For anyone who's ever suffered from back pain (80 percent of you will
have some type of back problem, according to the American Chiropractic
Association), beating it seems like a giant job that only a powerful
dose of meds can handle. While popping a pill may give you a break from
the aches, it won't cure the cause of your chiropractic cricks.
But you don't need to hobble around in discomfort, either. Here's how
to relieve back pain (no prescription needed!)—we've got your back.Fight the Hunch
Think
about all the times you're huddled over something—your phone, your
computer, your tablet. It's bad news for your back. When you wake up in
the morning, before you go to bed, or after a workout, lie back on a
large exercise or physio ball for two minutes, advises Todd Sinett, DC, a
chiropractor in New York City and author of Three Weeks to a Better Back.
