Dr. Lou’s Top 3 Preventable Risk Factors For Back Pain In Portland, Maine

If you are not experiencing back pain in Portland, Maine but want to know what puts you at risk, here are Dr. Lou’s top 3 preventable risk factors.

1. WEIGHT.  If you are carrying extra weight around in your belly, you are putting extra strain on the muscles of your low back. The beer belly is putting you at greater risk of a serious back pain set back.  Lose the gut, lose a risk factor for back pain in Portland, Maine.

2. WEAK ABS.  The weaker your abdominal muscles, the more the muscles of your low back have to work to keep you upright and stable.  Strengthening your abs with crunches, planks, leg lifts and the like will help you prevent back pain in Portland, Maine.

3. DEHYDRATION.  If you are dehydrated your muscle cells will be unhappy and less likely to “fire” properly.  Staying well hydrated helps provide your muscle cells with the fluid and often the minerals they need to not seize up into a full blown spasm.  Drink plenty of water and the occasional nutrient replenishment drink like Endura by Metagenics to help prevent unwanted back pain in Portland, Maine.

Eliminating these three risk factors are in everyone’s control.  Fix the risk and you’ll be less likely to miss your anniversary, the game, or your kids performance because of the back pain that’s keeping you in bed alternating ice and heat and watching re-runs of Judge Judy. It is as bad as it sounds.