Here at Naturopathway, we are all about fighting illness by making smart lifestyle choices. This article addresses one of mankind's top complaints, back pain, with some basic tips on how to keep your back happy or what to do when back pain starts. Our spines may not have came with an owners manual, but this is a good start. How to beat backache
Tuesday, 20 May 2008 - the Independent Four out of five of us will suffer at some time – but not for the reasons we think. Alison Taylor consults the experts and sets the record straight on beds, bad posture and bending This morning, you probably didn't think twice about slinging your overstuffed bag over your shoulder, while reaching for the keys with one hand and backing out of the door with a piece of cold toast in the other. But there may come a time when one of these simple, everyday manoeuvres will trigger a backache bad enough to call in sick, see a doctor or, at the very least, pop a few painkillers. Four out of five of us will develop a back injury at some point in our lives and, according to research published last month by the health club LA Fitness and the charity BackCare, half of us will have suffered in the past year alone. But a few simple changes can stop you adding to the statistics. The trick, says Garry Trainer, the osteopath, acupuncturist and author of Back Chat: The Ultimate Guide to Healing and Preventing Back Pain (Arum Press, £10.99), is to separate the misconceptions from the facts. "A lot of the advice floating around out there is unhelpful or, in some cases, even harmful," he says. We asked Trainer, who treats Sir Paul McCartney and Gwyneth Paltrow, and other experts to set the record straight on preventing and treating back pain. Full Story Here.