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5 Tips for Keeping Your Spine Healthy

Learn simple tips to keep your spine happy and healthy

By | 11/8/12 6:01 a.m.

Contributor: E. Kano Mayer, MD

Up to 90 percent of the entire American population will suffer spinal pain at some point in their lives. A little preventive effort could go a long way to reducing your chances of suffering from debilitating back pain.

“Nerves, muscles and ligaments from the spine provide support to your entire body,” says E. Kano Mayer, MD, Spine Specialist at Cleveland Clinic’s Center for Spine Health. “That is why a healthy back is so important to your overall health.”

5 spine-healthy tips

1. Practice good posture by standing, walking, sitting, lifting and lying in positions where the least strain is placed on supporting muscles and ligaments.

2. Maintain a weight that is appropriate for your height and frame.

3. Take part in strength, stretch and aerobic programs to improve your fitness level, make you more resistant to injury, and speed recovery if you are injured.

4. Wear shoes that are well balanced, flexible and comfortable.

5. Stop smoking, as smokers experience more spine pain and heal more slowly.

To make an appointment with Dr. Mayer or any of our spine specialists, please call 440.312.6242.

Tags: inmotion, posture, spine

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  • http://www.facebook.com/LindaJeanLimesEllis Linda Jean Limes Ellis

    I have a curved spine with osteoporosis. Also a crooked spine, and I also have a forward-pitched neck with arthritis, and rounded shoulders (age 65). I am not able to stand up straight or sit up straight for any great length of time without feeling a strain in my muscles because my muscles are not able to make up for my spine issues.

    I’ve had full spine x-rays and MRIs and physical therapy over the years, but nothing has helped me with my curvature and other issues to improve them at all. I am not even sure which is the best kind of doctor to see for all of my spinal issues.

    Any suggestions would be greatly helpful. Thank you.

  • dr mike

    See a Chiropractor regularly for spinal alignment!!!

  • Cheryl Hall

    Your suggestions were great, but I don’t see a chiropractor on your team of doctors. Regular chiropractic adjustments offer many health benefits such as an improved immune system along with spinal alignment.

  • http://www.facebook.com/diane.krstulovich Diane Krstulovich

    thanks for the great recommendations – shocking about smoking!

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    Deary Abby, does butt fucking affect spinal health? I have this little asshole friend who takes it in the ass, should I tell him that if he doesn’t care about his asshole, he should, at least, worry about his spine? –The Ass Hole’s Friend.