Sometimes it can be quite difficult to determine the underlying cause of your back pain. You can do retrospection and discover the moment you first felt the pain. If you have a condition which intensifies the pain, you will probably put the blame there. But, most people simply don’t know unless they have injured themselves.
The causes of back pain are wide-ranging though, including injury to muscles, disks, or bones, poor posture, repetitive lifting or bending, overexertion, arthritis, fractures, obesity, kidney and urinary tract infections, vomiting, constipation, chronic coughing, and more.
There are four types of back pain: acute (lasts less than six weeks), chronic (lasts more than six weeks and frequently returns), lower back (occurs in the lumbar region of the spine), and upper back (occurs in the thoracic and/or cervical region of the spine).
You can relieve the pain at home, and this is a piece of great news. However, sometimes other symptoms may accompany the pain, and this seeks medical attention.
5 Simple Ways To Relieve Back Pain At Home
Cat-Cow Yoga Pose
It has been scientifically proven that people who practice yoga for pain relief receive the same benefits of those who underwent physical therapy.
How to perform this pose?
Lower to the floor on all fours, with the wrists under the shoulders and the knees aligned with the hips. The neck should hang loose and be completely relaxed.
- Inhale as you look up
- Allow the stomach to gravitate toward the floor
- Exhale and tuck the chin toward the chest
- Draw the stomach to the spine and arch the back
- Repeat the movement
Other poses that help relieve back pain and strengthen the back include downward facing dog, sphinx pose, cobra pose, locust pose, bridge pose, and child’s pose.
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