Staying activeis one of

the best waysto minimizeback pain

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THOSE WHO SUFFER FROM BACK PAINWILL FIND THAT STAYING ACTIVE

IS A GOOD WAY TO MINIMIZE DISCOMFORT.

RESEARCH SHOWSTHAT PEOPLE

WHOM EXPERIENCEDBACK PAIN YETSTAYED ACTIVE

RECOVERED FASTERTHAN THOSE WHOM

DID NOT STAY ACTIVE.

THERE ARE MANYDIFFERENT WAYSTO STAY ACTIVE

WHEN TRYING TOMINIMIZE BACK PAIN,SUCH AS WALKING,

BIKING, JOGGING,SWIMMING, ANDMANY OTHERS.

NUMEROUS STUDIESHAVE REVEALED THAT

ACTIVE PATIENTSTYPICALLY EXPERIENCE

LESS BACK PAIN ANDAVOID SIDE-EFFECTS

OF IMMOBILITY BYSTAYING ACTIVE ON A

REGULAR BASIS.

ACCORDING TOJOEL PRESS, M.D.,

THERE IS NOT MUCHBENEFIT TO BED REST

FOR THOSE WHOSUFFER FROM

CHRONICBACK PAIN.

TWO IDENTICAL STUDIES WITH ADIFFERENT POPULATION FOUND THAT

THERE WERE SIGNIFICANTLYGREATER IMPROVEMENTS IN OVERALLFUNCTIONALITY IN THE GROUP THAT

STAYED ACTIVE VERSUS THEINACTIVE GROUP.

DESPITEPOPULAR BELIEF,

SCIATICA SUFFERERSCAN BENEFIT

TREMENDOUSLY FROMREMAINING ACTIVE ASOPPOSED TO STAYING

IN BED TO REST.

A REVIEWPUBLISHED IN THE

COCHRANE LIBRARYSTATED THAT NORMAL

DAILY ACTIVITYAPPEARS TO BE THE

BEST WAY FORPATIENTS WITH LOWER

BACK PAIN TO HEAL.