Could Your Job Be The Cause Of Your Back Pain?

Are you enduring back pain day after day? Have you ever suffered with some form of back pain in the past

? Well, did you know that the problem most likely has nothing to do with your back?

The reality is that modern life causes us to perpetually fold our bodies into biologically abnormal positions and stay there for long periods at a time. I'm referring in this instance to the position you're in when you're stuck working at your desk for 8, 9, 10 hours per day; when driving or being driven to work; or relaxing to some favorite TV show; etc - You're sitting. The human body isn't supposed to be in the sitting position for long. Just watch any documentary on the National Geographic Channel or Discovery Channel on still-"primitive" tribal peoples: You'll see that they almost never sit in one place anywhere near as long as we do in the modern world.

Personally, I consider myself a modern man; I'm not that old-school. So while I love exercising, outside that, when I'm doing my job, or driving, or out with friends, or enjoying entertainment: I'm normally sitting. Truth is, I basically spend the majority of most days more or less parked on my derriere. And I'm willing to bet that's true even for you too. The trap is even if we're aware of this issue and try to do better in our personal time, many of us still can't get away from the long hours of chair-riding at our job.

What's the end result? Our bodies become misaligned... especially the hips. After a prolonged time like this, your hips start to pull excessively on the tendons and ligaments that connect it to your back. This constant pulling is the most common cause of the back pain most people suffer from at some time in their life.

If you were to go to a typical doctor, you'd probably be told to do certain stretches to "fix" your back.

This "solution" has a serious flaw however...

Most such typical-doctor-recommended stretches are intended to loosen your joints. The key fact most MDs don't know is that you do not want loose joints. Tight joints are stable, strong joints that can avert back pain causing injuries.

Unlike such well-intentioned but misguided exercises, the following stretch you're about to get the instructions for works to keep your joints nice and tight to resist injury. It helps to reduce excessive muscle tightness and realigns your hips to relieve stress on your back. Do this great, easy stretch regularly and you'll almost certainly feel your back pain fade dramatically, and stop it from coming back...

The Hip Flexor Stretch: You seriously have to do this stretch if you sit all day at work. Sitting all day puts pressure on the hip flexor muscles. The muscle imbalance that results is a major cause of minor lower back pain (if you can call any back pain "minor"). It's totally avoidable - Stretching your hip flexor muscles properly several times a week will prevent this kind of lower back pain.

How To: Stand in a modified runner's stance, with right foot forward and left foot back, leg straight, forward foot flat on floor. Put your hands on your hips and keep your back and hips in straight alignment. Push forward with your hips, while maintaining your erect posture. Slowly, push your hips forward only until you feel a comfortable level of tension. Hold for a count of 10. Switch sides by reversing your leg stance and repeat. Continue alternating as you do multiple reps.

Give it a shot. Its one of my favorite stretches. Already exercising? Great; you can incorporate this stretch into your routine wherever you decide it fits best. Being by doing it every other day then progress from there based on the pain relief results you get. Above all, consistency is crucial. It WILL work - IF you work it.

by: Jevaughn Brown

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