hey there youtubers Coby here, osteopath in the UK from www.sootheclinic.com
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new video up so today's video is in response to a question somebody put on
one of my videos where they said that in the cold weather that we're experiencing
at the moment their back pain gets worse and that is obviously because in the
cold them your muscle tension increases and that increases your pain did I have
any suggestions so yes I do and here they are so I've been looking around for
some quirky little things that I could suggest to you different to just a
normal hot water bottle which is what you would normally use obviously if you
warm up the back muscles you will relax them it will reduce your pain even if
it's temporarily sometimes even a little bit of pain relief is a great gift in
times of great pain so I found this really cute thing now it's basically
don't laugh it's basically an electric blanket for your back and it basically
warms up your back and your neck so it's this lovely fairy material like putting
a teddy bear around your back or a blanket like that already the fact that
it's a really lovely texture will help relax you and activate the relaxation
response which will give you a little bit of pain relief anyway anything that
relaxes your muscles will reduce your muscle pain so I'll just do a quick demo
try not to laugh just pop it on your back like this here you go I won't do it
up because my microphone but you would would close that up there so you can see
it go all the way up the neck and down the back and then you've just got these
little tires here very basic design but does
that matter as long as it does the job hey so and then it's unfortunately with
this it's not portable you you plug it into the wall and you have three levels
of heat zero which is completely off no heat just a nice warm cozy blanket then
you've got one two and three so high heat settings and on the instructions it
says if it gets too hot make sure you turn it down I've tried it out myself
it's great I really like it and it doesn't exactly heat up for next is warm
and cozy it's really nicely around the trapezius muscle so I think it will be
good to help you if you get tension headaches so the downside of this is is
not portable so what's my suggestion if you want something on the go okay guys
so this is my second suggestion now this to all intents and purposes looks like
your very standard normal sleeveless jacket and the UK we call this a body
warmer made of a lovely thick spongy kind of synthetic material so it's quite
warm in itself but when you open it up it looks like something a national would
wear doesn't it but it is hitted the whole back panel is heated much like the
last one we looked at but what I like about this the reason I'm suggesting
this to you is because you don't have to plug it into a wall plug it is powered
by a USB cable so you plug this into a USB plug charge up and then whenever
you're ready when you're out and about so when your back pain comes on because
back pain comes on when you least expect it right when you're queuing for the to
pay for your shopping when you're picking the kids up you just press this
little button and it will obviously warm up your back muscles relaxing them now
this is marketed to Mountaineers so people who go up mountains in cold
weather but I think this would be fantastic for someone who has back pain
I think if James Bond had back pain he would have designed this for him it's a
it's so discreet you could wear it under your jacket under your under your normal
kote which i think is great because when you're when your back pain software you
need lots of tools like this that you can just pull out the back and just be
prepared you've got to be prepared for a back pain if if you're living with
chronic back pain I think this would really help all right so there yeah my
job is just to give you some tips and ideas so there we are my two suggestions
for you I will put the links in the write-up below and give them a try if
you think they would help you so remember this video was I've made this
video in response to a question that somebody sent me on my youtube video so
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