Infra-red Back Pain Relief Treatment
Suffering from back pain can be extremely debilitating, thousands of working days are lost each year. Back pain can range from being nothing more than a niggle which is more annoying than anything else to being so severe that even carrying out every day tasks becomes almost impossible.
There are many treatments for the many different types of back pain, everything from exercise to powerful prescription anti- inflammatory and pain killing drugs. However, there is a treatment which in medical circles has been noted for its many benefits for years but which is only now coming to the fore as a method of home back pain relief. I am talking about Infra-red Home Back Pain Relief
So what is infra-red heat treatment and how does it work?
Infra-red is actually a form of electromagnetic radiation. In simple terms it is heat radiation. We come into contact with this every day of our lives when the sun or a fire gives off thermal heat waves. Our skin contains receptors which allows us to feel this heat.
For hundreds of years heat has been used as a method of Home Back Pain Reliefand an extremely effective one at that. We have all used it at some time - a hot water bottle, a wheat filled bag which can be warmed in a microwave oven. The big difference between these heat sources and an infra-red heat pad is the depth of heat penetration. Researchers have now found that the use of thermal radiation allows heat to get reach a depth of up to 2.4inches below the skins surface.
This type of thermal heat relieves pain quickly because it travels directly to the source of the pain, penetrating muscle, joints and even bone to give fast, effective relief. By warming the muscles and tendons it allows them to relax therefore eliminating tension which can be a major cause of back pain.
The bodies natural reaction to a temperature increase is to rapidly increase in blood flow to the heat affected area in an attempt to keep the body in equilibrium. Blood vessels become dilated letting the blood circulate more freely, thus allowing oxygen and nutrients to pass through more easily. These additional nutrients and extra oxygen allows damaged cells and tissue to begin to regenerate and heal. In the same way the dilated blood vessels also allow toxins from the damaged tissue and cells to travel back into the blood stream where they can be filtered out and expelled through the usual routes i.e. kidneys and digestive system.
Using infra-red heat as a method of Home Back Pain Relief may mean there is no longer a need for large doses of powerful pain killing drugs which can sometimes have unpleasant side effects. There is also no need to worry about the length of time that the heat is applied, Infra-red heat pads are gentle on the surface of the skin. They usually heat to a temperature in the range of 104oF to 113oF as opposed to other forms of heat treatment which are often at a temperature in excess of 131oF
The best news of all however, is that whilst infra-red heat is a great Home Back Pain Relief method it can literally be used anywhere. There are heat pads available which you can use on your office chair or even in your car if you spend a lot of time on the road giving relief wherever you are.
