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Walking problem
Leaning back while walking is by far the most common problem and about nine out of ten people have it. Bring your center of gravity forward by tightening belly muscles while you are walking.
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"Spoon position"
Certain movements and positions associated with sex can be uncomfortable to the low back pain sufferer. "Spoon Position" is a sex position good for women´s backs.
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Avoid Back Injury
Very often curing the pain in your back is merely a short term answer and not a solution. Sore backs are oftern caused by inflexibility in your legs because tight hamstrings and gluteus can put a lot of pressure on your lower back. For a long-term solution to back-pain, stretch a couple times daily- especially just after you excercise.
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Lifting safely
Use your thigh muscles to lift heavy objects instead of your back and arms. Keep your back straight; squat then raise the object with your arms as you standup. Never bend at the waist or lock your knees when doing heavy lifting.
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Pauses
If you´re going for a long drive, make pauses every hour and stretch your back and legs.
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Washing dishes
When you wash dishes first advice is to place a foot on the bottom shelf of the open cabinet below. This reinforces a good posture while doing this.
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Wallets can hurt?
If you carry a wallet in your back pocket you may be throwing off the balance of your spine while sitting, eventually that can cause a pain. Try to avoid carring wallet in you pocket.
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Making bed I
If you used to bend forward while making the bed, try something else. Much better way to do a bed corner is kneeling.
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Making bed II
If the bed is in a tight space, so that one normally needs to move it during linen changes, consider getting some form of low profile ´caster´ like device to put under the bed feet.
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Unloading a washer
When you are unloading a front-loading washer or dryer, squatting is better than bending from the waist. Place one foot on lip of open cabinet under sink to effectively broaden your "base of support," and place the opposite hand on counter top for support to keep back straight.
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Gardening
While you´re gardening, try to maintain a correct posture. Kneel, don´t bend, and alternate your stance and movements as often as possible to keep the muscles and body balanced.
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Sleeping on a side
Try sleeping on your side with your legs drawn up toward your chest on a mattress with proper, firm support to alleviate pain. You may put a pillow under your head and between your knees.
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Going out
When you´re going out of car, first turn your body on one side and after that pull your legs out.
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Car seat
Try to prepare your car seat. It is important that you can rich all instruments in car easily and without stretching.
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Sleeping on your back
If you sleep on your back, put pillows under your knees and a small pillow under your lower back.
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Sex position I
One way to assure that the back pain sufferer moves the least is for that partner to lie on the floor with their legs bent during intercourse. This position stabilizes the back and allows the back to bend slightly.
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Walking
Try walking twice a day for 15 minutes. If bending over and getting a good stretch in your lower back helps, then stop several times and do that stretch to ease your lower back.
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Non - traditional positions
Depending on the type of pain and disability, the "traditional" positions for intercourse may be impossible to use, but there are many others that can accommodate most physical problems.
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Two hands are better than one
When carrying heavy objects, use the "two bags rather than one" theory to distribute the weight evenly between both sides of your body.
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Seat adjustments
You should be able to adjust at least: Seat distance to accommodate different leg lengths. Seat height to accommodate different leg lengths. Backrest angle to sit in either an upright or more reclined position.