Meakim & Stern Spinal Care: Ten Healthy Back Tips

Ten tips to help keep your back healthy

Following Meakim & Stern's simple and easy tips can help you keep your back healthy.

•	Have your spine checked regularly. It is much easier to prevent problems than to correct one!

•	Eat your fruits and vegetables. Your body needs nutrients to heal itself.

•	Don't cradle your phone between your shoulder and neck. Use a headset if you don't want to hold it!

•	Exercise regularly! It helps to strengthen your heart and all your other muscles. Pick an activity that you enjoy so that you will do it.

•	Try not to carry heavy, unbalanced loads. For instance, if you wear a backpack, wear straps on both shoulders.

•	Buy a good mattress, bed pillow, and chair for work. You spend a lot of time in these areas and you are worth it.

•	Don't sleep on your stomach. If you stood all day long with your head rotated to one side, that wouldn't be good for you, either!

•	Stretch before and after exercise.

•	Stretch while you are working if you sit for long periods of time.

•	Take Omega-3 fatty acids. Good fats are extremely good for the proper function of your body, and they help decrease inflammation.