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Prevent Back Pain by Maintaining Overall Physical Health

Although many types of spinal discomfort progress over time due to degenerative conditions, you can help prevent back pain by maintaining a healthy lifestyle and following a few simple guidelines.

Think about what you do in a typical day. You might spend about eight hours asleep, eight hours at work, and another eight hours doing various activities, which could range from reading to golfing to preparing a salad in your kitchen. The key to a healthy back is being aware of your posture and movements at all times so you don’t inadvertently cause injury. Below are just a few ways that you can prevent back pain:

• In bed: although it may seem that sleeping is the one activity least likely to injure your back, think again. It’s during sleep that your body might be unaware of stress or discomfort on your neck or back. Sleeping on an orthopedic mattress with good lumbar support and a firm pillow that offers neck support can help prevent back and neck strain during the night. You may also want to sleep with a pillow between your knees to reduce spine curvature.
  
• At work: if you sit at a desk for long periods of time, you may have noticed that after several hours your body feels stiff. You may even experience discomfort in the back and neck. Make sure the chair you sit in has back support, and if it doesn’t, buy an inexpensive lumbar support pad. Check the alignment of your back as you sit in front of a computer—is your chair the correct height? Are you at the proper position to reach the keyboard? Correcting little details like these can reduce your back’s daily burden and prevent back pain.
  
• During leisure time: for a few days, be aware of your posture and movements during a variety of activities. How do you sit at the dinner table? Do you slouch when you peel carrots at the kitchen counter? Do you curl up on the couch to watch television and put your back in a compromising position? Throughout the day, try to maintain good posture. This includes keeping you head up and your shoulders back. If you must move heavy objects, try and push them instead of pulling them. If you participate in recreational activities, try to make them low impact in order to prevent back pain.
  

Although the above strategies can help prevent back pain, there are people who will still require spine surgery to repair damage from conditions such as degenerative disc disease or osteoarthritis. If this is the case for you, contact Laser Spine Institute (LSI) today. We’ll be happy to review your MRI or CT scan, completely free of charge, and we can give you more information about our state-of-the-art, endoscopic procedures.