Nowadays, back pain could be one of the most common illnesses, and even considered as the most bothering one.
Modern people do many activities that can lead them to have a back pain.
With this pain, they will be unable to do their jobs because of the discomfort feeling it brings.
Back pain requires a special management to prevent it from becoming worse.
Although this pain is occasional, you should not let it ruin your works.
Once you feel it, you will need to take a rest by lying down to a flat surface, such as mattress.
Knowing how long the time you need to get relax will be wise since too much rest can worsen the pain.
During the rest, do not let your back muscles overused.
When you feel a little better, try to get up, move around, and stretch your body to reduce the pain.
If you feel that the pain hurts you deeper, medication is a way out.
Medical world provides a wide variety of medications to solve your problem whether in a form of therapies or drugs.
Consuming the drugs will relieve pain, relax muscle spasms, and reduce inflammation.
The drugs are available in drug stores in your stores although some of them need doctor's prescription.
Another way to manage back pain is by doing therapy cold/heat therapy.
Cold therapy will be good to cure sprain or strain and to reduce muscle spasm, inflammation, and pain.
To do the therapy, you can put cold packs, iced towels, or ice cubes on your back.
Taking a cool bath will also be a nice option for you.
On the other hand, heat is needed in the process of heat therapy.
By applying a hot compress, a dry or moist heating and hydrotherapy, you will get decreased muscle spasms, relieved pain, relaxed tense muscles, and increased range of motion.
You may get confused on the therapy suitable for you, so you can choose the most comfortable one as the answer.