How Important Is The Spine?
Posted on 06. Jul, 2010 by drchris in Ask Dr. Chris
Unless you get back pain, or suffer a spinal injury you are likely to take your spine for granted.
As any chiropractor or osteopath will tell you, or indeed government statistics, most of us will have at least one episode of severe, possibly crippling, back pain, once in our lives. For many this one episode turns into many and even continuous pain.
For this one reason alone – pain – it is worth looking after your back and doing things to prevent injury.
Two simple things you can do:
First start getting into the habit of looking after your spine on a daily basis, just as you woul look after your teeth. This video I made should help – Spinal Hygiene Exercises
Second – make sure you carry things in a good bag (you guessed it), such as the healthy back bag.
Spinal health extends beyond just ‘back pain’ though. It also affects your head, neck and shoulders and interferes with health generally. I’ve put an article in the Free Stuff section which may surprise you - Does a Healthy Spine Keep You Young?
If you want to know a bit more about spinal health, and specifically how chiropractic may help, then I’ve posted a longer article on my chiropractic blog
Just to sum up – the spine is very important for your overall health – ignore it at your peril.
Best of Health
