People today are busy with work, kids, and the normal activities of daily living. Many people do not make time for physical activities and weight loss. We eat on the run, and find little time for themselves due to the demands of life.
People today are busy with work, kids, and the normal activities of daily living. Many people do not make time for physical activities and weight loss. We eat on the run, and find little time for themselves due to the demands of life.
It is estimated that around 80% of Americans will experience low back pain in their lives. There are many different causes of low back pain, many different associated symptoms, and just as many treatments available.
Why try Acupuncture? For many of us, who suffer from injuries or pain, we eventually seek medical help. According to recent surveys, 80% of Americans will suffer from some pain at some point. Many of these folks, suffer from chronic pain- defined as pain that has persisted for more than 3 months. Current options to manage pain include a myriad of options from physical therapy, dry needling, anti inflammatory medicines and as a last resort opioids. Given the recent opioid crisis, there has been a substantial push to reconsider options to manage pain. Learn more about additional acupuncture benefits.
Diet and exercise is well known to keep your heart healthy, but more and more research is showing that what you eat can directly impact your pain levels. The link between food and pain lies in systemic inflammation, and decreasing your inflammation can help to decrease your pain. By eating more foods with anti-inflammatory properties, and avoiding those that increase it, you can add another tool to your pain management belt. In a nutshell inflammation and food do correlate and effect the body.