How to Manage Your Back Pain Caused by a Pinched Nerve: Our muscles, ligaments and tendons are similar to rubber. You may know how the rubber reacts to the cold and heat. It tends to expand while exposed to heat and contracts on cold. The same happens to the soft tissues of our body.
On those chilly winter nights, our soft tissues like tendons, muscles and ligaments react to cold, as not flexible as summer. This leads to the vertebral disc bulging out of its normal position causing a pinched nerve back pain.
Ways to cope with those chilly winters are as follows:
The best method to prevent a pinched nerve or injury during the winters are to warm up mildly. This encourages the blood flow to the tendons, muscles and ligaments making it more flexible and ready to absorb the shock absorber.
You have to do proper stretching after the warm-up and activity is essential. The stretches must be mild that creates a soothing sensation of mild stretch or tension. Discomforts or pain shouldn’t be felt while doing the stretches.
Stretches can last for 30 seconds but not less than 20 seconds. Stretching for less than twenty seconds initiates a stretch reflex that makes your muscle tighten up.
Dress yourself with the right winter clothes. It is good to wear extra layers of clothing to keep the heat in. Portable heat pads and hot water bottles are useful for the extra warmth.
Ensure you eat food and drink sufficient fluids to keep your energy levels up to cope with the colder temperatures. Have loads of warm fluids, eat hot meals, fruits and vegetables. Try to stay active by moving to improve your blood circulation, generate heat and make you feel better.
