Today we will talk about back pain: causes, habits and advice. Did you know that pain is a message that our body sends us? We tell you more ...
Yes, you should know that pain is a message that the body sends us (and whatever it makes itself heard) and we have to listen to take the necessary measures to relieve it on time.
The idea is not only try to “suppress it” based on medications and anti-inflammatories non-steroidal (NSAIDs), which is the most used in these cases. Rather you have to recognize, with the help of a medical specialist, the causes of pain, to be able to take action. Today in Sanus we talk about one of the most common pain in the Canaries: back pain. We start ...
Acute pain or chronic back pain?
El sharp pain It starts suddenly and lasts less than 6 weeks. It is the most common type of backaches and can arise as a result of falls or lifting heavy objects. On the other hand, the chronic painIt lasts more than 3 months and is much less common than acute pain.
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Prevention is better than cure!
As always, in all these cases, Prevention is better than cure; Poor posture, sitting incorrectly, or standing for long hours in inappropriate footwear, is often the beginning of serious back pain.
The misuse of our body during our daily life, where we spend many hours sitting or standing (poorly seated and poorly placed standing, it should be noted), doing heavy physical work, with bad postures and often overweight; or simply, the very aging to which we are all destined… often cause or accentuate pain and joint problems.
Kinesiology is the science that studies the movement of the human being and its functionality. From it many postural gymnastics techniques are derived based, for example, on the Pilates, Mc Kenzie or Souchard method.
On this basis of techniques, we can develop preventive medicine by exercising regularly (Professional-guided swimming is highly recommended), maintaining a healthy weight or lower it if we are with overweight or obesity.
We must keep our bones in optimal condition by providing enough calcium and vitamin D, but always advised by sports and health professionals, duly qualified.
In recent years, in Canary Islands, many centers have been opened where you can practice yoga, pilates and postural gymnastics .; many of them guided by physiotherapists and health professionals who know this area very well.
We can find very good professionals that will help us correct our bad postural habits, preventing these ailments from appearing or going further.
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