Introduction
Physical Therapy in Hazle Township for Lower Back
Welcome to FYZICAL Hazleton's patient resource about Nutrition and Your Spine.
You are what you eat. Is that simply a funny saying or is there some truth to that old adage? The spine is not something that usually comes to mind when one thinks about nutrition - but it should. Nutrition is important in having a healthy spine. Good nutrition also helps control pain and disability when we are suffering from many different types of spine conditions.
This guide will help you understand:
- what is nutrition
- how nutrition affects the spine
- how nutrition affects injury, inflammation, and pain
- how to use good nutrition to get ready for and recover from spine surgery
How you eat and exercise (or don’t exercise) will make you more or less likely to have problems with your bones, joints, and connective tissue. This guide will help you learn how to use nutrition for healing after an injury. We will describe how you can make simple changes to your diet and other lifestyle habits. These changes can be helpful if you have a painful spine condition. You will learn how to tell if you have given the changes enough time to work for you. You’ll learn to know if it’s time to move on to other health care solutions for your problem.