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Originally Posted by mreid
Spend 5 minutes a day doing ab exercises. Strong abdominal muscles prevents most back pain. So, a two step process. Prevent it with exercise, fight it with the patch.
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I think for 95% of us, prevention is the best cure. Daily crunches to strengthen the abs, improved overall fitness, and specific stretching exercises to reduce or treat sciatic nerve pain. This has served me well since my 30s when back issues first became noticeable.
For the other 5%, sometimes you simply need temporary pain relief meds, sometimes you really do need a chiropractor, sometimes you really do need medical treatment including surgery.
If you are over 55 and never have any back pain... you are dead.