Five Tips to Avoid Some of the Most Common Back Injuries

Back pain can cripple you. Accidents happen and some are unavoidable, but awareness may reduce your risk of back injury.

Tips to avoid some of the most common back injuries

1. Most back injuries are caused by automobile accidents. Drive carefully, and drive for other drivers ear your seat belt.

too. Everyone makes mistakes. Don’t let your quality of life be compromised by another bad driver or an honest mistake. Most accidents can be prevented if you watch out and yield, even when you have the right of way. And w

2. Falls cause 25% of back injuries. Take classes or do exercises that improve balance and core strength. If you are in good physical condition, your ability to catch yourself may prevent a disaster.

3. Be careful who you hang out with. If you are abused, or know someone who is, the chance of that behavior and continuing increases with time. “About 15 percent of spinal cord injuries result from violent encounters, often involving gunshot and knife wounds, according to the National Spinal Cord Injury Statistical Center.” (Mayo Clinic)

4. High impact sports and diving injuries are another major cause of back injury. Of course lifting heavy objects causes minor to severe back pain.

5. Alcohol is involved in 25% of back injuries. Avoid alcohol while participating in sports or physical activities.

If you have tight back muscles a microwave heating pad will help relax the muscles. It will not cure

or fix major injuries. Frozen, it will help reduce swelling and pain. Maine Warmers back heating pads can be frozen and used as ice packs. The whole corn filling does not get as cold as ice so it feels more comfortable on the skin.