Book Lovers with Back Pain
Do you love to read, but find it hard to sit and open your favorite book, because of your back pain? Just can’t put that page-turner down? You don’t have to! For all you book lovers out there, despair not. Here are 5 reader-friendly tips for keeping back pain at bay, and strengthening your bod (and your mind!)
- Invest in a good back support cushion. You can attach it to your favorite cozy reading chair by the fireplace (or, if you’re in SoCal, the A.C.!)
- Get up every 10 pages (unless you’re a fast reader – then every 20 pages). Stretch or walk across the room, to keep your joints from stiffening.
- Make sure to keep your head up. Straining your neck by looking down for too long can cause pain all along the spine. If you can, recline your chair so that your neck is relaxed.
- Read while standing up! As bizarre as it sounds, this will help keep you moving around. If it’s an intense novel, you might even start pacing around the room, burnin’ some calories, and not even realize it!
- Find the position you are most comfortable in. In other words, relax! This is the most important step, because not only will your muscles thank you later, but so will your mind. When you’re not constantly distracted by back pain, you will remember more, and enjoy what you’re reading!
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For more information about holistic and orthopedic doctors at Healthpointe who can help you live your healthiest life, contact any of the Healthpointe clinics, such as the Anaheim clinic near Fullerton, Placentia, Villa Park, Buena Park, Cypress, Cerritos, and Garden Grove.
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