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Back pain is one of the most common medical problems, affecting 8 out of 10 people at some point in their lives. Most often this pain is caused by poor posture, so it is up to us to make an immediate change to prevent it.

Especially if you spend much time sitting in the front of your computer, you must pay close attention to how you feel and position of your back, this must be straight and the neck line, we also have to keep walking a firm and right, with head erect and chest up.

On the other hand it is important to maintain flexibility of our muscles, so you can practice the following exercises, thus preventing the annoying back pain from the comfort of your home and with the help of a chair.

1 .- sitting with your back straight and shoulders relaxed, supports your hands on your thighs and makes several bends of the neck, back and forth, very slowly.

2 .- The firm back back relax your arms and performs stretching our arms trying to move backward reaching as high as possible but we feel pain.

3. – Likewise, place your hands behind your head and pull back with your elbows, you will feel like your back is straightened further and accommodate the ideal position.

You should not forget the position that you sleep, try to keep your back as straight as possible and try to have a good mattress, it is extremely important.

If back pain is severe or does not improve after three days, you should call a health professional. You should also seek medical attention if you have back pain after physical injury

Back pain is one of a long list of annoyances that humans suffer. Its causes are many and depend on the style of life, work and the pace of modern society.

Often these attitudes generate anxiety pain, slow to make physical movements, sudden changes in mood and truancy, among others. In general the pain barrier causes us to perform our job duties and personal goals.

Diagnosis

The condition usually affects the spine region acquired a different name, depending on the area in which they locate. When you sit in the cervical region is called cervical. If you are located in the region called the dorsal or thoracic back pain and when located in the lumbar region, there is talk of back pain or lumbago.

Back pain can be divided into acute, when it appeared recently, and chronic when it lasts for months and even years. It is important to know if the episode of back pain has occurred for the first time or have existed previously. We must also be clear about their frequency and whether it is located in a fixed or whether it extends to areas such as arms or legs. Read the rest of this entry »