While it’s important to keep your back healthy at any age, most people start noticing back pain right around the time they hit 40 years old — which is the bad news. The good news however, is there are several ways you can improve age-related back pain, and Chattanooga Non-surgical Orthopedics can help.

Pain in your back is usually caused by inflammation or pressure on your nerves. It’s a topic we’ve mentioned many times before. There are three very common reasons people develop back pain related to age. They are:

• Degenerative discs or joints
• Spinal stenosis
• Slipped vertebra (Spondylolisthesis)

Some Ways to Ease Back Pain

You don’t have to suffer until the pain is so bad that you require medical attention. Alleviate pain now by trying some of the following:

1. Get Active: The more you move, the better you’ll feel.
2. Improve your strength, balance and flexibility with a clinical exercise program.
3. Give Your Shoulders the Cold Shoulder: Or any other body part that hurts. Icing a pain as soon as it starts can help knock it out. We recommend 20 minutes on and 20 minutes off with ice, frozen peas, or whatever you have in the freezer that’s cold and moldable. For further help, we offer Cold Laser at our clinic.
4. Then the Heat: Once you’ve iced for a couple of days, switch to heating pads and warm baths to relax your muscles and stimulate blood flow. Stretch your warmed-up muscles to prevent spasms after applying heat. In addition, we offer Laser IV Therapies at the office.
5. Take it Easy: As we age, our injury recovery time slows down. Don’t push yourself too much. There’s a fine balance between gently stretching and moving to keep from getting stiff and overexerting.

When Home Remedies Aren’t Enough

Despite your best efforts, sometimes intervention is required to soothe an aching back. Check out our blogs on minimally and non-invasive treatment options that can help you feel better faster. Some ptions include but aren’t limited to:

• PHP injections
• Minimally invasive, or regenerative medicine, procedures
• Physical therapy and rehabilitation

Our team is always here to help you understand what’s causing back and neck pain. If you have chronic pain, don’t suffer in silence. Contact us today: 423-499-0003.

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