Is Modern Living The Common Cause of Lower Back Pain?
If you've had a medical examination for your condition and no specific cause has been diagnosed this page is for you. If you haven't yet seen your doctor I would recommend you do before taking any other action. Lower back pain, even today, remains something of a mystery. Unfortunately you may have been told that it is either ‘all in your mind’ or, worse still, be suspected of faking it to get time off work. The problem is that if medical tests cannot find a probable cause it is assumed there is nothing wrong with you. Now this isn’t much use to you is it! How can you help yourself if your doctor cannot give you an accurate diagnosis?
Are You The Cause of Your
For a condition that can lead to so much misery it is surprising that medical science has yet to come up with either a way to diagnose and classify it and, more importantly, a reliable treatment. |
What is this doing to your back? I'm sure you know that slumping is not good for your back but neither is sitting up too straight!
How often do you try to correct a slump by tightening your lower back? We go from one extreme to the other and miss out the best sitting position somewhere in the middle.
If you suffer sitting at your computer you might want to try my program, Are You Sitting Comfortably?, it will help you learn how to take the stress out of sitting.
Can Exercise Help?
We know we should be more active but when we do exercise or play a sport are we still capable of free and efficient movement? In my role as an Alexander Technique teacher I see far too many people who have caused more problems with exercise.Has your doctor advised exercise? Yes it is true that activity as opposed to bed rest is better for your back, but how do you know if you are moving correctly? If posture and the way we move are a cause of lower back pain, are we not making matter worse by using our bodies more vigorously?
I'd suggest that before you start on an exercise program to help your lower back you should assess how you stand, sit, walk and run. If you can learn to reduce the unnecessary stress many of us place on our lower backs this can go a long way to resolving the problem for many sufferers.
How do we start this process? There are a number of options and one of the best in my view (speaking from personal experience) is learning The Alexander Technique, a remarkable system for postural re-education.
If you cannot find a teacher near you then you might like to sign up for my FREE online Body Awareness Course. Obviously this is not the same as having a lesson from a teacher directly but you will find some very useful procedures for releasing the common stresses and strains you unknowingly will place on your back.
New! Lower Back Pain Relief Guide
For many lower back pain sufferers it's not a serious problem. From my experience in my teaching practice, the majority of cases are related to how people stand, sit, walk and perform their daily activities - this cause of lower back pain is rarely picked up and therefore not treated. Many unknowingly place their backs under undue stress and cause muscle fatigue.
My new guide will show you how to take the stress off your back and help you use much less effort in all your activities - including your sport. For more information please see my Lower Back Pain Relief Guide
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