Sciatica & Back Pain - 7 Simple Things You Can Do To Stop It

Sciatica & Back Pain - 7 Simple Things You Can Do To Stop It
By Chris Galloway
The Good News
The good news is that by doing the right back exercises in the right way, you have a great chance of stopping your sciatica and and keeping
your back healthy and strong.

Even if your back already hurts, or is strained, there is a good chance that you can make it better.
(Note: If you're sick, or your back really hurts and you think you've injured yourself, make sure you see a health practitioner first.)

The Not-So-Good News
If you don't exercise reasonablyregularly, especially as you age, the muscles supporting and surrounding
your back will eventually get weak and stiff.
Then these muscles won't be able to work well enough when you most need them to - when you put a strain on your back.
This means it's much more likely that your will injure your back when you do place a strain - even a small strain - on it.

Your back can get injured from an action as simple as reaching for something on your desk, or from a more obvious strain such as lifting something heavy,
especially if your posture is bad as you do it.

Why Back Problems Tend to Hang Around
Your back is a complicated mechanical system with many moving parts. This is why the condition of the surrounding muscles is so important in supporting it
and holding everything in alignment.

Studies have shown the muscles that provide support to your back behave differently to other muscles.

The key difference is that they are slower to automatically "switch back on" (i.e. return to their previous level of function) after an injury or a strain.
Unless they are triggered by exercise, they can take a long time to return to their previous level of function. Worst case without the right exercise, they may never return to full function and so your back doesn't get the support it needs.
When these supporting muscles are working properly, they respond to signals from your brain by clenching or bracing fractionally before a strain impacts your