Lower back pain is the number one reason for people to have a disability around the world. It reduces one's quality of life and can be difficult to cope with. Let’s look at some ways to keep from acquiring back pain and what might help you if you have tried these methods and are still in pain.

Personal health coach and trainer, Tania Kowalski, firmly believes that lower back problems develop due to poor posture and weak core muscles. She advocates strengthening the core by doing exercises to build lower back strength, abductor muscles in the hips, and abdominal strength. Posture is important, as well, but may be harder to correct if you are already having back problems. Due to the pain you are in, sitting or standing in a certain position may alleviate the pain, even if that position includes improper posture. Incorporating some exercises into your daily routine is a good idea if you are suffering from lower back pain. If these do not help, it may be time to take things a step further.

Posture and Lower Back Pain Helped

What exactly is proper posture? If you are standing, your head should be located directly above the shoulders and not tilted forward at all. If your head is tilted forward by just 3 inches, it triples the amount of weight put on the spine, leading to 42 pounds of pressure being exerted. Adding to that, the head can weigh as much as 14 pounds. And, if a misalignment exists in one of the bones of the upper cervical spine, more stress and pressure is added, leading to a domino effect down the spine that causes lower back pain.

Here at Body Balance Spinal Care in Sacramento, CA, we help our patients by correcting any misalignments we find in either the atlas or the axis bone of the upper neck. This corrects any spinal compensations and can help improve your back pain.

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