Back Pain Prevention
Back pain prevention is the goal of many patients who have endured one or more severe episodes of
dorsopathy
and never want to go through it again. Prevention is also a wise consideration for people who at heightened risk for pain or injury, even if they have yet to experience it. This demographic includes athletes, physical laborers and persons with physical or emotional conditions which predispose them to symptoms.
Preventing back pain
is never a sure science, but there are things which can be done to increase the chances of eliminating chronic symptoms from a person’s life. Of course the reason that the pain exists MUST be positively identified and considered if a truly effective prevention plan is to be designed and implemented.
Back Pain Prevention / General
For most people there are certain things which can be done to minimize their chances of suffering
back pain symptoms
during their lives. Here are some of the general recommendations for preventing the occurrence of agonizing back ache:
* Maintain a healthy weight and overall good health. * Do not smoke at all or drink excessively. Do not use drugs. * Stay active including a variety of sensible physical exercises throughout life. * Do not do anything to jeopardize your
spine.
* Identify
genetic
factors which may contribute to back pain. These simple steps can help everyone reduce the chances of suffering from back or
neck pain,
but will not generally have any effect on symptoms which already exist.
Back Pain Prevention / Structural
If you have verified structural concerns which are the source of
recurrent back pain,
then the obvious solution is to find an appropriate treatment which will actually resolve the underlying anatomical issues responsible for the symptoms. This sounds easier than it truly is. Most
chronic back pain
is NOT the result of structural issues and many diagnosed conditions are nothing more than scapegoats used to mistakenly explain the pain. Additionally, even when pain is indeed structurally motivated, most
back treatments
are purely symptomatic in nature. This means that they will help manage the pain, but will do nothing to cure the underlying causative condition. In order to prevent future episodes of pain, these extremely valid points must be considered by almost every patient.
Back Pain Prevention / Psychological
It is well known that some chronic pain concerns are the result of the
mindbody
process. There are many reasons for these
psychologically induced pain syndromes
to occur, but the most prevalent is due to
primary gain.
Therefore, in order to treat exiting pain, or prevent pain from coming on at any time in the future, here are some recommendations to prevent
psychosomatic back pain
from becoming a huge problem in your life:
* Stay in touch with your emotional self. Spend time in introspection and
journal
to resolve problematic emotional issues.
* Do not repress or suppress emotions, thoughts or stresses. It is well documented that
stress related back pain
is one of the kinder expressions of internalized emotional tension.
* Learn more about using
knowledge therapy
to overcome the nocebo effect of many misdiagnosed conditions and set the path right once again for good health.
* Understand the true meaning of psychosomatic pain… which is, pain that exists 100% in the body (no different than REAL anatomical pain), but the source exists in the emotional subconscious. This pain is NOT imaginary or exaggerated, as some doctors (and many patients) often infer.
It is of paramount importance to know that even purely physical injury always has an emotional component. In many instances, pain may start out as structurally induced, but once the physical damage has healed, the continuation of symptoms is psychogenic. In other cases, the degree of physical pain is escalated severely by emotional overlay. These mindbody considerations should always be included in any diagnosed evaluation.
Back Pain Prevention to Back Pain
3/28/11 Revised 2/10/12
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