What Cause Backpain?

518,787 out of 23,522,482 of total population in Malaysia are suffering back pain. This number is worrying. Me too suffer from the back pain. Pain killers and massage make the pain gone for a while but always come back. There are so many things that can cause the back pain. 

SOME OF RISKS TO BACK PAIN

• Stressful job
• Depression
• Age
• Gender
• Sedentary lifestyle (inactive, too much sitting)
• Pregnancy
• Anxiety (Nervous / Panic)
• Smoking
• Strenuous physical exercise
• Heavy work
• Sleeping on stomach
• Pneumonia
• Gallbladder disease
• Kidney infections
• Stomach problems 
• Infections of the spine
• Tumors

Most people not aware that back pain can also be the consequences on how you stand, walk or run. If you are not standing, walking and run properly, it may caused the back pain. The injury begin on the foot, ankle, knees and up to the back. The video explain the way you walk might cause the back pain. 

PRONATION

• Pronation is the way your foot rolls inward when you walk and run • It affects the type of shoe you need to get • Neutral pronators are safe to wear a wide variety of shoe • Overpronators should look for maximum support or structured cushioning shoe • Underpronators need lots of cushioning to avoid impact injuries

Pronation Self-Test

Make an print on the floor or piece of paper with your foot when it is wet (for example when you come out of the shower).

See which of these patterns it matches most closely:

Over-pronating

Neutral Pronating

Under-pronating

Through the test you can identify which pattern you are walking and improve accordingly. 



References

http://www.rightdiagnosis.com/b/back_pain/stats-country.htm

http://www.runnersworld.com/running-shoes/pronation-explained?page=single