As I promised, here are more of my unique approaches for you to work through:
Improve your posture. This is a common problem and a cmmon contributor to upper and lower back pain. There are several elements to good posture: sitting up straight, keeping the head back, laying down properly.
- Sitting up straight is impossible if you are sitting on the wrong part of your bottom. Lean over so your thighs touch your chest before you sit down. You'll be on a different part of your bottom when you sit. Sit on that part of your bottom every time you sit.
- Keeping the head back so it becomes business as usual. Many people have the "forward head" where the head sticks out in front of the shoulders which causes problems in the upper back. My wife calls it vulturing. Do the following 10 times per day (anytime): Move the head back (don't tilt it back) making a double chin. Try it again after you've done the yoga stretches below and the increased mobility will knock your socks off.
- Rotate your shoulders forward and up and around and let them settle low and as far back as they'll stay. They belong in that position not hunched up and forward. You will find things your arms staying closer to your chest. Do this shoulder roll 10 times per day until keeping them back and down is business as usual.
One thing to be sure you never do:
- Never lift with your back. You've probably heard to lift with your legs. That is the right approach. Lifting with your back puts tremendous strain in the wrong places. What if your legs aren't strong enough? Work them out until they are. Its that important.
Last but not least try "hanging by your teeth". Stand tall and look up and imagine biting into a trapese bar at the circus. Imagine you are hanging on a bar by your teeth. Then tilt your head forward again. This exercise pulls your body up straight and gets you in good shape to walk into a room standing tall.
Try these exercises and approaches, and when the dust settles, you are likely to have much more control over your posture and core muscles. Some of them are likely to relieve pain the first time you try them. Go whole hog with those and try them in different ways.
One more tip: Never give up. Don't throw in the towel. You can crack this egg and cure your back pain.
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