Acupressure mat for back pain relief

People are concerned about their health and back pain and many of us use 'health or mats to comfort our backs. Acupressure mat can work best for supporting our back as well as providing relief from back ache. Acupressure mat is a natural way of getting relief from back pain.
How it works?
It uses pressure to press key points on the surface of the skin to stimulate the body's natural self-curative abilities. When these points are pressed, they help relax muscular tension and promote the circulation of blood and the body's life force to aid healing. Acupuncture and acupressure use the same points, but acupuncture employs needles, while acupressure uses the gentle but firm pressure of the hands or feet, or use the blunt spikes of acupressure balls or mats.
During 1980 the  potency of 'mats for back pain' was scientifically proven by Russian medical researchers.

Self care techniques for back pain management

In most of the cases back pain gets better applying self care techniques adopted at home. These techniques can help you recover quickly.

The following self care techniques will benefit a majority of people with acute back or neck pain. In most cases, acute back pain will go away on its own over a period of days.
For acute cases that are not debilitating, low back pain may be best treated with these self-care techniques.

Self care techniques:
Back Care First Aid: In most cases, do-it-yourself back care for low back pain should center on a combination of:
A short course of rest, limited to one to two days
Pain medication, and Application of ice and/or heat on the lower back to decrease inflammation.

What are the causes of back pain?

Back pain is a very common health concern of middle or aged peoples. Statistics show that nine out of ten adults experience back pain at some point in their life, and five out of ten working adults have back pain every year. The simple reason you have back pain is because your body and spine have been pulled out of their normal position and into what we call dysfunctions.

When muscle imbalances pull your spine and body out of alignment, the level of stress on certain muscles, bones and joints increases. And even the smallest muscle imbalance can over time pull you out of balance and place tremendous amounts of uneven pressure and wear and tear on your body especially the vertebrae, discs, spine and its supporting muscles.

There are several things that contribute to and create muscle imbalances such as how active you are, what activities you do frequently, if you exercise, the exercises you perform, how you sit, stand and walk, if you work, what you do for work, etc.