Why back support chairs are critical for back pain relief

by admin on July 3rd, 2009

If you suffer with back pain, and spend a lot of your day sitting down, you can get some much needed back pain relief by selecting a proper back support chair. Your chair should have chair arms. Chair arms take the weight of your arms off your back. They’re not critical, but they are helpful. If you have to make do without them, rest your arms in your lap.

The back support

Most secretarial and executive desk chairs have lumbar-support contours, which are designed for lower back pain relief, but even the best of them aren’t as effective for low back sufferers as the unadorned straight-backed chair with the back support of your choice - a rolled-up towel, cushion, pillow or commercially available backrest. Anything that provides the hollow of your back with something to rest on tends to relieve (or prevent) nagging low back pain.

Can Diet Help With Lower Back Pain

by admin on May 5th, 2009

What you eat and how much you eat affects your weight, and many back specialists believe that excess weight can sometimes contribute to low back pain. According to survey participants, however, weight is often not a critical factor in lower back pain.

Of the eighteen people in the US survey who dieted as part of their total program of back care, none felt that weight loss was nearly as important in reducing back pain as other aspects of lower back pain relief. Obviously, to be grossly overweight is to beg for a variety of medical problems. But weight loss alone is probably not a major factor in alleviating back pain.