In our last article, we covered the risks of self back cracking. Today, Dr. Anika, gives us 4 recommendations of thing we can do so that we don´t have the urge to keep cracking your back.

Staying active

Move! A sedentary life, leads to back pain. Having a sendentary life gives you a great urge to stretch and pop your joints.

If you sit at a desk for the whole day, it’s critical that you take small breaks every 45 minutes, use these breaks to stand up and move a little. The ​British Journal of Sports Medicine​ (Does leisure time physical activity protect against low back pain? Systematic review and meta-analysis of 36 prospective cohort studies | British Journal of Sports Medicine (bmj.com)) found that a regular physical activity decreases the risk of chronic lower back pain by at least 11%.

Support Your Spine

In a study in ​Chiropractic & Manual Therapies​ (The effect of a lumbar support pillow on lumbar posture and comfort during a prolonged seated task (nih.gov)), they found that supportive lumbar pillow was a means to important improvements in posture and low back pain. Placing a lumbar roll behind your back actually helps and improves your ergonomics. By keeping a good posture you will, for sure, feel less stiff, and you will not have the urge of back cracking now and again.

Start stretching

Stop the back cracking habit and perform activities that are just as effective in relieving muscle tension, and are more productive and constructive to your skeletal health. These activities include controlled stretching, one that works for almost everyone is to stand up and reach for the sky!

Visit a Professional Chiropractor

If you’re experiencing back or neck tension, find professional help. Look for a chiropractor (have a licenced chiropractor perform back cracking), a physiotherapist, an osteopath, or simply visit your GP.

Visit the best Chiropractor in Central London

We hope that with these 4 recommendations you can finally stop cracking your back. However, should you have back pain or neck pain don´t hesitate to visit our Chiropractic clinic in Covent Garden. Remember, cracking your own back is not worth, as you could make the issue much worse.

Call us 07376 243726 for a more information, to get a professional consultation from one of the top rated chiropractors in London, or book online now.