I'm going to be blunt, pain in your back can be a real bitch. I'll share one experience with you about how much I hated it. I wake up to the sounds of birds chirping on my balcony, and I thought...today's going to be a great day. I grabbed my iPhone to check some emails/texts while lying in bed and pondered my plans for the weekend, as I reached over to place the phone on the dresser a sudden piercing sensation rocks my mid back(between the shoulder blades, the Thoracic region of my spine)...it was so painful I couldn't get out of bed. It was the worse feeling ever, as I am relatively young to be getting pain in my back.
Human beings have advanced over millions of years or so. Our primitive ancestors spent long days hunting for meat, more active than what many of us are stuck doing at the moment - in a cubicle sitting in front of the computer. Since hunting for food is not the 'norm' for today's modern man, and how easily food is prepared/stored/accessible to us, the modern man has become a bit...lazy(compared to our ancestors)
As a result of this sedentary lifestyle, we've gained more pounds than we really wanted and reminisce over the good ol' days when pain was tolerable. Back pain has many different sources of origin, our muscles are not as strong as they should be, the shape of our upright spine, fat protruding from our mid section forcing the lower back muscles to work harder to account for this weight, and I'll even add heavy lifting(but this isn't common as most people make it out to be the cause of their pain).
This week's topic will be pertaining to 'Back Pain', and how to deal with it. I will briefly discuss
- Spine and the Muscles of the Back
- Exercises that will help strengthen the back muscles
- Stretches
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