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Prevention of back pain is always a better option than any treatment for back pain that has ever been devised. There are so many causes for back pain but a strained muscle is the leading cause. Since that is the case, prevention of back pain centers on preventing muscles from being strained in the first place. Most of you are shaking your heads and saying to yourself, that's a good plan, but how can you prevent muscle strain? There really are several things that we can do that will help to prevent muscle strain and thus back pain. 1. Listen to your mother! She told you to stand up straight and not to slump. She was right. Stand up straight, and don't slump. You are just asking for a strained muscle when you let the muscles in your back become weak due to poor posture. Good, erect posture makes everybody look better and more confident but it also helps to prevent muscle strain and back pain. 2. Exercise your back muscles. Weak muscles are much easier strained than those that are strong and have great elasticity. A sedentary lifestyle is an invitation for muscle strain when you do move and you can bet that back pain will follow. 3. Get a good chair...no....get TWO good chairs. Get one for the office and one for home. We spend a lot of time sitting. Our jobs demand it, and it's not much fun to watch TV or eat dinner standing up. You need chairs that will provide support for your back. Good chairs can help to keep the back straight and prevent muscle strain and back pain. 4. Raise your monitor screen about an inch and a half to two inches. This will prevent you from pushing your neck forward and out of alignment with your spine. Pushing your neck forward will cause undue stress on the upper back muscles and cause muscle strain and pain.
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