Whether from recent trauma, a fall you took long ago or simply from sitting day in, day out, staring at your computer screen, you may have experienced back pain at one time or another. Here are tips for preventing and healing your back, whether the pain is acute or so chronic it interrupts your life daily.
Why we get back pain
There are three parts to your spine: the neck, called the cervical spine; the mid-back, called the thoracic spine; and the low back, called the lumbar spine. Our body is set up to be a shock absorber, says Randy Weinzoff, D.C., a chiropractic physician in Santa Monica, Calif., and ergonomic chair designer. A pair of nerves extends from both sides of each vertebra to specific body parts. When those nerve pathways are tweaked, you may experience back pain, or another less direct symptom, of the blocked channel.
There are three parts to your spine: the neck, called the cervical spine; the mid-back, called the thoracic spine; and the low back, called the lumbar spine. Our body is set up to be a shock absorber, says Randy Weinzoff, D.C., a chiropractic physician in Santa Monica, Calif., and ergonomic chair designer. A pair of nerves extends from both sides of each vertebra to specific body parts. When those nerve pathways are tweaked, you may experience back pain, or another less direct symptom, of the blocked channel.
