Home » Health & Wellness  » Alternative healing » Beating those backaches - Blues If your back aches, believe me you're not alone..! Four out of five adults experience at least one bout of back pain [most often related to the cervical spine i.e. upper-back and lumbar spine i.e. lower-back] at some time during their lifetime. In fact, back pain & injury are the fifth-leading cause of trips to the doctor, & one of the most common 'work-related musculoskeletal disorders' [WMSD]. Even though they're rarely life threatening, the annual cost in terms of lost productivity, medical expenses and workers' compensation benefits runs into the hundreds of billions of dollars globally.

It's quite possible for you to prevent most back problems by applying ergonomic principals [the study of the workplace as it relates to the worker] & with simple steps such as exercise and adopting new ways to sit and stand. Even if you've injured your back before, you can learn techniques to help avoid recurrent injuries. Early recognition of these disorders is very important because conventional medical treatments are unlikely to be effective once these injuries become longstanding.

Four work-related factors are associated with increased risk of back injury:

• Force. Exerting too much force on your back may cause injury.
• Repetition. Repetition refers to the number of times you perform a certain movement.
• Posture. Posture refers to your position when sitting, standing or performing a task.
• Stress. Pressures at work or at home not only ratchet up your stress level but can lead to muscle tension and tightness, which may in turn lead to back pain.

Ten tips for improving posture and ergonomics

Over time, poor posture may be caused by habits from everyday activities such as sitting in office chairs, looking at the computer, driving, standing for long periods of time, or even sleeping. The following guidelines suggest several ways to improve posture and ergonomics, especially for people who work sitting in an office chair for most of the day.

1) Get up and move. As muscles tire, slouching, slumping, and other poor postures become more likely; this in turn puts extra pressure on the neck and back.
2) Keep the body in alignment while sitting in an office chair and while standing.
3) Distribute body weight evenly to the front, back, and sides of the feet while standing.
4) Use posture-friendly props and ergonomic office chairs when sitting.
5) Footrests, portable lumbar back supports, or even a towel or small pillow can be used while sitting in an office chair and while driving.
6) Use exercise to help prevent injury and promote good posture. Regular exercise such as walking, swimming, or bicycling will help the body stay aerobically conditioned.
7) Wear supportive footwear when standing. Avoid regularly wearing high-heeled shoes, which can affect the body's center of gravity.
8) Remember good posture and ergonomics when in motion. Walking, lifting heavy materials, holding a telephone, and typing are all moving activities that require attention to ergonomics and posture.
9) Create ergonomic physical environments and workspaces, such as for sitting in an office chair at a computer.
10) Avoid overprotecting posture.

HOMEOPATHY helps:

Homeopathy definitely offer's good hope. Often patients on the verge of leaving their jobs for good, due to extreme back problems have recovered & gone back to work. Even spine surgeries have been saved the last moment. It is one of the very rare systems of medicine that has remedies, which work from with in your body to strengthen the spine, & it's surrounding structures. The following medicines would work to strengthen your whole back [including the spine], and also reduce the day to day impact of wrong posture, over strain etc..

CALCAREA FLOUR - 200.. 3'pills every Sunday [weekly once].

RHUS TOX - 200.. 3'pills every Wednesday.

TELLURIUM - 30.. 3'pills daily morning & night, on rest of the days.

NOTE :

Regular practice of Yoga would go a long way in strengthening the back..