Spine - How To Ensure Health Of It?

The spinal cord is indispensable to your body. It supports your head, keeps your posture erect, and helps you walk. Ailments of the spine are extremely painful to remedy and throw a lot of your other organs in trouble as well. Therefore, you should take the best care of your spine.

While there are a number of ways you can do that, some stand out from the rest. They are:

• Do your exercises properly: There are umpteen ways you can work out and get results that are harmful to your spine. You may easily lift something too heavy for your constitution, or the angle at which the object is placed may be too high for all your muscles to coordinate and work properly. Be aware, and avoid these mistakes. If you feel like the object is too heavy, refrain from lifting it. Even when lifting, make it such that the muscles of your lower body have to do the maximum work.

• Move on: Physical movement is the first commandment of having your spine fit and in a peak condition. This movement can be trivial and every day, like daily walks in the park or going to walk your pet. However, a sustained movement like that is very important, combined with stretching or aerobic exercises.

• Work smart: There are several ways you can avoid injuring your spine at the workplace. You should choose a chair that is adjusted according to your height and supports your lower back well. Your feet should be able to reach the floor properly. You should also avoid unhealthy conveniences like holding your phone between your ear and shoulders to keep your hands free.

• Go for daily checks: You should keep daily tabs on what is happening to your spine. Go for daily checks, and immediately contact your doctor if you experience symptoms like back pain without any evident disease, or if discomfort persists even after medication.

The spine is integral to the proper functioning of your whole body and shouldn’t be ignored even for a day. There are exercises you can do to keep it in good shape and those that you can avoid. There are also triggers after which you should check with your doctor as well. Here’s wishing you good spinal health.