Back pain relief strategies can also include natural ways to relieve back pain. In most instances the natural approach will ease back pain as quick as popping a pill.

Hopefully you also understand the pain relief is only ever a symptomatic fix. You still need to address the causes of your back pain; otherwise you will need to use these techniques again and again. The problem with that is eventually they won't help you.

Why?

Chronic back pain occurs as people fail to address the underlying causes. The longer the causes remain, the more likely your spine and muscles will decline. Eventually you may end up needing surgery or worse...

A life filled with pain!

However, if you are like most people, the first step in eradicating your back pain is eliminating the symptoms. The following techniques will help you to achieve this. Then as your back pain eases, start looking at the causes and removing those also.

Ice Initially

One of the easiest and quickest ways to ease back pain is to use ice in the first 48 hours. Ice will act as a pain reliever and help to reduce inflammation. Place ice on the area for 10 minutes and then rest for 10 minutes. Repeat this 3 times and do this often during the day in those first 48 hours.

Ease Muscle Tension

The next method is the obvious one. You need to stretch. Stretching will help to ease muscle tension which is one of the more common causes of pain. Stretching should be gentle in those first days as overdoing it can actually aggravate your backache.

If your back pain is severe, then use the ice in those first 48 hours and then after that start stretching. In lesser cases, stretching can be used almost immediately.

Garlic for Massage

Finally, the last technique was given to me by a Naturopath friend. Garlic oil will actually help to reduce the inflammation and pain of backache. All you need to do is grab some garlic, take about 10 small garlic pieces and then slowly fry them in little oil. You can use sesame oil, coconut oil or mustard oil. You must fry till the garlic cloves turn a light brown color. Let the garlic cool completely then rub it into your backache area. Having someone massage it into your back may be easiest at times.

Relieving back pain temporarily is not a good idea. The techniques above will help ease your back pain, you should add to this though. Complete back pain relief is easy and quick if you use the right methods. Your goal should be to remove the cause and symptoms of your backache.