San Francisco Chiropractor
Every once in awhile, you might feel like your back hurts. For many people, low back pain can be a major burden: the pain interferes with your concentration. You can’t lift your kids up and play with them. The gym is out of the question. Running is out of the question. Social activities are limited. Basically, it cuts your productivity by over 50%.
So what do you do if you have low back pain? If you live in San Francisco, try visiting a San Francisco Chiropractor. If you back hurts, it is most likely undergoing some degree of muscle spasm and inflammation. Vertebrae may not be moving fluidly. And the nerves that control muscle and vertebral movement are under constant tone. In severe cases, a disc may be bulging.
What you should first do is apply ice to your low back for 20 minutes, every two waking hours. Do this by placing an icepack on the floor, then a thin cloth, and lie down on it so your lower back is on top of the icepack (no clothes in the way). For comfort, place a pillow under your knees, and a small rolled up towel under your neck. Close your eyes and relax.
San Francisco Chiropractors will typically treat low back pain with ice for the first few days, and will introduce movement to the low back by light spinal manipulation and/or passive stretching and joint mobilization. Modalities like muscle stim (electric current to relax muscle spasms) may be used, as well as phototherapy (therapeutic light, to enhance tissue repair). Usually, 6-8 treatments can clear up most typical low back pain cases.
To sit up from bed when you have low back pain, first roll to one side while lying down, then let both legs slide over the edge while you push up with your shoulder. Wait for a minute, then stand up.
When the pain goes away, make sure to avoid heavy lifting for at least another week, to give your back muscles time to return to their normal function.
The Family Doctor offers some good tips to help reduce the chances of getting low back pain.
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