If you are one of the millions of people who suffer from back pain, you are not alone. Back pain, and more specifically lower back pain, is one of the leading causes of disability across the globe. The severity of back pain ranges significantly, leading to misinformation about the causes and the most effective treatments. In this article, we’ll share three of the most common misconceptions about back pain, helping you filter through the chaos. Misconception #1: Bed rest will alleviate back … [Read more...] about The 3 Top Misconceptions About Back Pain
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Keeping your Back Safe with a New Baby
As all new moms know, pregnancy is an exciting and turbulent time. Throughout the course of pregnancy, the body changes in many ways. Not only do these changes impact your spine, but they may also impact how you care for your newborn post-birth. Once you’ve welcomed your little one into the world, almost everything you do becomes about them and caring for them. And lifting, carrying, feeding, and supporting your baby can cause back pain — especially if you’re not careful. With that in mind, … [Read more...] about Keeping your Back Safe with a New Baby
How to Minimise DIY-Related Injuries
The pandemic has had an adverse effect on the world as a whole. The lockdown, for instance, necessitated a lot of adjustments in our daily lives, such as the work from home new policies and prevention of interactions outside your home at some point. This warranted many people to learn DIY (Do It Yourself) activities that they can use to repair and fix any mishaps in their homes. This may be fun at first as you discover things such as plumbing or even some aspects of renovation that you can cover … [Read more...] about How to Minimise DIY-Related Injuries
How Low Impact Exercising can Assist with Back & Neck Pain
Many times the reasons behind neck and back pain are difficult to be pin pointed to a specific reason. However, that being said, topping the list in common causes are; poor work ergonomics, incorrect lifting techniques and injuries caused by accidents. We’re going to look at several ways that low-impact exercising can assist your recovery journey for neck and back pain. Try Swimming Swimming is more often the recommended exercise for patients suffering from back and neck pain. This is most … [Read more...] about How Low Impact Exercising can Assist with Back & Neck Pain
Post-Lockdown Fitness: Getting Back Into the Swing of Things
The past 12 months have been quite difficult due to current health crisis; particularly in regards to social distancing measures. Not only have many of us been forced to curtail our everyday activities, but exercise has been a challenge. The good news is that things are slowly improving. Now that spring is on the way, it will soon once again be possible to engage in a number of healthy fitness activities.However, we should also remember that it is important to ease back into any type of training … [Read more...] about Post-Lockdown Fitness: Getting Back Into the Swing of Things
How to Avoid Injury when Playing Cricket
Cricket is one of the most popular sports around the world, especially in India and Australia. Given the nature of the game, many players risk injuring different parts of the body if they do not take the right steps to condition their bodies and play well. Here are a few injuries common with cricket players and how to avoid them. Lower Back Pain Most cricket movements make use of the lower back for stability. The repetitive bowling action causes lots of twisting on the lumbar region. Besides, … [Read more...] about How to Avoid Injury when Playing Cricket
