Thursday, March 18, 2010
Most low back pain is triggered by some combination of overuse, muscle strain, and injury to the muscles, ligaments, and discs that support the spine.You can choose from a number of alternative therapies for treating your low back pain. Some are short-term "repair" treatments, and others give you the self-care tools for managing your back symptoms over a lifetime.
Think through your daily activities and change those that may be causing back pain. Your list might include lifting a small child throughout the day, a long commute to work, sitting in front of a computer all day, wearing high-heeled shoes, or doing yard work or landscaping work.
Comprehensive rehabilitation programs offer a variety of treatments and specialists. A comprehensive rehabilitation program is considered one of the most effective approaches for treating chronic low back pain, and may be your best bet for finding the right combination of treatments.
Therapies for lower back pain
- Exercise therapy for back pain is considered an effective approach for treating and managing chronic low back pain. Daily activity and physical therapy exercises can be effective in relieving back pain and can lead to long-term improvement for low back pain. Also see:
- Fitness: Increasing core stability.
- Exercise to reduce pain.
- Cognitive-behavioral therapy may reduce both acute and chronic low back pain and disability.
- Back school is an educational program which gives practical information about back care, posture, body mechanics, back exercises, and preventing long-term back problems that has shown mixed results but is considered likely to be beneficial for treating chronic low back pain.
- Intradiscal electrothermic therapy (IDET) treats chronic low back pain related to a damaged spinal disc.
- Spinal cord stimulation may be used for some types of chronic pain when other treatments have failed, but there is not strong evidence that it works.
- Exercise to help relieve back pain. See a physical therapist or other spine specialist for exercises specific to your condition. Studies show that doing exercises can help people with chronic low back pain return to their normal daily activities.
- Reduce the stress in your life.
- Get the support you need. Work with your doctor to come up with a chronic pain treatment plan. Ask family members or friends when you need a helping hand.
- Achieve and maintain a healthy weight.
- Try not to bend or twist your back as you lie down.
- Avoid tobacco smoke. Smoking slows tissue healing.
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