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Bad Backs - 10 Tips to Better Back Health

March 10th, 2012

Does your back ache after a long day at work? If so, you aren’t alone in your misery. Back injuries account for 1 out of 5 workplace injuries, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. While it is possible to injure your back by lifting incorrectly, carrying heavy boxes or turning the wrong way, more often back injuries develop slowly. The most common cause of a bad back is related to how the bones are aligned (your posture), which in turn directly affects the health of the ligaments, and muscle tone, promoting balanced strength and flexibility.

The following tips will help you improve your posture and decrease muscle fatigue to keep you on your feet and ready for dancing!

Tip #1

Stand in efficient alignment. From the side view, the middle of the ear should line up with the middle of the shoulder, hip, knee and ankle. The bones of the skeleton were designed to carry the weight of the body while the muscles create movement. In poor alignment the muscles are asked to overwork, resulting in fatigue and strain. Visualize your head and spine as a helium balloon tied with a string as you are standing and walking. Let it pull you into an upright position. » Read more: Bad Backs - 10 Tips to Better Back Health

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Yoga and Health - Backache Relief

April 8th, 2011

For many of us backache is a normal way of life. What we don’t realise is that much of the pain we feel is our own fault. Bad posture causes more backache than we may think. Yoga and health seeks to address this. We don’t need to be either injured or ill to suffer debilitating back pain. The main support of our back and upper torso is the spine. The spine is chiefly made up of thirty three vertebrae with connecting ligaments and muscles. Down the middle of the spine is the spinal canal which carries the spinal cord, a huge array of nerves being connected from the brain to their final destination all over our body.

If our posture is poor, whether when walking or even sitting, the connective tissues in the spine become stressed. As we get older it is quite normal for the joints of the spine to suffer a level of wear and tear. A stressed spine can be painful, but if the spine is both stressed, and worn, backache becomes » Read more: Yoga and Health - Backache Relief

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