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Coping with lower back pain and sciatica




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Help for your back pain



Lower back pain is a problem many people the world over often

come to endure to some degree. For some it is a source of

constant pain and agony, while for others it is a problem which

comes and goes without too much suffering.



One of the biggest problems is trying to convince your doctor

just how much pain you are in, and if you have a prolapsed disc

impinging on your sciatic nerve it could take weeks or months

before it is correctly diagnosed. All this of course could

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depend on where you live, how sympathetic your doctor is, or how

much you can afford to spend on health care.



The saddest fact of all is, for the many back pain sufferers,

there is much that can be done to help ease the pain and get

back some form of mobility. Even knowing the right questions to

ask your doctor can often help.



Perhaps the most important way all back pain sufferers can help

their self is by doing gentle stretching and exercise. This

could well be the last thing many sufferers would wish to

contemplate when sometimes it is even painful just to move.

Sometimes the best way to get started is to do some gentle

stretches before you get out of bed. Ask your heath care

provider what ones are suitable for you.



Always seek medical help. Do some research on the Web before

visiting your health care practitioner and make a list of

questions to ask. It is also important, if your back problem

persists, to make arrangements to have a MRI scan. This is

usually definitive in identifying the problem area.



Once you know what is wrong you can focus all your energy on

rehabilitation. Usually there are many avenues to explore

including surgery, passive manipulation, Chiropractor,

Osteopath, Physical Therapy, Yoga, Tai Chi, Pilates, Alexander

Technique, Chi Kung, Magnetic therapy, TENs machines, and so the

list goes on. What works well for some may not work at all for

others so it is important to explore as many avenues as possible

and try to keep positive.



About the author:

Bill Morrison has his own website http://www.help4urback.com

where he describes his own personal experiences and what worked

for him, including personal recommendations on what books to

buy, the best way to get relief for lower back pain ans some

useful web sites to check out.



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