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Lifestyle Changes To Ease Back Pain - Cleveland Clinic
Going beyond medications, physical therapy and injections
Do you wake with a horrific backache each morning? Or wince with pain when you stand up after a long day at your desk?
Back pain is more likely with age, a sedentary lifestyle, poor nutrition, obesity and stress. “Adjusting your lifestyle is one of the best ways to manage chronic back pain,” says wellness pain management specialist William Welches, DO, PhD.
Standard chronic low back pain treatments include medications, physical therapy and steroid injections. “Injections may not be as effective or long-lasting for chronic pain and do carry some risk,” notes Dr. Welches.
Going beyond medications, physical therapy and injections
Do you wake with a horrific backache each morning? Or wince with pain when you stand up after a long day at your desk?
Back pain is more likely with age, a sedentary lifestyle, poor nutrition, obesity and stress. “Adjusting your lifestyle is one of the best ways to manage chronic back pain,” says wellness pain management specialist William Welches, DO, PhD.
Standard chronic low back pain treatments include medications, physical therapy and steroid injections. “Injections may not be as effective or long-lasting for chronic pain and do carry some risk,” notes Dr. Welches.