Life With My Pet Back

When you have back pain its pretty tempting to stay in bed. However unless you have been medically advised to stay in bed it is not generally the best thing to do ! When we remain still and stay in bed for a long time our muscles become weak and atrophy and get stiff. This in itself can cause or lead to further pain.  Bed rest used to be advised for back pain but not so much now. My physio and neurosurgeon and massage therapist all advised me to move gently. By all means if you are in a lot of pain it may be helpful to stay in bed for a day, maybe two but any longer and you could be on your way to lengthening your recovery time. If you really feel you cannot get out of bed or it is agony to move at all then you need to seek medical help.  Otherwise some gentle movement taking it easy but keeping the muscles moving and warm can be better.   Clearly always take medical advice for your specific condition and circumstances.  Lose The Back Pain System Lose th...

You know often when you are looking around for something its interesting to ask others views and experiences. I asked two people recently about the same city I am intending to visit-one loved it and one hated it. I tried to look at those people and see how close they were to me in what they liked to do and what I like to do and came to the conclusion we are all different.  Guess I'll have to make my own mind up after I experience it...and in my opinion that goes for back pain solutions too. You need to ask questions, get views from others who have tried back pain treatments, medical opinions and expertise, read all you can, look at testimonials and then and this is important - make your own judgement based on your knowledge of YOU, your back pain and your experiences. If you don't do that you may miss your solution. If I had listened to everyone I would never have found my back pain solution. Most of my family except my husband thought I should go for back surgery. I ...