Low Back Pain and Excessive Weight

Original Post Date 10/4/2021

Good Morning!

You can definitely tell that Fall is in the air!  We're excited for the beauty that is coming and hope that you get to enjoy it as well!  As we begin this new week together, we here at EC have a few bits of information we would like to share with you; to help keep you healthy and functioning at your best!

Low Back Pain and Excessive Weight

Two things that are epidemic in the U.S. are low back pain and obesity (being overweight). The two go hand-in-hand and while excessive weight may not be the only cause of your pain, it does makes matters worse by aggravating your pain through increased loading the disks of the low back. In addition, most people with low back pain or who are excessively heavy are also very inactive.

The first step is to perform movements that don't increase pain. For most people, walking can still be done. If your back hurts when you walk or you are so heavy, that walking causes your knees to ache, then you may need to start by walking in a pool. The important thing is to get moving because weight-loss will be helped if you can burn more calories. Walking will also improve the strength of your low back muscles, which may lessen your pain, making exercise more possible.

Over the years, the gradual increase in our waist size just sort of creeps up on us. When our back begins to give way, we then realize what a barrier being overweight has become.

Getting rid of your excessive weight is a simple formula of burning more calories than you consume. But, losing weight is not easy. Your genes will tell you to consume more because eating less than you need in a given day is not life sustaining. If you ate 500 less calories than you need each day, after a year or so, you'd be down to 80 or 90 pounds (depending on where you began) and eventually you would die. This is what you are up against when you're losing weight. The body tells you "don't do this" and gives you the craving to eat what you need. Despite this self-preservation mechanism, losing weight is possible and getting down to a proper weight is doable. For some people, psychological issues may be more at play. Do you eat to cover up or distract you from pain or anxiety? Are you really hungry, or has eating become a way to compensate for something more painful or difficult to confront?

To get you back on track we offer complimentary consultations to see if what we have to offer in restoring your health will be a good fit in meeting your needs. Getting you back to health and losing weight are long-term processes that will require considerable effort and partnership on your part. Just call us at 423.542.3337, or visit us online at elizabethtonchiropractic.com to schedule an appointment.

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