Learn How To Prevent Back Pain At Home Or At Work Today!

Written by Robert Walker


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Before beginning any exercise program, you should discussrepparttar program with your doctor and followrepparttar 113901 doctor's advice. It is important to exercise regularly, every other day. Before exercising you should warm up with slow, rhythmic exercises; if you haven't exercised in some time, you can warm up by walking. Inhale deeply before each repetition of an exercise and exhale when performing each repetition. Exercises to strengthen your muscles Wall slides to strengthen back, hip, and leg muscles

Stand with your back against a wall and feet shoulder-width apart. Slide down into a crouch with knees bent to about 90 degrees. Count to five and slide back uprepparttar 113902 wall. Repeat 5 times.

Leg raises to strengthen back and hip muscles. Lie on your stomach. Tightenrepparttar 113903 muscles in one leg and raise it fromrepparttar 113904 floor. Hold your leg up for a count of 10 and return it torepparttar 113905 floor. Dorepparttar 113906 same withrepparttar 113907 other leg. Repeat five times with each leg.

Leg raises to strengthen stomach and hip muscles Lie on your back with your arms at your sides. Lift one leg offrepparttar 113908 floor. Hold your leg up for a count of 10 and return it torepparttar 113909 floor. Dorepparttar 113910 same withrepparttar 113911 other leg. Repeat five times with each leg. If that is too difficult, keep one knee bent andrepparttar 113912 foot flat onrepparttar 113913 ground while raisingrepparttar 113914 leg. You can also sit upright in a chair with legs straight and extended at an angle torepparttar 113915 floor. Lift one leg waist high. Slowly return your leg torepparttar 113916 floor. Dorepparttar 113917 same withrepparttar 113918 other leg. Repeat five times with each leg.

Partial sit-up to strengthen stomach muscles Lie on your back with knees bent and feet flat on floor. Slowly raise your head and shoulders offrepparttar 113919 floor and reach with both hands toward your knees. Count to 10. Repeat five times.

Back leg swing to strengthen hip and back muscles Stand behind a chair with your hands onrepparttar 113920 back ofrepparttar 113921 chair. Lift one leg back and up while keepingrepparttar 113922 knee straight. Return slowly. Raise other leg and return. Repeat five times with each leg.

Exercises to decreaserepparttar 113923 strain on your back Lie on your back with your knees bent and feet flat on your bed or floor. Raise your knees toward your chest. Place both hands under your knees and gently pull your knees as close to your chest as possible. Do not raise your head. Do not straighten your legs as you lower them. Start with five repetitions, several times a day. Stand with your feet slightly apart. Place your hands inrepparttar 113924 small of your back. Keep your knees straight. Bend backwards atrepparttar 113925 waist as far as possible and holdrepparttar 113926 position for one or two seconds.

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The Importance of Touch

Written by D. Braun


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When you are feeling down inrepparttar dumps and someone hugs you, you immediately feel better. This occurs because ofrepparttar 113900 exchange of human energies and since positive energy can be used to destroy negative energy, you changerepparttar 113901 energy field ofrepparttar 113902 person and they will immediately feel better.

All of us haverepparttar 113903 gift of healing in our hands. You instinctively use your hands to heal. When you bang your knee, you automatically put your hand on it. When a child bangs his head against something, you put your hand on his head. You are transmitting healing energy without even knowing it.

Reflexology, which is an ancient form of healing which stimulates energy points inrepparttar 113904 feet, hands and body, is one modality that effectively transmits healing energy.

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