5 Tips for а Healthy Back

The secret for a healthy back is simple. Most of the back injuries are caused by pressure for a long period or  a heavier pressure of the back at once (falling, traffic accident etc.). If your back is stronger then it can stand more pressure. To protect yourself from back injuries, follow these 5 simple tips:

Don`t lift objects with your back

The spine has many functions, but lifting is not one of the functions. The force for lifting objects should come from the legs and arms. The spine only needs to provide a stable platform for the arms and legs and to be a connection between the upper and the lower part of the body. Legs are very strong unlike the back. When you try to lift something with your back, you add extra pressure on the tissues and muscles around your spine and sometimes it`s more than enough to cause some serious injuries.

Strong legs

If you want to have a healthy back than you need to have strong legs. When lifting an object, most of the people bend their waist, rather than bend their knees, because it was "very hard for them". If your legs are weak, or you are just too lazy to kneel, then you increase the probability that in some point of your life you will face back injuries.

Flexibility

Reduced flexibility of the arms and legs adds pressure to the back, because in that case the back needs to bend more, as a compensation to the lack of movement in the arms or legs. For example, if you can`t reach something because of the height, it`s very likely that you will stretch your back while trying than to take a chair. Flexible people rarely use their spine, because they use their arms and legs.

A strong core protects the spine

Muscle core is composed of all muscles that are located in the area between the hips and the chest. Their main purpose is to stabilize the spine. If they are regularly activated and  exercised, the probability of back injury will be significantly reduced, because the every-day activities pressure is lower.

Correct body posture

Correct body posture is the natural shape of the spine. When we stand or sit properly, then we don`t add pressure to the spine. Any other position, in which you feel something unusual in your back is not correct and  it`s not good for your back health.