Is smoking a roadblock to your back pain recovery?
If you’re struggling with back pain and it’s taking longer that you’d like to feel better, then it could be time to look for any “roadblocks to healing”.
Roadblocks are factors that interrupt the body’s healing processes.
Most people don’t think about roadblocks because they’re focused on the part of the body that seems to be “the problem”. In the case of back pain, of course, the focus is on the back.
But healing from back pain means the body tissues need to heal. Tissue healing needs certain conditions to work well. Fresh blood flow, chemical signalling and so on.
Smoking can interrupt many normal body processes. It makes it harder for the body to do normal things, let alone to heal damaged tissues.
Think about whether this is a good time to quit smoking.
It might not solve your back pain instantly – we wouldn’t expect that. However, it’s making it easier for your whole body to heal, and you’ll get a huge number of other benefits too.
We love to support people on the healing path. Sometimes change can be a lot of work, and we have plenty of ways to support you as you change, heal and grow stronger. Acupuncture is only just the beginning of what we have on offer.
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Lois Nethery
Lois Nethery is the Director of the Village Healing Centre. She loves educating people about the beauty and depth of Chinese medicine, helping people to feel inspired about the relevance of this ancient knowledge tradition to our busy modern lives.
Disclaimer - The Village Healing Centre is a natural medicine centre of independent health practitioners. The views expressed in this blog are the author's only and do not necessarily reflect the views of all the Village Healing Centre practitioners. The information presented in this blog, and on the Village Healing Centre website, is for interest and educational purposes only and is not intended to be a substitute for health or medical information or advice. For health or medical advice, please consult your health professional.