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Five Things People Do That Contributes to Low Back Pain

Most of us, no matter our age and gender, would have experienced sharp and acute pain at our lower back before. This could happen literally at any time of your life — from lifting heavy weights to mundane day to day activities such as sleeping.

Whatever it is, we know how painful and bothersome back pain is, and here are some tips to help you improve your spinal health.

Leading a sedentary lifestyle

Contrary to what you believe, having a sedentary lifestyle is actually more damaging for your lower back than weightlifting. Clinical guidelines around the world repeatedly stress that advice to keep active should be the first-line treatment for low back ache.

It is unclear why being active has a strong influence on spinal health. However, researchers and clinicians have attributed the benefit to more mobile joints, better functional range of motion, stronger muscles, healthier joints, and even better mood!

You may think keeping active is just generic good-for-you advice. Well, research is able to demonstrate that people living sedentary lifestyles are at high risks for not only back pain but also obesity!

So, take a moment right now to get moving. Talk a walk around your work station, do a couple of air squats. Moving is always good for you.

Poor lifting techniques

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Adopting good lifting techniques is definitely one way to reduce your risk injury.

Good techniques start from warming up your joints and muscles before engaging in a lift and also making sure that you have a healthy attitude towards lifting weight.

While bending your knee and keeping your back straight has not shown to help with preventing injuries, your mindset before exercise can influence how you feel after!

When in doubt, always seek professional help.

And maybe avoid the broscience bent-knees, neutral spine or “use your core” approach. 

Not enough sleep

We know sleep deprivation is linked to a myriad of problems, such as high blood pressure, weakened immunity, risk of type 2 diabetes, and even obesity.

Do you know poor sleep also directly contributes to low back pain?

Poor sleep can contribute to your lumbar spine sensitivity to pain (i.e., takes less load, movement to induce a pain experience).

With increased pain sensitivity, you are more likely to experience low back discomfort. This in turn disrupts your sleep quality, thereby creating a vicious cycle.

If you have been experiencing poor sleep or prolonged fatigue, it may be a good idea to start looking into your sleep hygiene. You can always start taking small steps towards a good night rest!

Putting on excessive weight

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Overweight and obesity is a seldom discussed topic due to their sensitivity.

Nonetheless, no matter how we feel towards our body weight, higher BMI scores are associated with low back pain! On top of that, overweight is also the leading contributor to metabolic diseases such as diabetes and also cardiovascular diseases such heart attacks.

If you weight is on the high side and you experience back soreness, exercise is a quadruple pronged approach that can help you!

Not only will keeping active directly help with your symptom experience, exercise can also improve your mood (which helps with pain), your sleep (which also helps with pain), and even weight loss (which also helps with your pain)!

Talk about killing four birds with one stone.

If you have explored trying to lose weight but still struggle, our 12-week weight loss programme (run by personal trainer Kai who was an ex-obese boy) might just be the solution for you.

Not seeing a Chiropractor

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Opting for temporary solutions such as painkillers and massages (or even chiropractic adjustments) may alleviate your discomfort for the moment.

You would know by now that they are merely short-term comfort and will never truly help you make your symptoms go away for good.

Yes, seeing a good chiropractor in Singapore can indeed be expensive. The investment, however, reaps life-long returns.

Remember, our goal is to help you help yourself find freedom from pain. And in doing so, we make ourselves redundant to you.

To start your journey to pain-free living, book in for an appointment with us today to discover the difference the right care can make.

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Based in Singapore, Square One Active Recovery offers treatments with a very big difference. With our evidence-based exercise approach, you can achieve your recovery goals in just 12 weeks. Not getting results from your chiropractor, TCM doctor or physiotherapist? Talk to us and find out how we can take your recovery to the next level.

Our goal? To make our own services redundant to you.

*We do not offer temporary pain relief such as chiropractic adjustments, dry needling, or any form of soft tissue therapy.






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    Dr. Jesse Cai
    Chiropractor

    Jesse, a chiropractor with a unique approach, believes in empowering his clients to lead functional and fulfilling lives. Jesse worked with high-level Australian athletes, including roles such as Head Sport Trainer for Forrestfield Football Club, board member of Sports Chiropractic Australia, and member of Sports Medicine Australia.

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    Dr. Jesse Cai Chiropractor
    Jesse, a chiropractor with a unique approach, believes in empowering his clients to lead functional and fulfilling lives. Jesse worked with high-level Australian athletes, including roles such as Head Sport Trainer for Forrestfield Football Club, board member of Sports Chiropractic Australia, and member of Sports Medicine Australia.
    author avatar
    Dr. Jesse Cai Chiropractor
    Jesse, a chiropractor with a unique approach, believes in empowering his clients to lead functional and fulfilling lives. Jesse worked with high-level Australian athletes, including roles such as Head Sport Trainer for Forrestfield Football Club, board member of Sports Chiropractic Australia, and member of Sports Medicine Australia.