Omaha Chiropractic Organization

Do you suffer from Back Pain, Backache, Lumbago, Back Trouble, Bad Back, Sciatica or a Slipped Disk?

Omaha Chiropractic Organization provides knowledgeable advice for back pain sufferers on backache, lumbago, back trouble, bad back, sciatica, and slipped disk.

A few valuable statistics about back pain:

• Low back pain is the fifth most common reason for all physician visits in the United States.
• Back pain is the most common cause of activity limitation in people younger than 45 years old.
• Most cases of back pain are mechanical or non-organic—meaning they are not caused by serious conditions, such as inflammatory arthritis, infection, fracture or cancer.
• About one quarter of U.S. adults reported having low back pain for at least one whole day in the past three months, and 7.6 percent stated at least one period of severe acute low back pain during a one-year period.
• Low back pain is also very expensive: about 5 percent of people with back pain disability account for 75 percent of the costs associated with low back pain.
• One-half of all working Americans confess to having back pain symptoms every year.
• Approximately 2 percent of the U.S. work force is compensated for back injuries each year.
• Americans pay at least $50 Billion per year on back pain—and that's just for the more easily identified costs.

Recommendations to Help Prevent Back Pain, Backache, Lumbago, Back Trouble, Bad Back, Sciatica, Slipped Disk

Some back pain is caused by non-preventable factors (traumatic accidents, congenital defects, tumors), but most low back pain is foreseeable. Suggestions on how you can prevent back pain include:
• Follow a healthy diet.
• Remain active.
• Avoid prolonged inactivity or bed rest.
• Warm up or stretch before exercising or other physical activities.
• Maintain proper posture.
• Wear comfortable, low-heeled shoes.
• Sleep on a mattress of medium firmness to reduce any curve in your spine.
• Lift with your knees, keep the item close to your body, and do not rotate when lifting.
• Stop smoking. Smoking impairs blood flow, resulting in oxygen and nutrient deprivation to spinal tissues.
• Have your spine professionally evaluated by your chiropractor and be sure to include a program of postural correction and regular maintenance.

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