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6 Natural Pain Relievers

By Genevieve Smith

If you are one of 31 million Americans that are burdened from back pain, you know what a pain in the rear even your daily tasks can become. Luckily there are some simple things you can incorporate into your daily routine for a natural approach to back pain. Combine these habits with regular visits to your local chiropractor and your body will thank you.

Activate Your Endorphins

Your endorphin hormones are your body’s natural pain relievers and are activated through, at least, a brisk 30-minute workout. Try yoga, swimming, or time on the elliptical for joint-friendly sweat sessions.

Loosen Up

Pain causes your muscles to tense up, which in turn causes more pain. Use stretching to loosen up and break the cycle. A good yoga flow can help, incorporating either an intermediate downward/upward dog combo, or a beginners cat/cow pose flow.

Think Positively

As it turns out, your thoughts may affect your perception of pain. A study conducted in 2005 and published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences found that participants told to expect pain experienced discomfort on a greater level than those who were told they would only feel mild pain. The second group expected less pain, and thus perceived the pain more mildly. Consider approaching your journey similarly, ‘til your body can catch up with your mind!

Use Hot and Cold Therapy

Try switching back and forth between a heating pad and an ice pack for 20 minutes each to stimulate blood flow and reduce inflammation.

Sleep Like it’s 1999

Sleeping at least seven hours per night allows your body to regenerate and properly perform internal functions to rejuvenate you for each new day. Try to sleep in on your side or back for your best back health. 

See the Experts

Chiropractors specialize in spinal health and getting to the root cause of pain. Seeing a chiropractor at The Joint Chiropractic is a natural approach to pain relief without the threat of needing sometimes addictive medication. Removing restrictions and dysfunctions on the most important structure in your body impacts everything from the way you feel to the way you fight off disease.  

While chronic pain can feel like the long road ahead, have faith that your approach to managing it will have a great payoff. Between regular exercise, stretching it out, thinking the good thoughts, warming up, cooling down, and hitting the hay for all your needed beauty sleep, you can help relieve your discomfort naturally. Combined with regular visits to your local chiropractor at The Joint Chiropractic provides a holistic approach for your body’s best health. At The Joint, getting care is a stress-free experience. Just use their walk-in visits and affordable pricing to your advantage. Get professional and friendly care at The Joint with a quick visit as soon as today.

To learn more about your health and wellness, see your local chiropractor at The Joint Chiropractic.

 

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