Back pain sends more patients to doctors than any condition other than the common cold. It’s the fifth most common reason for hospitalizations and third most common cause of surgery.
Back pain isn’t just about heavy lifting or sleeping the wrong way. Here are some surprising everyday habits that cause aches and pains which are:
1. You’re Chained to Your Desk
Did you know that sitting puts 40 percent more pressure on your spine than standing?
2. You Have a Long Commute
Just like at your desk, hunching over a steering wheel can tighten chest muscles and cause your shoulders to round.
3. You’ve Been Ditching the Gym
Get moving to alleviate aches and pains and fix back pain faster.
4. You Don’t Do Yoga
By improving circulation and lowering stress, just about any kind of exercise promotes back pain recovery. But yoga may be best.
5. You’re Addicted to Crunches
Sit-ups and crunches may actually cause more back pain than they prevent
6. You�re Not the Healthiest Eater
Research shows that eating habits that are good for your heart, weight, and blood sugar are also good for your back.
7. You Carry Your Entire Life in Your Purse
A stuffed-to-the-gills handbag may cause back damage that�s comparable to a sports injury!
8. Your Mattress Is from Another Decade
Can�t remember the last time you replaced it? Your back may be in trouble.
9. Your bike isn't adjusted quite right
Do you routinely get a sore back after even a leisurely bike ride? You may need to adjust your equipment.
10. You Have a Thing for High Heels
Or flip-flops. Both lead to foot instability, which can in turn affect your back.
11. You Ignore the Pain
Trying to block out pain could make it worse.
12. You Hold a Grudge
To err is human. To forgive could make your aching back feel simply divine.
13. You Don�t Veg Out Enough
It�s not all in your head—chronic or acute stress can directly trigger back pain.
14. You Watch Too Much TV
Parking yourself in front of the tube for hours and hours a day doesn�t make your back very happy.
Taking a look on our everyday bad habits, we all need to give up these habits to make us healthy.
