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Don't Let Back Pain Keep You From Working Out

By Virginia Laird

If you have ever suffered from back pain during a workout, you know it can be painful enough to keep you from wanting to ever go back to the gym. Although exercise plays an important role in your overall health and wellness, finding the drive to get to the gym can be almost completely absent when suffering with severe pain. Chiropractors advise that while there are some who have pain which requires serious help to manage, most pain can be managed with the right help. To help eliminate or manage back pain as you exercise, a few tips these doctors suggest you try include:

  • Stretch before and after your workout
  • Always use good posture
  • Consider a visit to your chiropractor

Stretch Before and After Your Workout

Fitness experts cannot stress enough the importance of stretching prior to exercise. Daily, in gyms across the country, many prefer to skip this essential step in working out. Stretching can help prevent pain and injury. Fitness professionals suggest something as quick as a five- to ten-minute stretching routine can be enough to prevent injury. Research suggests that those who choose not to stretch tend to have more pain throughout their back than those who make the time to stretch. Start stretching prior to your workout today to help prevent back pain while you exercise.

Always Use Good Posture

It is easy to get lost in a workout and forget about posture. However, maintaining correct posture while you exercise is vital in preventing back pain. Fitness experts suggest there are several ways to ensure you maintain correct posture while you exercise. For starters, taking breaks to slightly stretch between exercises can be helpful. Another tip is to take up yoga. This is a class which focuses on correct posture while working out. Finally, it can be a good idea to make it a habit to focus on your posture before starting each new exercise. Using these tips can help you use correct posture and prevent back pain while you exercise.

Consider a Visit to Your Chiropractor

Research suggests that routine visits to your chiropractor can help you prevent injury. While exercising, the spine is likely to shift into restrictive positions which can lead to pain. Using adjustments to these joints, chiropractors can help restore function to the spine. If you are one who enjoys a good workout, but is ready to put back pain behind you, it may be time to make a quick trip to The Joint Chiropractic near you. There, your chiropractor will visit with you to establish goals and develop a plan to meet your needs. With a personalized pain prevention plan you will be ready to hit the gym sans back pain in no time at all. With no appointment necessary, getting started can be as easy as dropping by on our way home from the gym. And with more than 425 locations nationwide you are sure to find one in your community.  

To learn more about your health, wellness, and fitness, see your local chiropractor at The Joint Chiropractic in Las Vegas, Nev.

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