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Foam rolling is popping up all over the place. Not only is it a popular home self-help and therapy. Many gyms and fitness centres also offer foam rolling as a way of delivering physical therapy. You can use foam rolling as gentle physiotherapy on many parts of the body.

If you are suffering from back pain, there is no reason why you should not try it. Foam rolling has many health benefits including stimulating micro-circulation and aiding the recovery of muscle injuries.

A lumbar support is a support that helps to support the lumbar region of your back. This is the part of the back where most of us are likely to experience pain.

Most office chairs have built-in support that helps us to sit in a better position when we work at our desks. Of course, it is essential that both your desk and chair are in the right position. If you think your static support does not help you to sit better, you need to find out why.

Does cold weather affect back pain? When it comes to cold weather and pain, there are different schools of thought. Some say that the weather during the cooler part of the year increases their back pain. Then, there are others who say they experience less back pain when the outside temperature is lower.

In general, most persons who experience back pain say the pain increases in cold weather.

Let's take a look at how you can better manage back pain during a cold snap.

Back pain can happen due to many reasons. You may exercise and stretch, buy good mattresses, and still, your back may hurt every morning you wake up. It can happen due to overexertion or sitting in the same position for long hours.

Back pain can also be due to underlying diseases.

However, it is worth considering that your footwear might also be contributing to your back pain.

Experiencing back pain when sleeping does not exactly make it easy to get a night’s rest. Suffering long-term back pain can in a worst-case scenario lead to insomnia.

 

This can be followed by other associated mental and physical health conditions.

It’s no wonder how back pain in pregnancy is very common, affecting 50 to 80 percent of pregnant women. This ranges from mild pain due to specific activities to acute pain that sometimes becomes chronic. Of course, the centre of your gravity changes, you’re gaining weight, and many other factors.

According to several studies, lower back pain usually happens during the fifth to seventh months of pregnancy, though it begins as early as eight weeks in some cases.

Do you find yourself with an achy back or neck after a long day of work, a lengthy drive, or a video game marathon? If so, you're not alone.

Many of us struggle to maintain good posture throughout the day, and our sore and stiff muscles and joints are clear indicators that it is time to take improving our posture seriously. 

We sit for much longer than we should. As sitting is now the new normal, looking after your posture while you sit is important. Still, many of us don't even think about our posture when we sit.

However, your sitting posture is just as important as your standing or walking posture.

Here are some tips for what you should think about when you sit down to do your job.