Check out this guy's hard luck story — makes you want to stay fit to begin with. Ed.
I first began having back troubles in December of 2003. At first, it was minor discomfort when I sat for long periods of time. I am definitely in one of the risk groups for needing lower back pain treatment.
I am both overweight, and sedentary. Add to this the fact that I work at a desk all day, and you have a recipe for disaster. Intellectually, I probably knew this, but it was easy to ignore the risk signs until it was too late and I needed to get lower back pain treatment myself.
At first, I just bought a mattress and started doing some stretches that I found on the Internet. I guess this worked somewhat as the mattress supported my back a little better, and the stretches provided some temporary relief.
The problem is that I was never dedicated enough to my exercise routine to make it be an effective lower back pain treatment, and so it was only a matter of time until things got worse. And worse they got when, one day, I finally did it. I threw out my back and was laid up for three days, and unable to work for another three.
I went to a chiropractor after that, and he straightened me out, but no matter how many lower back pain treatments I received, pain continued to plague me between them for years.
Finally, I decided to get my act together. The only really good lower back pain treatment I thought (and still think today) is a healthy lifestyle. I had an uncle who was severely overweight, and was plagued by horrible, persistent health problems which lasted until the day he died. Above all, I did not want to be like him.
So, I started running. At first, it was a struggle just to get around the block. I would puff and wheeze, and be sore for days. But I kept at it, and soon I could jog for half a mile without stopping. I never got that far beyond that. Soon, I had a knee injury and a sprained ankle, but by that point, my lower back pain treatment had been a complete success.
Once the new knee cap that they had to install settles, I am going to begin a routine of water aerobics as my new lower back pain treatment. It is safer than running on my knees, and should keep me fit!
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