You have taken medications of all sorts. You
have swallowed the Vibgyor—capsules of rainbow colors! Yet your back
pain has taken the front seat! It is bothering you at every step of your
life. You forget the simple health rule that if any part of your body is
under extra pressure, due to the nature of work you perform, that part
needs some extra nourishment! This is simple arithmetic. But due to time
constraints, pure negligence, you do not do what you need to do. The
body parts carry on as long as they can—and then say sorry and give up.
At some stage of your life, you are bound to have back pain. With this, you
apply breaks on your normal activities. You think and do any
activity—whether this will strain your already strained back? Prevention
is a type of 'medicine' to prescribe which, no doctor is required.
Certainly it will not have side-effects! That part of the body, whose
muscles are strong, can defend itself well'
No medication can cure your back pain completely, because back pain is not
a disease. It is just one irksome member of the family that disturbs the
peace of the whole family. A strain in one small muscle is sufficient to
bother you out and out.
Find out the nearest yoga center or contact a perfect yoga teacher. He, with his schedule of exercises, and
yoga postures, is sure to mitigate your present suffering and also
prevent your future problems. Some of the common exercises are wall
slides, leg raises (there are many types), leg swing and many more.
You need to know about abdominal strengthening exercises. Crunches
are also used for more support for your spine and upper body.
Possibilities of future strains are reduced.
Your weight is another important issue to be taken care off. Overweight is not
desirable, viewed from any angle. You can't balance your body properly,
create more strain on your knee joints, can't walk properly. An
imbalanced body without, as well as within, is invitation to unwanted
falls and all sorts of diseases. All muscles of the body unitedly
struggle to carry your excess weight, and a little further load on any
one part means, total collapse of the system! Cultivate discipline with
regard to your exercise schedules and diet.
Set a role model before you while doing the exercise. Remember, Olympic
games are held once in four years, and four years are sufficiently long
period, to build your body to peak performing level.
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