Back pain in many cases is either caused or exacerbated by dehydration. The structure of the human spinal discs makes them vulnerable to dehydration, with resulting pain and swelling. Read more to find out the connection between dehydration and back pain, and a simple, commonsense and healthy approach to reducing or eliminating your back pain.
The reason lies in the very structure of the human spine. Between every two vertebrae lies a disc, which functions as a shock absorber for all that we put our backs through everyday. This disc has two parts: an outer, flexible but very tough ring, which is filled with a gelatinous substance, called the nucleus pulposis. This inner substance is primarily water.