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Back pain and spine are somewhat able to leave anyone in a bad mood. Most of the discomfort, the back pain hinder simple activities of day-to-day and common tasks can become extremely sorry. The good news is that some changes can bring big benefits to you. Note that the tips and start preparing soon to feel the differences and avoid more serious problems of injuries.

On the computer
Who works with computers should be more careful with posture. Spend hours in front of the tube can cause numerous consequences. For a proper posture at the computer, place the seat right next to the table and keep your back upright and fully supported on the backrest. The computer screen should be at the height of your eyes and your feet should be rested at some support. The location for the elbows should be at an angle of 90 degrees, as well as legs.

Pick something up
When you have to bend down to pick some object on the floor be careful not to overload the column, especially if something heavy. The correct way is to bend your knees and divide the body weight and charges for both legs.

To lower
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Those working long hours at the computer and pick bad posture, who often go to the gym and put into practice exercises without the guidance of a coach, who usually weight lifting who are overweight, flu, arthritis, problems kidney, prostate, wearing heels …. is very likely end up with back pain.

One of the most annoying and common problems for which we suggest a few tricks home. They are simple to prepare and their effects will help you fight back pain of muscular origin.

‘Cooked’ ash

There is a preparation known as ‘cooked’ ash that is simmered for a quarter of an hour Read the rest of this entry »

- Sedentary lifestyle, their effect is dubious.

For many years it was thought that the fact of sitting for prolonged periods in itself increased the risk of back pain. There have been very few studies to evaluate the effect of the characteristics of the chairs on the risk of pain or its evolution, and research methods used prevented with certainty that these characteristics have a decisive effect.

However, some studies suggest that school with furniture characteristics influence the risk of the occurrence of back pain and its medium-term development. Thus, evidence suggests the convenience of using adjustable chairs that allow correct postures when they must be maintained. However, regardless of whether it is convenient to use chairs to permit the adoption of the postural hygiene, studies consistently demonstrate not that the number of hours they spend sitting in itself means a risk to suffer pain back. Read the rest of this entry »

Cough.
The smoker often cough more than non-smokers. Coughing raises the pressure in the intervertebral disc and subjected to vibration, which increases their risk of degeneration or injury. The musculature. Smokers tend to be in worse physical shape and have less muscle and worse than non-smokers, which could facilitate the overloading of the spinal structures and the occurrence of back pain.

However, some studies have concluded that there is no clear dose-dependent relationship of snuff. That could suggest that snuff behaves as a “confounding variable” (ie, has no effect in itself but acts as an indicator to be associated with other factors that are really increase the risk of suffering pain back), or the adverse effect of snuff on the back is manifested from a very low dose, without significantly increasing effect with increasing dose. Read the rest of this entry »

- Some types of personality, affect the risk of the occurrence of pain and, above all, the risk of becoming chronic and the restriction of the activities involved. Some studies suggest the existence of their own psychological characteristics of patients with chronic back pain, than those of patients with other chronic conditions.

These personality types can facilitate the obsession with somatization or back pain, which reaches into the heart of the patient’s life. Although the research methods used in some studies help determine whether these alterations are cause or consequence of chronic pain, others suggest that certain personality types may facilitate the perpetuation of pain. Read the rest of this entry »

- The attitude to pain, influence the risk of pain and especially in its duration and the risk of recurrence. The available studies show that patients who have suffered back pain can react in two ways:

1. A (the “elusive”) is frightened by the pain and fear for their future, mistakenly thinking that every time they notice a sore back necessarily mean that your injury is getting worse. So rest a lot, avoid physical activity, waiting passively for the pain better, and tend to abuse drugs, especially painkillers.

2. Others (the “combative”) does not fear for their future and hope the pain will get better or if not, can adapt to it. They have a life as normal as they can, keep active and go to work, avoiding only what really prevents them from pain and not afraid if you ever notice an annoyance. The available studies show that, in connection with the “elusive”, the “militant” are less likely to suffer back pains back and, if present, they take less. Read the rest of this entry »

- Feeling discomfort in bed is associated with an increased risk of back pain. Studies show that back pain is more frequent among those who feel discomfort when lying in bed or on rising.

In some studies, discomfort in bed has been associated with a risk of up to 1800% more back pain, both among adolescents as among adults, while most of the other factors studied (such as gender or physical effort at work or at leisure) have been associated with much less effect.

In addition, scientific studies have also shown that among people who already suffer from back pain, mattress firmness influences its evolution, so a medium firm mattress is recommended that a very firm. These data suggest that the surface characteristics of rest are a relevant factor in relation to the existence or development of back pain. Read the rest of this entry »

- Efforts; are associated with increased risk of back pain. This association may be due to an overload mechanism, and may be associated with an increased risk if efforts are made in positions of flexion and extension or rotation: An intense effort can cause back pain.

If the muscles are very powerful, is injured before the intervertebral disc. In this case the pain caused by muscle injury, painful but benign and usually resolves itself in a few days, avoiding the effort to maintain and protect the intervertebral disc.

If the muscle is not strong enough, the intervertebral disc may be injured while the muscles. It is possible that the continuous repetition of efforts, though not terribly severe, can cause back pain, probably by the accumulation of small lesions in the intervertebral disc, facet joint or, more commonly, repeated overloading of the musculature. Read the rest of this entry »

As has been demonstrated that back pain is not always due to an organic disorder of the spine, have begun to study the factors associated with an increased risk of autism. We must be cautious in interpreting these studies show that back pain sufferers have some characteristics more often than non-sufferers. That means that these factors are associated with an increased risk, not necessarily to be the only cause of pain or that their removal improve it.

Despite this limitation, in those cases where you have to take into account factors rigorous epidemiological studies show that are associated with an increased risk of back pain, especially in cases in which the mechanism can be glimpsed explain their potential influence. Some of the factors that have been most studied are: Read the rest of this entry »

Back pain occurs and is maintained by a neurological mechanism:

1. Activate a specific nerve fibers, known as Ad and C, or “sensitive to capsaicin” or “nerve pain” -.
2. Their activation triggers cause inflammation and pain and muscle spasm.
3. It is a vicious circle of inflammation and muscle contracture remain activated pain nerves.
4. There are scientific studies showing that if the activation of Ad-C fibers lasts long enough, are triggered biochemical mechanisms that may perpetuate their activation indefinitely. In this situation, the pain persists even disappear because originally triggered it.

The neurological mechanism that causes pain, inflammation and muscle contracture:

It can be triggered by any structural damage. For example, when a herniated disk nerves are activated are pain in the outer layers of the disk to come into contact with substances that are inside. In this case, an MRI scan would see the break of the fibrous and clarify the cause of pain. Read the rest of this entry »