Norman Marcus Pain Institue: Preventing Back Pain Tips
Dr. Norman Marcus was once the head of the American Academy of Pain Medicine and the founder of an institute committed to helping people phase out body pains or at least learn to manage it. He has developed special techniques for this. Here are his tips on preventing back pains, specifically withe mattresses:
– Don’t watch television or read when you’re lying down in bed. When you lift your head to view the screen — or raise your arms to hold a book you generate an isometric contraction that strains your muscles and can cause pain in your neck, head or shoulders. To watch TV or read in bed, sit up with your back supported by the headboard and your knees bent.
To read the National Pain Foundation interview with Dr. Marcus, visit this.
His institute’s website is also found here.
