Lower Back Pain Causes And Remedies
Does your lower back hurt just thinking about it? You are not alone. There is a large number of society that deals with chronic lower back pain everyday. So what are the main causes of lower back pain? And how do we prevent it? How do we fix it once it’s there? Let’s go look for some answers…:)
What are the main causes of lower back pain? A lot of causes stem from a sedentary lifestyle and poor nutrition choices. A lot of the world today sits at a desk for most of the day for their job. Sitting for these long periods day in and day out is not good for you at all especially your lower back. One common cause of pain in the lower back is a herniated disk.
A herniated disk occurs when one of the cushioning disks between the vertebrae slips out of place.
Common lifestyle causes of a herniated disk: Smoking
Sitting for long periods
Being overweight
Improper twisting or lifting
Repetitive strain on your back
Driving for long periods
A trauma or fall can also cause a herniated disk.
Treatment for a herniated disk:
Physical therapy
Strengthen your core muscles
Change your nutrition
Hyperbaric Chamber
Tight hip flexors: The hip flexors are the muscles between your hips and your knees. They control the range of motion between your hips and legs. Extended sitting will make these muscles tight and stiff.
Tight hip flexors usually lead to lower back pain also.
Common lifestyle causes of tight hip flexors:
Sitting for long periods
Sedentary lifestyle
Not physically active
Stressful environment
Being overweight
Treatment for tight hip flexors:
Yoga
Exercise
Change your nutrition
Strengthen your core
Hyperbaric Chamber
So how does nutrition have anything to do with lower back pain?
Think of food as fuel for your body. Fuel that is full of information. This information directs your body in the direction of the caliber of the food. What I mean is, if your nutrition consists of clean meat and organic vegetables you are telling your body to be healthy.
That your ok and the support of the yummy good for you foods will help you through your day to day. On the other hand, if you are cramming down fast food and sodas every day you are basically telling your body that you do not care, and this keeps your body in constant fight or flight.
Fight or flight is basically a physical reaction that occurs to a perceived harmful event, attack, or a threat to survival. (Wiki) Unclean food is very toxic to your body. Present day empty carbohydrates (whole grains, starches, etc) are horrible for you, especially your joints.
The above food causes so much inflammation alone to keep you in constant pain. Excessive sugar intake is also been known to cause lower back and hip pain.
So how do you prevent or get rid of lower back pain?
Change your nutrition to a more ketogenic approach
Lower your empty carbohydrate intake
Stop eating processed foods
Stop eating fast food
Limit sugar intake
Avoid excessive alcohol use
Quit smoking
Exercise
Strengthen your core
If you do have a sedentary job set an alarm to get up and move every 30 minutes
Take the stairs in stead of the elevator
Yoga
There are plenty of ways you can prevent and treat lower back pain naturally without the need for icky pills that just clog your body up and invite disease.
Changing your lifestyle, your nutrition, and strengthening your body and core will do the trick :) Please visit the blog library at the link below for easy ways you can change your life for the better.
Here’s to your health…
Cheers!
