WOMEN AND BACK PAIN

In this currently accelerated lifestyle, women have roles at the workplace, at home, in the family with their children, etc. There is not enough time in the day and this creates stress in the workplace, family, at home, etc. Our backs do what they can, suffer abuse and don’t receive the care they need. Even sporty women get back pains.

These are some of the risk factors that can cause or worsen our back pains:

POOR POSTURE

Especially for long periods such as at work, etc. Poor posture overloads, stresses and contracts the back muscles which can become swollen and be painful.

The W-WEAR Back Pain Corrector helps to correct poor posture and maintain a natural posture and correct body and back balance. Sit down with your back straight and supported on the seat back.

LIFTING WEIGHTS WITH INCORRECT POSTURES

If you have to lift WEIGHTS, stress the lumbar area, keep your knees bend and your back straight.

EXERCISING WITHOUT PREPARING THE MUSCLES

Before exercise or sudden, intense movements, you must WARM UP, tone up and prepare your muscles. If they are cold or stiff you could suffer sprains, small injuries or fractures.

W-WEAR helps keep our muscles warm and prevents overloading as it distributes weight and stress in a balanced fashion.

AGE

In our body and the spinal column, the tissues loose strength and elasticity. The nerves are subjected to pressure, problems due to incorrect posture and overloading over many years. The defects, displacements and deformations grow worse over time. Do not hesitate in visiting a specialist if you experience pains.

W-WEAR Back Pain Corrector can correct bad posture habits or defects, and in cases where pain limits autonomy or weakness, it eases the pain providing support and distributing the stress in a uniform manner.

OVERWEIGHT

The vertebral column supports our body and its whole weight. Maintaining an appropriate, healthy weight will prevent it from suffering excessively.

PSYCHOLOGICAL STRESS

Emotional stress plays an important role in back pain. Family, couple, domestic, financial, work worries etc, build up and create stress that is somatised and intensifies back pain. Therefore we must keep a calm and positive look on life. We need to put time aside for ourselves, look after ourselves, practise relaxation techniques, take part in activities that help us to develop, learn and, in short, help us feel good about ourselves.

PREMENSTRUAL SYNDROME

Medication or analgesics which can help, as well as heat sources (electric blankets or hot water bottles). There are also more natural remedies which will help regulate your hormones and reduce pain, such as onagra oil (capsules, etc.)

PREGNANCY

Back pain during pregnancy is something extremely common, affecting 50% of women at some time during pregnancy. There are 3 basic causes:

1/ The excessive back effort required due to the extra weight being carried.

2/ The posture changes to compensate for the extra weight and the change in the centre of gravity of the woman’s body.

3/ The pressure on the stretched and weakened muscles of the abdomen which support the vertebral column.

ADVICE to relieve back pain during pregnancy: Try to keep a correct posture, avoid pushing your hips backwards, bend your back or pushing your stomach outwards. Avoid using high heel shoes as these overload the waist muscles. Avoid lifting heavy weights. If you have to, then bend your knees and keep a straight back. Avoid being stood up for long periods of time. Sit on chairs with a back rest, preferably with a cushion in the lumbar area. Sleep on a harder pillow rather than a softer one, preferably on your side, with a pillow between your legs which will help you to keep your back straight.

LOOKING AFTER CHILDREN

After giving birth, looking after your children will require a great deal of effort from your back. Basically, the first years looking after your children will involve constant stress on your back lifting weight (lifting your child), poor postures, stresses, etc. Lack of sleep could make this problem worse. Luckily, this is a rewarding process and will not last for many years. Even so, the posture hygiene advice must be followed at all times because if not, you could end up with severe back pains. Remember that it is important to always keep your back straight, bending your knees, not your back. As well as all the advice we have mentioned beforehand.

The W-WEAR Back Pain Corrector can help you in this stage of your life as W-WEAR shall ensure you always maintain the correct, balanced posture, distributing weight with no overloading.

MENOPAUSE

As well as the fact that the body and tissues deteriorate with age, osteoporosis appears with the menopause weakening bones. This is due to a calcium deficit. It consists in a loss of bone mass (porous bones) which affects, amongst others, the vertebrae. This is a serious problem in many women which can result in fractures or curvature of the spinal column causing chronic back pains. To prevent these problems, a healthy life with no alcohol and cigarettes, practising gentle exercise, taking regular natural treatments, hormone therapy and a diet rich in calcium with help conserve your bones.

The W-WEAR can also help to maintain a balanced posture, providing support, correcting your postural stresses and distributing the stress in a uniform manner, providing protection from possible pulls, impact or vibrations.