How Yoga Can Help with Chronic Back Pain

For the past 25 years I have lived with chronic back pain and on some days, I find the back pain to be almost unbearable. With that said, I have found some ways to help ease my pain and today, I thought I would share some of those ways with all of you.

One of the things that has really helped me with my chronic back pain has been Yoga. I have been practicing Yoga for the past 11 years and I absolutely love it. It’s a great way to stretch out your muscles and to get a little bit of a cardo-vascular workout. In addition, it is a great way to relieve some stress.

On days when I need some “extra” help in dealing with the pain, I turn to some natural pain relief creams that are specifically made for back pain. These are topical creams that you rub onto your skin and let them absorb. I am not fond of those creams that heat up and smell like mint, so I tend to stick with ones that are soothing and have no fragrance.

I have found that a moist heating pad and nice long hot bubble baths also help to relieve some of my back pain. A dry heating pad doesn’t give me much relief, so if you are trying heat therapy, make sure you try a moist heating pad instead of a dry one. When it comes to soaking in the bath tub, you want your water warm but not overly hot. Try soaking for 15-20 minutes at a time. I am fortunate that my husband can help me get in and out of the tub on severe back pain days.

I do admit that there are times when I have to go to the “heavy guns” and use prescription medication, but I do try to avoid that as much as possible.

Do any of you suffer with chronic back pain? If so, what do you do to help alleviate some of the pain? I would love to hear your thoughts and suggestions too!

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