Fed up of unsettling chronic back pain/ radiating leg pain/ numbness or tingling/weakness in your lower limbs ?
You might be having a lumbar disc prolapse/herniation. While 90-95% of the cases get better with conservative management and only 5-10% might require surgery. Are you worried? Quite depressed?
Things to do to maintain your spinal health
* Improve and maintain your posture with chair modification
* Keep your body activated, motivated and mobile – periodic movement breaks for every 30 minutes.
* Work on Core abdominal and paraspinal muscles strengthening
*We all work for wealth, and you must know “health is wealth”! 30 minutes of Aerobic exercises everyday is mandatory.
*Smoking, badly injures your spine, reduces the blood circulation to the neural and bony elements of the spine- so avoid it.
*Reducing body weight reduces your back pain. Avoid sedentary lifestyle and follow good food habits avoiding junks . Drink plenty of water.
* Back Pain causes may be numerous including wear and tear , sprains, acute paraspinal muscle spasm, Degenerative disc disorders, vertebral fractures due to osteoporosis, facet joint arthritis, malignancies, scoliosis etc.
So consulting an knowledgeable accredited spine specialist is at most recommended for accurate and timely diagnosis of your issues for better outcome and good prognosis.
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I had multiple consultations prior consulting Dr Prajwal for my back issues who provided me the cure for my back pain which resolved.
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