Monday, March 31, 2008

Are You Suffering From BACK PAIN?









Are you suffering from a Lower Back Pain?

Most common problem of todays lifestyle, thanks to all the technological inventions which help us move less and less. A day is not too far that we will stop moving completely for anything in life. More a nation is developed today, lesser is the time available with people to look after themselves. We spend more time travelling, more time talking on the phone, more time in front of the tv or computer etc etc. Their hardly anytime left to exercise those muscles that are in our body. Look at the exercise machines being developed or being promoted nowdays. The latest equipment what you can get today is making you think less and even cutting down the need of a personal trainer. Just put in your usb in the machine with all your details and the machine tells you everything. Nowdays you get massaging vibrators installed in your cars seat or you get massage chairs, again cutting down the need of another person and making you more and more lazy. E.g. Latest cars, lifts, remotes for everything, and the list goes on.
I remember the good old days when everything that i wanted, made me get up from my place and reach out for the thing what i wanted, by doing either walking or climbing. I had to use my limbs. But nowdays i use only my fingers, press a button and get what you want. The most basic movement of our body that is triple extension and triple flexion has been compromised because of the present innovations of the modern lifestyle. Now what is triple extension and triple flexion(TETF), forget the technical part, its the simple basic movement like e.g. Squat or a lunge or a movement like getting up from a chair or sitting down to pick up and getting up. All these movements involve your ankles, knees and the hip joint, which are responsible for triple expension and triple flexion(TETF).
TETF is the most basic movement of the human body which is being compromised and is being used less and less because of the present modernday lifestyle changes. This reduction in the most basic movement is resulting in a wide range of problems. Its making people obese, stiff, less active, leading to arthritis and back related problems. These are only a few problems but very common.
Back pain can be very serious and affect your day to day function drastically, ak people who suffer from constant back pain, i am sure you atleast one person in your circle of family and friends. So now that we are aware of all the things that are resulting in the back pain or other things. Lets learn to include few things in our daily life, so that our body does not forget its most basic and most important movement TETF. I will also advise if you are already suffering from any type of back pain or health problem then, do consult a professional fitness trainer or a doctor.

List of things what you can include in your daily program e.g.--------
v If you travel by your car, get down 10 mins before your final destination comes and walk to your house, people taking a bus can get down at the previous bus stop.
v Try and do as much work in the house as possible, maintain a good posture throughout(very important), sweep the floor, clean your house, gardening.
v Play with your pet or your kids
v Take your pet on a walk
v If you stay on a higher floor, or are visiting a friend or a office where you need to go on a higher floor, use the stairs to go up and come down.
v Learn yoga, e.g. Sun salutations or few variations, few asanas(postures) which you can do anywhere anytime, wont take much time, just 10 to 20 mins
v Learn some relaxation techniques in yoga, believe me they are great.

And finally if you have any back problem then follow this list
1. Get your back checked from a professional
2. Get your postural analysis done from a professional
3. Get your lifestyle analysis done
4. Be aware of your emotional ups and downs, learn breathing tecniques or learn to stay calm and peaceful, do meditation.
5. Get your muscular tightness and weakness analysed from a physio therapist e.g. You need to stretch your tight muscles first and then strengthen your muscles
6. If you are obese then consult a dietician and a exercise professional to lose weight
7. Get a sports massage for your back pain, regularly, a sports massage therapist is trained formost of the basic things mentioned above.
8. And you can always mail me or contact me for all this :)

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