| Sometimes, it's the little things in your life that are | | | | help over a long period of time. Wedge pillows |
| a real pain in the neck. But sometimes it's the | | | | also go along with specialized bedding. The pillows |
| bigger, more serious things that lead to pains in | | | | are made from a strong yet comfortable high |
| the back. Pick up a reclining Adirondack chair, a | | | | grade foam which supports the length of the |
| special mattress, creams and more so you can | | | | back and cleans off easily. There are also |
| rest easy without expensive visits to the | | | | disc-shaped pillows that work the same way. The |
| physician or chiropractor. | | | | nice thing about wedge pillows is that you can use |
| Acupuncture | | | | them for lying down on a bed or for sitting |
| Acupuncture is a remedy administered by | | | | upright on your Adirondack reclining chair. |
| professionals for the relief of lower back, which | | | | Capsaicin |
| common practice, though not as everyday as an | | | | Capsaicin cream, along with other specialty topical |
| Adirondack reclining chair. Acupuncture is the | | | | creams, can be used in conjunction with |
| ancient Chinese remedy of inserting long, thin | | | | regiments that including the use of Adirondack |
| needles at specific pressure points throughout the | | | | reclining chair use, vitamin D intake, etc. |
| body to stimulate natural reactions. The theory is | | | | Interestingly, capsaicin is the active ingredient in |
| that pain results from blocked energy pathways, | | | | chili peppers. When the cream is administered |
| through which the insertion of these needles | | | | directly to the skin, it depletes a pain-transmitting |
| releases the blockage. From a scientific point of | | | | neurochemical. The nconvenient thing about it is |
| view, acupuncture is said to stimulate the body's | | | | that capsaicin is easy to obtain and costs the |
| natural pain relievers, along with calming the | | | | same or less than other topical analgesics. |
| sympathetic nervous system and releasing | | | | Gadgets |
| positive hormones. Overall, studies have shown | | | | Of the many gizmos and gadgets that claim to |
| that acupuncture significantly reduces lower back | | | | work, two actually do. First off, hand-held back |
| pain over time. | | | | massagers come in a number of forms, from the |
| Adirondack Reclining Chair | | | | very basic rolling wooden balls, to more elaborate |
| An Adirondack reclining chair is of benefit to a bad | | | | and motorized models which pulsate and soothe. |
| back for the back for a few reasons. For one, it | | | | Back relief belts, on the other hand, help with |
| elevates your feet off of the ground, lessening | | | | lower back pain in particular. They look like extra |
| stress to those muscles and promoting blood | | | | wide Velcroclosure belts into which gel packs are |
| circulation. This in turn lessens the appearance of | | | | inserted that give off a cooling action. |
| varicose veins. Also, reclining backward allows | | | | Vitamin D |
| blood to circulate even more easily, while releasing | | | | Simple, but effective, Vitamin D is one of those |
| pressure along other points, such as the tailbone. | | | | necessities that a lot of people just do not get |
| Bedding | | | | enough of. A lack of vitamin D can cause muscle |
| In addition to upright pieces like the Adirondack | | | | pain, which will worsen over time. People with |
| reclining chair, there are other items of furniture | | | | digestive disorders, darker skin, and minimal sun |
| which function much the same way in alleviating | | | | exposure are most at risk for vitamin D |
| discomfort. A foam mattress adds an extra layer | | | | deficiency. Luckily, Vitamin D is incredibly common |
| of thickness to uncomfortable mattresses. This is | | | | in foods like cereal with fortified milk, small fish |
| good for acute back pain but won't necessarily | | | | and also natural sources like exposure to sunlight. |