Taking Care of Your Spine

January 12, 2012 Ryan for patients

The moment a physician starts saying anything about preventative care is about the time you stop listening.

And why wouldn’t you? Preventative stuff is boring. It takes time out of your day. You would rather sit down with a bag of Cheetos and the latest season of Jersey Shore than do things like take care of your body.

Completely understandable of course. And why wouldn’t things work that way? Your body did just fine without the extra work for a long time, so why in the world would you want more trouble to deal with?

Well, here’s the thing about it: damage is done to the body over time. Of course, some of it heals, but the capacity to heal that damage diminishes as you get older. That’s the nature of aging. It’s part of us. And while certain methods of recovery may have worked before, the fact is your body needs a little help to get by now.

That’s why you need to do things like stretch and move and such.

Fortunately, when it comes to your spine, taking care of it can be as simple as getting out of a chair. Take a walk, take a nap, but whatever you do, just don’t sit. That relieves a ton of pressure on the spine and gives the bones a chance to realign.

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