Did you know that back pain is one of the most common neurological disorders in the US? In fact, the only neurological disorder more common than back pain back pain according to the NIH () is a headache. That really says a lot when considering that many people don't really know what to do about relieving themselves of back pain other than taking some pain relievers and hoping that it goes away. There are many things a person can do in order to reduce and/or help eliminate pain caused by back pain caused by such things as muscle tissue damage, osteoporosis, and more. Our goal in this article is to help bring some of those treatments and therapies to your attention in order to help relieve back pain now and even help to prevent back pain or its worsened effects in the future.
Some of our recommended therapies include:
Try massage therapy
Learning to breathe more properly while focusing on mind-body connections. (Alexander Technique)
Practice yoga
Hydrotherapy
Acupuncture
Bowen therapy
Capsaicin cream
Stress relief music and relaxation cds
Prolotherapy
Vitamins and minerals:
Vitamin D
Magnesium
Willow Bark
Vitamin B12
All of these recommendations have shown evidence of providing pain relief in many individuals and it would be a wonderful idea to look into each of these in order to see which one or more of these would suit your personal needs the best. It is also important to stress the fact that in addition to daily routines such as the aforementioned, regular usage of a memory foam mattress will also help provide relief from back pain due to its contouring and cradling effects in the visco-elastic material inside the mattress. As we mention at the MFN website, memory foam mattresses provide back pain relief through the temperature sensitive memory foam material. This material is what allows for proper spinal alignment as well as proper blood flow through the body as you sleep. This type of arrangement with a new memory foam mattress and pillow has helped many people since it first came onto the market in 1991 and has received quite an extraordinary response.
