Archive for November 11th, 2009
There are many herbal oils that can be massaged into the sore area which can relieve the back pain. You need someone willing to help you out with this and willing to take instruction. Ask them to rub in the oils using the knuckle part of their fists and to increase pressure slowly. At first, this may cause discomfort but the pain will go away over the time of the massage. Your muscles will begin to relax. If the pain starts getting worse you should stop as you could actually cause more harm than good. Look into getting a good back brace with a gel pack which will take the strain off the sore muscles and soothe at the same time.
A good way to prevent damaging your back in the first place is to remember to bend your knees and lift with your legs when lifting heavy objects. Lifting with your back can causes serious damage by pinching nerve endings and putting a lot of stress on your spine.