How Stress Can Cause Back Pain - Without Any Physical Injury

Backache from Stress?

Yes, it's more than possible.

It may seem odd to you, but there are many people that do suffer from aches and pains as a result of stress. You may or may not know this, but stress can manifest itself in many ways. It can range from that of cold and flu symptoms, two other illnesses and even physical pain.

As it may not be obvious that this is the reason for the backpain, it may certainly be worth reading the rest of the article to find out some techniques that may benefit you it is stress you're suffering from.

The back pain from by stress is more of a psychosomatic problem, therefore the pain is not as physical as it seems. There is good news and bad news in regards to this. The bad news is that no matter what physical treatment you go through, whether via a chiropractor, doctor or even a massage therapist, the pain simply will not budge.

However, the good news here is that the pain can be potentially cured by following some relaxation and "de-stressing" advice. For practical reasons, you should always visit your physician for professional advice before beginning any self treatment, but here are a couple of methods you can use that should calm your mind enough to remove the pain, even if just a little.

First, try meditation. No, don't worry I'm not going all new age and "lardy dah" on you. Call it quiet time if you will, but this type of meditation simply means you go to a place where you will not be disturbed, and just sit for 15 minutes to half an hour, and try and relax your muscles as much as you can while concentrating on your breathing. During this time it is important to clear your mind is much you can, and not think about your problems too much.

This brings us to our next point, try and think positively. This can work absolute wonders on your life. Each time you begin to think negatively about things, realize that you're doing it, and flip the thought straight around.

This works especially well in situations where you would normally get angry -- a big cause of stress (and high blood pressure).

Think I've gone totally off subject? Well it may seem like it, but sometimes you have to realize that one thing is linked to the other. Stress is definitely a major factor in the cause of some types of pain, which may even be the negative thoughts in your mind manifesting themselves within the body.

Tell you what, for the next couple of days - just try it out - and if you feel any better, then that's a good thing, and if not, well, you only lost about half an hour of time :)