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Re: Stress and back pain
Lots of folks "tighten up" under stress. That is, they retain incremental flex in key muscle groups during stress episodes. Commonly, folks will keep their shoulders slightly raised a couple of millimeters, or their head tilted forward, or their chin up. These posture anomalies probably cause tension headaches in some folks.
Others adjust their body posture and put stress on the lumbar spine. In particular if your tummy muscles are weak, this can really stress your back.
Some folks can train themselves to notice the aberrent posture and stop the behavior. For bad backs, tummy exercizes almost always help whether you adjust posture or not.
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Last edited by Biochemist; 03-15-2005 at 01:35 PM..
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