YOUR HEALTH

Dr. Jerry Lee Hoover N.D. Dr. Hoover Costa Rica for three years. He is a Doctor of Naturopathy and operated a Natural Health Clinic in Florida. He have written many articles that have been published in Health magazines in the U.S. and has authored a book titled Natural Medicine which has also been translated into Spanish.  Dr. Hoover likes living in Costa Rica and enjoys sharing health information that can be beneficial to all those who read it.  If any readers have any questions they can be sent to: DrJerryLeeHooverND@Yahoo.com

BACK PAIN
By Dr. Jerry Lee Hoover N.D.


Back pain is something that affects almost all of us sometime in our lives. But why can it be so painful?

Most of the pain in your back are found in the muscle tissues. And back muscles are twenty times more painful than other muscles in your body because they are complex and located so close to the spinal cord.

Most of the time, back pain is due to strained muscles caused from lifting, bending, twisting, etc., hen your muscles are to tight or from inactivity, which allows your back muscles to weaken and become stiff.

Also spending too much time sitting can cause back pain because the muscles in the back of your legs shorten and contract abnormally from lack of activity. When you stand up, these muscles resist returning to their normal length and pull down on the back of the pelvis causing pulling of all the muscles in the back.

Back pain can be caused from being overweight, which puts a tremendous strain in your lower back. wearing high heels and having too much stress in your life, can also cause back pains.

So what can we do about our painful backs?

As long as your back pain is not from a serious injury, you can try these easy and simple techniques.

We must learn to stretch those tight muscles. As stretching elongates the muscle tissues, it improves blood flow which helps carry more oxygen and nutrients to the back. It also helps decompress the vertebrate, which has 24 moveable bones that make up your spine.

Here is a simple stretching exercise for your back: lie on your back, slowly bring your right knee in toward your chest, only as far as comfortable. With your hands on your shin, hold this position for 10 to 20 seconds, then slowly release and repeat with the other leg.

It is best to do this exercise in the morning while in bed and in the evening before going to sleep.

While doing this exercise, it is best to be breathe deelply.

Another exercise which is especially good for muscles spasms is to: lie on your back on the floor. Place a rolled up towel under your neck, place the back of your calves on a chair so that your back and calves form a 90 degree angle. Place a 2 pound bag of dried beans or similar weight on your belly. 

Your arms should be stretched out at your sides, palms facing up. Remain in this position for5-10 seconds. During this, inhale deeply through your nose, then exhale slowly. Continue breathing this way for 3 or 4 minutes. The return to normal relaxed breathing for the remainder of the time. This exercise will usually stop muscle spasms.






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