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Have Low Back Pain? 2 Ways To Get Some Relief

17 February 2021
 Categories: Health & Medical , Blog

Having low back pain can make it difficult to do many things. If you have been to a doctor who has determined that your pain is coming from your muscles, there are ways you can try to get relief. Below are two of these ways so you can start to feel better.

Acupuncture

Acupuncture is performed by a licensed acupuncturist. There will be thin needles inserted into your skin at different areas at different depths. You will not feel a lot of pain when the needles are inserted. The needles are also very long and have to remain inserted for a certain amount of time. The acupuncturist will determine how long this will be. 

There are many benefits of using acupuncture to help treat back pain. You will have no side effects from this procedure. The needles are so thin that they barely pierce your skin so you should not feel pain in the needle sites. If acupuncture works well for you, then you will not have to take any pain medications. Acupuncture is also used to treat other ailments, such as knee pain, neck pain, and headaches. This way, if you have any of these problems, the acupuncturist can treat all of these at the same time.

Talk with the acupuncturist to learn much more on how this works. They can also tell you how many times you will need to have this done in order to reduce your pain. 

Warm Water and a Heating Pad

Sit in a warm pool or a hot tub to help relieve pain. The warm water will help soothe your muscles and help you relax without you having to do any type of exercises. There are hydrotherapy pools that you can purchase specifically for this purpose. You can also visit a gym that has these pools. You should know that the water is generally much hotter when compared to standard pool water. This is because the hotter the water, the better the pain relief.

Keep a heating pad with you also so that you can place this on your back for pain relief. There are heat patches that you can purchase. These heat patches will activate when they are placed on your skin. These patches heat up quickly to help relieve pain. If you choose this, follow the instructions on the packaging for how long you should leave the heat patch on your back.