Indiana Spine Group

If your holiday plans include traveling. Sometimes that in itself can be a pain in your back! This spine wellness blog entry will provide a few healthful tips for minimizing back pain while traveling.

• Before you travel – remember to stretch! Stretch both your back and neck.
• If you are traveling by car – take frequent breaks to stretch. Also, switch drivers – when you are not driving this allows you to sit in a more relaxed position.
• Support your back, with either a lumbar pillow or place a rolled towel along your lower (lumbar) back.
• Remove your wallet or other items in your back pocket. Sitting on objects, can cause you to misalign your spine.

For more spine wellness tips for traveling by car, click here for a fact sheet.

For more travel tips, visit this page on the Spine Health website. This page provides “29 Best Travel Tips for Your Aching Back.”