Chiropractic Albuquerque Network

Chiropractic Albuquerque Network helpful news and tips for back pain sufferers on the above conditions.

Some valuable statistics regarding back pain:

• Low back pain is the fifth most common reason for all physician visits in the United States.
• Back pain is the most common cause of activity limitation in people younger than 45 years old.
• Most cases of back pain are mechanical or non-organic—meaning they are not caused by serious conditions, such as inflammatory arthritis, infection, fracture or cancer.
• Approximately one quarter of U.S. adults reported having low back pain lasting at least one whole day in the past three months, and 7.6 percent reported at least one episode of severe acute low back pain within a one-year period.
• Low back pain is also very costly: about 5 percent of people with back pain disability account for 75 percent of the costs associated with low back pain.
• 50 percent of all working Americans confess to having back pain symptoms each year.
• around 2 percent of the U.S. work force is compensated for back injuries each year.
• Americans pay at least $50 Billion per year on back pain—and that’s just for the more simple costs.

Tips to Help Prevent Back Pain, Backache, Lumbago, Back Trouble, Bad Back, Sciatica, Slipped Disk

Some back pain is caused by non-preventable factors (traumatic accidents, congenital defects, tumors), but most low back pain is preventable. Suggestions on how you can stop back pain include:
• Maintain a healthy diet.
• Be active.
• Avoid prolonged inactivity or bed rest.
• Warm up or stretch before exercising or other physical tasks.
• Maintain proper posture.
• Wear comfortable, low-heeled footwear.
• Sleep on a mattress of medium firmness to prevent any curve in your spine.
• Lift with your knees, keep the item close to your body, and do not twist when lifting.
• Quit smoking. Smoking prevents blood flow, resulting in oxygen and nutrient deprivation to spinal tissues.
• Have your posture professionally evaluated by your doctor of chiropractic and be sure to include a program of postural correction and regular maintenance.

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