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Tens of millions of Americans suffer from lower back pain.\u00a0 It is, in fact, one of the most common ailments that bring people to the doctor or to their local chiropractor.\u00a0 There are also plenty of things you can do at home to help minimize your chances of straining your back, and especially your lower back, which is where most back injuries are centered.\u00a0 Here are a few:<\/p>\n
Exercise!<\/strong><\/p>\n This one\u2019s obvious, and it\u2019s not something most people like to hear.\u00a0 The simple truth though, is that by strengthening your core, you\u2019ll be much less prone to back strains and sprains. This means less pain in your life, and that\u2019s a good thing.<\/p>\n The best types of exercise to minimize back pain are low-impact cardio routines or working out on elliptical machines.\u00a0 If you\u2019d rather not do either, then take regular walks, or try swimming.\u00a0 Both are low impact ways of getting the exercise your aching back needs.<\/p>\n Pay Attention To Posture<\/strong><\/p>\n Most people have really bad posture when sitting in chairs. This is made worse by the fact that these days, many of us have jobs that require us to sit for extended periods.\u00a0 It\u2019s no wonder doctors and chiropractors are treating so many patients for back pain these days!<\/p>\n Paying attention to how you\u2019re sitting will go a long way toward minimizing your risk of back pain.\u00a0 Even better, invest in a high-quality ergonomic chair that will assist you in ensuring good posture.<\/p>\n Mindfulness When Lifting<\/strong><\/p>\n Watch carefully the next time you see someone lifting a heavy object.\u00a0 Most of the time, they\u2019ll bend over and pick it up, letting their core muscles do the heavy lifting.\u00a0 This is exactly the wrong approach unless you\u2019re looking to maximize your chances of a back injury.<\/p>\n The better, more effective way to lift is to squat, and allow your powerful leg muscles to do most of the work.\u00a0 That\u2019s less stress on your back, and less chance that you\u2019ll suffer an injury.<\/p>\n Sooner or later, you\u2019re going to experience some kind of back pain. \u00a0If you follow the simple steps above, though, you\u2019ll go a long way toward minimizing your chances.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Tens of millions of Americans suffer from lower back pain.\u00a0 It is, in fact, one of the most common ailments that bring people to the doctor or to their local …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"wds_primary_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2627","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-blog"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/radianthealth.us\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2627","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/radianthealth.us\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/radianthealth.us\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/radianthealth.us\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/radianthealth.us\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2627"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/radianthealth.us\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2627\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2633,"href":"https:\/\/radianthealth.us\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2627\/revisions\/2633"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/radianthealth.us\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2627"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/radianthealth.us\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2627"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/radianthealth.us\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2627"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}