Tips for Back Pain Relief
 First Things First! THE FIRST thing to do is 'DON’T MOVE'. You must 'stop and drop' basically. Don’t try to 'walk out' back pain. You’ll only make your back worse! The NEXT FIRST thing you need to do is ICE, ICE, ICE! (Yes, there are two first things but they are both really important so they gotta both be first:o) Ice can be a tremendous remedy for back pain relief, if applied upon onset of injury! This is the recommended application: 'Ice on' for 15 minutes, then 'ice off' for 15 minutes. Repeat this process for the first couple of hours, then follow through at regular 45 minute intervals with 'ice on, ice off'. If at all possible, lay down on your stomach flat on the floor. You can make a pillow bed on the floor to lay on, or a thick sleeping bag works well. Just something to cushion the floor a little bit helps a lot. When you have a back injury, it is one time that you'll really need to be a flat as you can be for as long as you can do it. Apply the ice pack/frozen peas or whatever you use to the top of your back, not underneath it. This position works best to relieve back pain. If you can't apply the ice to your own back, try and find someone who can help you if possible! In the case that you don't have any help, you'll probably have to settle for laying on the bed. Healing won't be as fast that way, but it's better than doing nothing at all! Many people tell me that heat works best for their back pain, so they just won’t listen when you suggest that ice works best. Most people apply heat and its just not the right way to handle it. You should only apply heat 72 hours after the onset of an injury. Moist heat works best if you have a moist heat heating pad. If you don't like ice, you need to ask yourself if you want to get better or not? Stop moaning and groaning about how 'ice' just doesn't work for you... blah, blah, blah! The truth is that you don't like ice because it's cold! Boo Hoo! No one really enjoys having to apply ice, silly! Get a grip! Grow Up! Do what is best for your back instead of what is most comfortable for you! If you apply heat to an injury you may think you're getting over the pain sooner, but you are also compromising the integrity of your skeletal structure. You might be degenerating or degrading tissue instead of healing it. It might also make your back pain become acute instead of chronic. It also means that your pain may not ever go away because you never gave it a chance to heal properly! Remember!Ice reduces swelling and promotes healing. Heat inflames and aggravates injury. So you decide. What are you really after? Instant gratification or healing? Your choice. AFTER the first 72 hours of icing your injury, you can alternate ice with heat for back pain relief. The best kind of heat is moist heat not dry heat. Moist Heat Method for Back PainThis moist hot towel also works on other areas of the body too! I use warm, moist towels on my shoulders and neck, when I get all knotted up from working on the computer. But this method can work on any body part where you've got pain! These videos were created for shoulder pain, but most of the methods can also work for back pain! Gentle Lower Back Pain Stretches
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