is one of the worst things we can do.  Often times I am told by patients this is the single reason for their visit, and the start of there back pain.

When someone spontaneously twists to the side, combined with the force used by the chest and belly muscles to sneeze, can very quickly and easily wrench the back muscles in just a split second.  Not too surprising, because according to The Backpower Program from the National Safety Council, A Back Problem Has Two Parts: One, Back Pain. Two, A Weak Back Without Pain.

So how do you fix it?  If possible, turn your whole body when you’re about to sneeze, and slightly bend or unlock your knees so that your back remains straight. 

4.  Your Favorite Bra

The latest figures suggest how 80% of women wear a bra that’s poorly fitted, or doesn’t fit at all, which can cause several muscular and postural problems over time.

A bra that offers little to no support can lead to forward rounding of the shoulders, upper back hunching, and forward head posture all leading to sore neck and back muscles.  While a bra that gives proper support can help to all but eliminate the effects of gravity causing that unsightly ­forward curve of the upper back and neck relieving back pain.

So how do you fix it?  Get measured and fitted by a trained bra fitter – stores such as Nordstrom, Van Maur, and Jockey offer these services, sometimes for free.

As a happily married man with 4- daughters, take it from me, go for styles with wider shoulder straps or a racer-style back, all offering better support and ­encourages you to sit and stand upright in a neutral head posture where your head is perfectly balanced over your shoulders, back, and hips —allowing your shoulders to always be at rest when sitting or standing instead of fighting to pull forward or backward to keep your balance. 

5. A BIG Fat Pot Belly

An extra couple of pounds around your stomach and midsection will cause your pelvis to tilt forward putting excessive force on lower most lumbar discs.  Once out of alignment, your body works to re balance itself, and the tiny joints responsible for support and other movements begin to wear out prematurely.  In cases like these we see arthritis and other degenerative changes affecting the spine long before we should. This means that your spine isn’t getting enough support from your ­abdominal and other sling muscles, which can cause excessive strain on your lower back.  

So how do you fix it?  “Don’t do sit-ups because they won’t flatten your belly  —especially if there’s a ton of fat on top."  Remember this one thing, short contracted muscles are weak, and long loose muscles are weak.   Muscles get short for four reasons: injury, stress, muscle-bound constant use and age.  Muscles get long and loose in two ways: too much stretching, and disuse. Healthy muscles are those, which are balanced, have proper length, and are neither too short nor too long.  Muscle length not muscle size is the most important factor for long-term muscle health and strength. 

14 Million Europeans Nordic Pole Walk Daily

Fat-burning cardiovascular ­exercises, such as Nordic Pole Walking, running or swimming for 45 minutes, three times a week, is far more effective at shifting your belly bulge.  If you have a problem losing weight you’ll want to consider blood tests to identify nutritional deficiencies, hormone imbalances, toxicity, and other enzyme markers of good health. Once you’re healthy, and your lungs, your heart, your liver, your kidneys, and your digestion are all working in harmony… Weight loss and vitality naturally follows.

6. Emotional and Environmental Stress

Just like anyone else, your back muscles tend to tense up when you begin to feel you’re under pressure.

Muscles are designed to contract and relax… but when you’re stressed, they may contract so much they remain tight, short, and weak often times becoming locally tender, or more.  They don’t spasm like a Charlie-Horse or cramp would, but turn into what’s called trigger pain.

Stress also causes your hormone levels of cortisol to soar, which increases ­inflammation in the body, making the problem even worse.  A wicked cycle of overworking the little adrenal gland that sits on top of your kidneys you become more vulnerable to stress of all kinds and less able to cope with real physical and environmental stress. 

So how do you fix it?  Forget laying in bed or on the couch.  The latest research shows that gentle exercise, such as ­walking or yoga, and proper hydration is much more effective at relieving stress related back pain. It also has the added benefit of being ­proven to reduce stress levels.

7. Your Mobile Device

The head-down forward flexed position that you use to look at phones, iPads and laptops can strain the muscles in your neck so much, that over time the resulting changes can cause pain to extend all the way down your spine well into your lower back or into your arms and hands.  Burning, numbness and tingling is a common sign.  This is especially bad for you if you are using these devices for hours at a time because your body will eventually start to adopt this hunched-like Grinch position.

So how do you fix it? Make sure you take frequent screen breaks.  Try to look straight ahead rather than down at your screen.  You might also look for a stand to help you hold your laptop or tablet at a more back-friendly height and angle, such as an adjustable vented laptop computer stand

8.  Sleeping-In On Your Weekends

A lot of people find a sore back as acceptable for those extra hours spent sleeping-in and lounging on a Saturday or Sunday morning. This occurs because your body is resting in the same position for way too long, and can trigger or exacerbate existing aches and pains in both your joints and muscles.

So how do you fix it?  To stop this stiffness ­and soreness from developing, I often advise patients to switch their habit of sleeping-in for an afternoon nap sometime during the day on weekends instead. 

Proper Lifting Posture

Other useful back pain tips:  Use your legs whenever you lift anything. You have to have a strong base with your legs and your body needs to be even. Hold the object you are lifting up close to you as you lift from your legs. If you can, lift from a table-top, or kneel first.  This will help prevent any back injury that might occur.

When you have an onset of back pain, rest for a couple days to be able to correctly determine the severity, and to prevent further injury. If the pain decreases, most likely the injury is minor.  On the other hand, if the pain remains the same or increases, you will need to contact a physician or good chiropractor to determine the cause.  Resting for more than 48 hours usually won't do any good, and it may even make your problem worse due to increasing muscle weakness.

Periodic visits to a chiropractic doctor can help prevent back pain, and are important if you have genetic tendencies to back problems, or have a stressful lifestyle that makes you prone to injuries and fatigue. Going to a skilled, and well-trained chiropractic doctor can ensure that your injuries don't get much worse.

Back pain is a common affliction experienced by people of all ages. Depending on the severity of the pain, it can have a crippling effect on your daily routine.  However, there are many effective ways to treat the cause of your pain and reduce its intensity.  From prescriptive medications, to over-the-counter pain relievers, to meditation, managing your back pain is as simple as following the tips and hints provided above.

Bless and be blessed, ALWAYS

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Lewis Meltz