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Of course not! Yet we continue to do things that can exacerbate our lower back pain. Activities like sports, sitting in a non-ergonomic chair all day at work, lifting heavy objects with our backs instead of our legs, and even stress all contribute to our aching back. If you are like most people, you take a pain killer to ease the back pain. But did you know that pain medication only mask the problem? In a way, you are actually covering up your body’s cry for help.

Using pain medication to treat low back pain is dangerous for two reasons. First it may provide short term relief of pain but the source of the problem is not corrected and the injury becomes more inflamed and difficult to treat. Second, certain ingredients in pain medication are hard on the stomach, the kidneys and the liver. Over time, medication can cause problems with these organs and the back pain is still there. To get to the real cause of your back pain, some people discover chiropractic care. You can read the full article about how chiropractors treat back pain here:

http://mydiscoverchiropractic.com/category/back-pain