Healthy Exercises for Conquering Back Pain

It almost seems that back pain, chronic or acute, seems to be our bodies’ way of telling us that there might be something wrong with the way we’re living our day-to-day lives.

Unlike other diseases or ailments you may face throughout your life, the back pain most Americans have is not caused by any immediate accident, injury, infection, or disease.

The cause for most back pain is mechanical in nature. It’s the lifelong accumulation of the incorrect lifting, poor posture, and repetitive actions that set the rhythm of our lives.

When dealing with causes that have over a lifetime settling in your body, your family doctor can only do so much. In most cases, they prescribe pain medication to help you cope with the pain and go back to the very motions that brought about your back pain.

Ultimately, most conventional treatments can only offer reprieve from the pain, not a long-term solution to the issue of back pain.

I feel that treatment for this ailment needs to be reflective of its causes. Treatment needs to be centered in improving our mechanical routines with the right postures, exercise, and diet.

I also have a detailed compendium of natural remedies to treat back pain. Again, it requires building up a healthy lifestyle routine.

Additionally, I personally recommend trying out yoga to help with back pain. It’s a perfectly natural way to correct the bad mechanical and posture habits you may have accumulated during your life.

Since conventional treatment is usually not enough and you do not want to become over dependent on medication to help you function, you can also incorporate these powerful natural painkillers into your diet.

This might all seem very daunting because most of these treatments almost seem to require a complete overhaul of your life.

Or say you really don’t have time to commit to regularly yoga routine.

Don’t panic!

Here are some short exercises to help you conquer back pain. I recommend doing them every morning and evening to help your back survive the workday.

Exercises to Improve Back Pain:

1. The L-Stand

Simply find a surface that’s approximately the height of your thighs. Lift up your left knee and raise your ankle so your entire outer side of your left leg is resting comfortably on the surface.

Then it’s matter of arching your lower back and leaning a bit forward. Do two sets for each leg and you’re good to go.

2. The Hip-Opener

Find your bed. Sit on the very edge. Lie facing up with your back straightened. Then grab your right knee with both hands and bring it to your chest. Leave your left leg hanging freely. Hold for 12 seconds. Switch legs and repeat.

3. The Side Stretch

Lie on the ground on your left side. Then support yourself with your forearm. Bring your right leg close to your chest without moving your left leg. Plant your right foot on the floor. Carefully straighten your torso so that your left arm is also straight.

Stop when you feel back stretching a bit. Switch sides and repeat.

These exercises are only the first step to building a happy healthy back.