Spine Health

Many adults encounter lower back pain or other spine-related problems.  This is a simple summary of things that we need to take note of.

• Adhere to the advice of not spending too much time looking down at the mobile phone.  If we lower our head to look at the phone too often, the neck is going to give way, because the head is a heavy object.  What we can do is, after every 20 minutes of looking down at the phone, look up, do some simple neck exercise or walk around before going back to the phone.

• Follow proper sitting posture, and stand up to move about after every 30 minutes or so at the computer.  Because when we stand up, our legs are supporting the body's weight.  Whereas when we sit, the weight is borne mainly by the spine.

• Do not bend our body to pick up heavy objects.  Always squat, pick it up, and stand up without bending the body.

Common spine problems in adults:

• Degenerative Disc Disease
• Slipped disc
• Bone spurs (Cervical Spondylosis)
• Osteoarthritis
• Sciatica
• Scoliosis
• Kyphosis

Thank you, JY, for being my model for this post.