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Back Pain Help, Prescriptions, and Prevention

Back pain help is only a click away! The one thing that every back pain sufferer wants is immediate help. They want relief sooner rather than later. Don't try to talk to them about any healing process. They want help, relief, and they want both NOW! Those who suffer from back pain can be a tad short-tempered and more than a little irritable.

It is also important to know that your back pain is most likely NOT being caused by a slipped disc. Slipped discs are the cause of only about 3% of all back pain and there is only a 1-in-1,000 chance that your back pain will result in surgery. So, the odds are greatly in your favor.

To relieve temporary back pain, try alternating heat and cold on the sorest spots. Use a heating pad for about five minutes. Heat helps to improve blood circulation and the increased blood circulation will relieve pain. Then use an ice pack on the same spot for about five minutes. The ice will help to prevent or reduce swelling. Swelling causes pain, and if it can be reduced, the pain will be reduced or eliminated.

Draw a nice warm bath and add about a cup of Epson salt to the water. Soak in the tub and add additional warm water as needed. The body will absorb magnesium from the Epson salt and magnesium is a natural muscle relaxant. Relaxing the muscles that are involved in the pain will help to reduce the pain as well.

Back Pain Prescriptions

For episodes of severe and acute back pain, many times physicians will prescribe pain medications that are narcotic in nature. These medications all have side effects and should never be taken in any manner other than the method prescribed by the doctor. More medication per dose or medications taken more often than directed can cause serious and even fatal reactions in patients.

Be aware that all narcotic pain relief medications can be addictive. There are no exceptions. These medications should never be taken with alcohol as all alcohol should be avoided when a patient is taking narcotic pain prescriptions. The narcotic pain medication most often prescribed for back pain is codeine. The most usual prescription is for Tylenol #3, which contains codeine.

The second-most prescribed narcotic pain medication to relieve back pain is propoxyphene. Darvocet is the name that you will recognize. Other narcotic pain medications that physicians sometimes prescribe are hydrocodone (Vicodin) and oxycodone (Percocet or Oxycontin).

In addition, physicians will sometimes prescribe muscle relaxants for back pain relief. Muscle relaxant prescription drugs all have many possible side effects. They should only be taken as prescribed. Dosage amount or frequency should not be increased. One such prescription muscle relaxant is Carisoprodol (Soma). This drug should never be taken when alcohol has been consumed or will be consumed, and it should never be taken when any other mind-altering drugs are being taken. It is highly addictive. Cyclobenzaprine (Flexural) is another muscle relaxant that is sometimes prescribed for those who suffer with back pain. This drug has been known to impair mental as well as physical functions. Additionally, it can cause urinary problems in males who have enlarged prostate glands.

Back Pain Prevention

The prevention of back pain is always a better option than any treatment for back pain that has ever been devised. There are so many causes for back pain but a strained muscle is the leading cause. Since that is the case, prevention of back pain centers on preventing muscles from being strained in the first place.

Most of you are shaking your heads and saying to yourself, "that's a good plan, but how can you prevent muscle strain?" There really are several things that we can do that will help to prevent muscle strain and thus back pain.

1. Listen to your mother! She told you to stand up straight and not to slump. She was right. Stand up straight, and don't slump. You are asking for a strained muscle when you let the muscles in your back become weak due to poor posture. Good, erect posture makes everybody look better and not only feel more confident but also prevents muscle strain and back pain.

2. Exercise your back muscles. Weak muscles are much easier strained than those that are strong and have great elasticity. A sedentary lifestyle is an invitation for muscle strain when you do move and you can bet that back pain will follow.

3. Get a good comfortable chair, no, get TWO good chairs. Get one for the office and one for home. We spend a lot of time sitting. Our jobs demand it, and it's not much fun to watch TV or eat dinner standing up. You need chairs that will provide support for your back. Good chairs can help to keep the back straight and prevent muscle strain and back pain.

4. Raise your monitor screen about an inch and a half to two inches. This will prevent you from pushing your neck forward and out of alignment with your spine. Pushing your neck forward will cause undue stress on the upper back muscles and cause muscle strain and pain.

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