YOGYAKARTA Back pain is generally mild conditions caused by habit of life. Such as sitting for too long and not moving or living a separate lifestyle. In a number of cases, treating back pain needs to be done medically. However, for lower back pain with medium intensity, it can be reduced without medication. How? Here are the recommendations.

Relaxing back pain without medication, can be done by compressing a painful area. This helps reduce pain and swelling when injured. You can compress several times a day for 20 minutes. How, wrap an ice bag with a thin towel. After a few days of doing a cold compress, proceed with a warm compress to help relax muscles and increase blood flow. You can also take a warm bath to help relax.

Rest is important to get enough, but lying down for too long causes bad things on the back. This can worsen back pain. So try to keep getting up slowly and start moving again. Sports launched WebMD, Thursday, February 9, it could be an alternative to relieve back pain quickly. The type of exercise that can be done and remains safe, including swimming, walking, and yoga.

It's bad for you, especially for your back. This poster can hurt your back a lot, especially when you sit too much time. It is recommended to sit upright, relax your shoulders, and your body is supported by the back of the chair. To make your back comfortable, place a pillow or rolled towel between your back and back of your chair. Then make sure your feet stay level on the floor.

When you have back pain, it may be difficult to find a comfortable sleeping position. However, poor sleeping positions also exacerbate back pain. That is, try taking a slanted sleeping position. Put a pillow between your knees to keep the spine in a neutral position and help ease tensions on your back. If necessary, sleep on your back, insert a pillow below your knee.

Acupunturation is used to stimulate nerves that according to research effectively reduce chronic back pain. Usually, doctors and acupunturists will provide neural stimulation with transcutaneous electricity or TENS (transcutaneous electric common stimulation).

The back condition turns out to be related to a person's psychological condition. Research shows that cognitive behavioral therapy is very effective in the short and long term to help deal with chronic back pain. Talk therapy, such as CBT, can target people with back pain to form positive habits, such as being physically active and lowering back pain.

Those are the six ways to relieve back pain without medication. If the pain does not heal immediately, it will be even more intense, you must see a doctor in order to get the right diagnosis and treatment.


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