Preventing Back Pain with Exercises

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Keeping fit is one of the best ways to prevent back pain problems from happening in the first place or, if you have already experienced back pain, of ensuring that it does not return. Regular exercise helps to keep the muscles in your back strong and the joints flexible, thus preventing it from being damaged by the stresses of everyday life. An additional benefit is that if you do injure your back, recovery will take place more quickly if you are fit and healthy….

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Healing Back Pain with Yoga

Healing Back Pain with Yoga

On a deeper level, the twisting, stretching, bending and then holding of postures involved in the asanas are believed to massage the body’s internal organs, rinsing them in fresh, oxygen-carrying blood and draining them of old, oxygen­ depleted blood. The efficiency of blood circulation and of the respiratory and digestive systems are all improved. Meanwhile, the pranayama, or breathing-control exercises, help to unify mind and body and to control and focus the life-force. The overall effect is improved health and energy levels, and a calmer, clearer mind….

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