How To Use Lumbar Supports Video

Minor lower back injuries can occur during many physical activities. Learn how to treat lower back injuries and stay fit in this sports medicine video.

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Stretching can help relieve pain
Lumbar support devices work well
Use caution when tightening
Adjust lumbar support

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Mike Vera is an athletic trainer the Roger Clemens Institute at Memorial Hermann Hospital. The Clemens Institute is the largest, most comprehensive medically based sports program in the Southwest.

MIKE VERA: For those of you who are physically active, you can always run the risk and the possibility of injuring your lower back. There are several ways to manage it. During the course of lifting weights, jogging, riding your bike, there are some mechanical things that you can approach that will help alleviate that type of injury. Usually, when you strain the lower back, there are some things you can do: gentle stretching, reduction of your exercise and your activity, but you can also use commercially available products such as a lumbar support. This one here is a lumbar support. It's kind of the top of the line. There are a whole broad range of devices to use. This simply is a little bit more desirable because it has an adjustable pad that you can put up or lower to help provide a little bit support as you need it. I would like to remind you that when you do use these, to exercise caution. You don't want to put it on too tight where you feel pain caused by this. This is really more to give you some support. I would also like to recommend that if you have an automobile that has an adjustable lumbar support, use it as you can. You may even use something like just a small inflatable pillow at work or at home sitting in your favorite chair. But these products are great. They're available anywhere. When you use them, make sure you use them till you feel better. You can, maybe, even use some over-the-counter medications to help control the pain.

How to Use Lumbar Supports Video

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