Back Pain Support Group
Back pain is one of the most common reasons people seek medical care. In fact, about 3 in 4 adults will experience back pain during their lifetime! The term back pain includes pain affecting the neck, midback and low back. Acute back pain may begin suddenly with intense pain but typically lasts fewer than three months. Usually, chronic back pain is persistent, steady, and...
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BACK PAIN
Drink peppermint tea: Peppermint contains a compound called menthol, which has analgesic and muscle-relaxing properties. The easiest way to take peppermint is as a tea, which you can drink as often as needed to relieve pain.
Make a peppermint rub: Native Americans often rubbed sore muscles with a liniment made from peppermint. The menthol in the peppermint created a sensation of warmth that penetrated deep into the muscles. To make an herbal rub, loosely fill a jar with fresh peppermint leaves, add enough vegetable or mineral oil to cover the leaves, cap the jar, and store it in a cool, dark place, shaking it several times a day. After 10 days, strain off the oil and store it in a dark bottle. When back pain strikes, rub the oil thoroughly into the muscle for quick relief.
Or try sage: Like peppermint, sage can also be applied to the skin to help relieve back pain. To make a sage rub, mix a few drops of sage oil, available in health food stores and herb shops, with a couple tablespoons of vegetable oil. Dip your fingers in the oil and apply it to work your back as often as needed..
Put Willow to work: A popular pain-killer among Native Americans, willow works just as well as aspirin, but is somewhat gentle on the stomach, especially if you make a tea that also includes licorice root.
BACK PAIN
Drink peppermint tea: Peppermint contains a compound called menthol, which has analgesic and muscle-relaxing properties. The easiest way to take peppermint is as a tea, which you can drink as often as needed to relieve pain.
Make a peppermint rub: Native Americans often rubbed sore muscles with a liniment made from peppermint. The menthol in the peppermint created a sensation of warmth that penetrated deep into the muscles. To make an herbal rub, loosely fill a jar with fresh peppermint leaves, add enough vegetable or mineral oil to cover the leaves, cap the jar, and store it in a cool, dark place, shaking it several times a day. After 10 days, strain off the oil and store it in a dark bottle. When back pain strikes, rub the oil thoroughly into the muscle for quick relief.
Or try sage: Like peppermint, sage can also be applied to the skin to help relieve back pain. To make a sage rub, mix a few drops of sage oil, available in health food stores and herb shops, with a couple tablespoons of vegetable oil. Dip your fingers in the oil and apply it to work your back as often as needed..
Put Willow to work: A popular pain-killer among Native Americans, willow works just as well as aspirin, but is somewhat gentle on the stomach, especially if you make a tea that also includes licorice root.
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Willow is an anti inflamatory and should never ever be combined with asprin or other anti inflam type products.
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If you are looking to improve back pain, take a look at this comfortable office chair, it is called an Aeron.
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Moreover Lower back pain can originate in regions other than the back and eventually find its way to the muscles or other structure in the lower back.
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The best prevention is invest in a good chair and mattress. Also exercise like yoga works.
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