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16 Ways to Get Rid of Lower Back Pain for Good Denise Mann, MS
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Understanding lower back pain
Low back pain can do more than keep you from the activities and people you love, it can also rob you of your quality of life and ability to get a good night s rest.
And you are not alone. Up to 80 percent of people will experience back pain during the course of their lives. Back pain is the most common reason for missed work and the third most frequent reason people visit the doctor s office, according to the American Chiropractic Association. (Here are more surprising reasons for back pain.)
What to Do When Walking Causes Lower Back Pain Denise Mann, MS
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When walking hurts
Walking is a great thing you can do for your health. Aiming for at least 10,000 steps a day is even better.
The benefits for your heart, lungs, and mental health are well-known, but sometimes there can be a downside walking may cause or worsen lower back pain.
As many as 80 percent of people in the United States will develop back pain at some point in their lives, making it the third most common reason for doctor visits, according to the American Chiropractic Association.
When Native Americans protested the Dakota Access Pipeline in 2016, a Lincolnite joined the protest. He started his mission there, and then he kept going.Â
Leo Yankton, a Native American activist, received the Fulfilling the Dream award at the University of Nebraska-Lincolnâs MLK Commemorative Celebration on Jan. 28 for his efforts to break down the stigmatization of indigenous people.Â
âI would have to accept [the award] thinking that I will earn this. I will keep continuing to make efforts to earn this,â Yankton said in his acceptance speech.Â
Yankton is part of the Oglala Lakota nation from South Dakota. He has always helped his community, but he started calling himself an activist in 2016. Yankton said his efforts primarily aim to increase awareness of Native American societal issues through discourse.Â
The treadmill or as many people call it, the dreadmill doesn t typically get a lot of love. But thanks to a recent viral TikTok trend, this fitness tool is receiving tons of hype.
The trend, known as the 12-3-30 workout, is soothingly straightforward: You set your treadmill to an incline of 12 and a speed of 3 miles per hour and then walk for 30 minutes. The concept originated from social media influencer Lauren Giraldo, who shared it on YouTube in 2019 and again on TikTok in November 2020, where a video explaining the workout racked up nearly 12 million views and more than 2.7 million likes (and counting).