• Avoid heavy lifting or repeated bending
• Use homeopathic ointment (Traumeel) topically 3x per day as needed
• While working wear a Magnetic Lumbar Belt
• See your Chiropractor as soon as you can

• Avoid sleeping on your stomach
• Better to lie on your side with a pillow between your legs
• Use a cervical pillow to sleep
• Use a firm but comfortable matress
• Flip your matress every month or as directed by manufacturer
• Most people need 8-10 hrs of sleep to heal from pain and stress

Sitting

• At work or computer use adjustable chair that has no arm rests
• Use Lumbar support pillows at work, in the car, at the dinner table etc.
• Evaluate and improve your work situation

• Do daily stretches
• Do daily strengthening excerises: crunches, leg raises, and pushups
• Excercise aerobically for 30 minutes at least 3 times per week: Swimming, waling, tread Mill. etc.