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Natural Back Pain Relief For Bodybuilders

Tuesday April 4, 2006
Almost everyone has back pain at some point in their lives. We bodybuilders, regardless of how good we are at keeping good form while we perform our weight training exercises, at some point may strain our backs and suffer from back pain.

In 15 Natural Remedies for Back Pain, our Alternative Medicine Guide Cathy Wong, N.D., covers several natural options that may help improve your condition.

My grandfather, who was a very successful orthopedic surgeon, always told me that when it comes to back pain to try and exhaust all natural options before even contemplating back surgery. He felt that back surgery should be the last option to deal with back pain and that it was only to be used in the case that the pain is so severe that regardless of therapy used it does not go away and it prevents the person from walking. So if this is not your case, take a look at these 15 Natural Remedies for Back Pain and see how your situation improves.

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Comments

July 2, 2008 at 11:14 pm
(1) Frank Gerace says:

Some people feel that magnet therapy helps them. There seems to be growing interest of the medical profession in the use of magnets for possible improvement of circulation, healing, and pain reduction.

August 28, 2008 at 12:40 pm
(2) Vern Masterson says:

There are actually a large number of new alternative back pain treatments using magnetic therapy. Of course, there are mixed reviews about its efficacy but it’s certainly worth a shot if it means avoiding potentially harmful back surgery.

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