This is a cause of back pain that I see on almost a weekly basis. Typically, this patient will be male, slightly overweight, may or may not participate in regular exercise and is over the age of 30.....but thinks he's still in his twenties! Ok, well all joking aside, this generalization isn't too far off from reality. Sure from time to time this patient is female, but just about everything else stays the same.
The problem is that these sufferers of back pain are sedentary for far too long and then feel as though they can engage in strenuous activity without problems. This actually can be a harmful way to think.
"If you take on something tough after being relatively sedentary, you can seriously hurt yourself," explains Arya Nick Shamie, M.D., a spokesperson for the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons and an associate professor of spine surgery at the University of California - Los Angeles.
In order to participate in strenuous activities like sports and races on the weekends, your body needs to be prepared. The muscles, especially around your core, need to be strong to withstand the pressures and strain that you will put on it.
"If you are doing high-impact sports without cross-training first to strengthen your core, your spine won't have strong enough muscles to support the impact," says Robert S. Bray, M.D.
The consequences can be very painful. Muscular strains and ligaments sprains are very common injuries seen in my clinic. The common factor is that both of these injuries can cause your joints to become dysfunctional. This will likely manifest with the patient feeling pain with movement, stiffness, inflammation and unable to perform even the simplest of everyday activities, like tying your shoes.
So the moral of this story is; if you are planning on strenuous activity this weekend, do yourself and back a favour and prepare yourself! Start with some regular exercise and stretching to prepare and strengthen your core muscles. In fact, just 15 minutes of core stretches and exercises three times a week, may be enough to prevent severe back pain!
If you want to know more, visit my clinic in the Commercial Drive neighborhood of East Vancouver or visit my website;COMMERCIAL DRIVE - EAST VANCOUVER CHIROPRACTOR; DR. DOMINIC CHAN DC!!!!
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