Lower Right Back Pain

Welcome to my hub. My name is John and after two years of suffering from lower right back pain I have discovered the keys to successfully ending Sciatica and lower back pain. In my experience I have found that there are no magic pills or programs but there are certain techniques consistently found in all the programs I have had exposure.

This hub is going to briefly define Sciatica and lower back pain and give you the tips I have discovered to give you relief. Your back pain doesn’t have to control your life but you have to take action. Understanding the physical dynamics causing the pain, having a willingness to consistently work on ending it and most importantly an open mind to multiple forms of therapy are the basis of your recovery.

Sciatica and lower back pain are often confused and misunderstood. What you need to realize is that Sciatica and lower back pain are symptoms of a problem. Sciatica is really a set of physical indicators that something in the body has gone wrong. Tingling and radiating pain through the buttocks, legs and feet are the most common symptoms of Sciatica.Lower right back painlike Sciatica, is a set of symptoms that are usually more generalized and not as defined as Sciatica.

Most sufferers like us, find the roots of these problems are usually caused by imbalances in the muscles that have caused one group of muscles to be weak and another group to be over worked and having to take up the slack. These muscles then become inflamed and swell which in turn puts pressure on the Sciatic Nerve that runs along the spine, through the hips and down the legs. On occasion, slipped or herniated disks can also cause pressure on the Sciatic Nerve which is why it is vital for anyone suffering from lower back pain seek a professional opinion. Your spine is no place to be experimenting.

Tips to recovery:

1. Define the exact nature of your injury. It is virtually impossible to begin a course or courses of therapy without first defining the cause of the symptoms. Whether it is an irritated Sciatic Nerve, herniated disc or any of a number of other reasons, you have to first seek a professional opinion as to the exact source of your pain. The path to recovery is dependent upon this factor.

2. Over use of medications is another area concern. Becoming dependent on prescription drugs is a very real pitfall of back pain. Having had some experience with this I would have to say that it is very easy to become overly dependent on your prescriptions. Another drawback to narcotics is the false feeling of being able to do more than what your body is capable of doing. Finding the balance between pain relief and not totaling masking your symptoms will be a huge factor in the healing process.

3. The most common tip to start providing relief for your pain is to keep moving. It would seem logical that if your back is in pain, you should get rest and lots of it. However, this is not the case. Of course you should take it easy and maybe even rest your back for a day or two but no longer than that. The longer you rest the weaker the muscles become and the more you expose yourself to further weakness and pain. Most back pain sufferers find that light consistent exercise is essential in recovery. There are volumes of free sources, spread across the internet, of great exercises that specifically target the different causes of back pain.

These tips are the foundation to a quick recovery. Remember that being proactive once you have found relief is also essential. Keep up on your therapies and use good body mechanics to ward off future episodes of agony. “An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure,” has never been truer.

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So, you want to help your lower back pain? If you didn't realize here are some benefits that you can get by doing Pilates.

- A whole mind-body workout

- When you do Pilates, your mind becomes tuned into your body. You become aware of where your body is in space, how it feels and how you will control its movement.

With Pilates it is about quality movements, not quantity. Breathing correctly while performing these exercises will remove stress. This is likened to Yoga.

- Gain long, lean muscles and move-ability

- When doing a regular workout, you tend to build bulky, short muscles. There is less of a
chance for an injury to occur. Pain experienced because of Sciatica is reduced tremdusly with this method of exercise.

- Develop a strong core

- The -core- or -powerhouse- consists of abdominal muscles along with some of the other muscles that are closest to the spine. Strengthening these muscles will stop and prevent injury.

- Develop an evenly conditioned body

- With regular workouts, weak muscles will only tend to weaken and the strong muscles will get stronger. Weakened muscles lead to imbalances which are the primary cause of
chronic back pain.

With Pilates, your body’s entire musculature is evenly conditioned and balanced.

- Learn the best patterns of motion

- The Pilates exercises trains several muscle groups at once by making smooth, continuous
movements. Once you develop the proper technique, your body will move in and maintain more efficient patterns of motion.

You can find more lower back pain exercises and back pain relief tips at these sites.

A new clinical study by the American Acadamy of Neurology has determined that the use of Trans-cutaneous electric nerve stimulation for lower back pain is not useful and should not be prescribed.The small devices that send an electrical pulse through electrodes to stimulate blood flow and supposed to give pain relief, has been used for over 40 years.

A study of the exhisting research judging the use of TENS for pain led to the new recommendation against TENS use for chronic low back pain, says neurologist and co-author Richard M. Dubinsky, MD, MPH.

The American Academy of Neurology reviewed TENS studies involving patients with chronic low back pain lasting three months or longer. In every instance except one, the study excluded people with known causes of low back pain, such as pinched nerves, curving of the spine, or vertebra displacement.

Although some of the studies did show a benefit for TENS, the two most in depth experiments studied by the researchers did not.

TENS has been shown to be effective in treating nerve pain associated with diabetes and may work for other types of nerve pain.  Patients that suffer from non associative lower back pain should consider standard back pain therapies such as alternating heat and ice therapy, diet and exercise.