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A new study unveiled in January 2016 by the Arthritis Research & Therapy Journal has found a fast, effective way to identify the root cause of lower back pain with a simple blood test. This study undertaken by the USA’s Feinstein Institute looked at 23 people with back pain plus 10 control subjects relying on incredible knowledge of how the body’s biochemistry changes in response to differe…
Albert Einstein did some of his best thinking walking around campus. The Queen of England discusses national matters with Prime Ministers as they take a turn about the gardens at Buckingham Palace. Malcolm Turnbull has a standing desk in his Parliamentary office. If the genius and powerful have ditched sitting all day, there must be an excellent reason why we should all follow suit.
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We used to worry about our kids getting ‘square eyes’. Now, it’s ‘text neck’ – and the side effects for posture and back pain are alarming.
As you are reading this article take note of your posture. Is your head leaning forward? Are your shoulders hunched? If you are reading on a phone are your arms bent at your sides? The position you are currently holding has a name: “Text Neck” – and it …
At some point in our lives, back pain is likely to affect each of us. In Australia, the cost of lost productivity and treatments costs a massive $34 billion according to a 2007 study by Access Economics.
So why is back pain occurring at epidemic levels? Is it because we work too much, do injuries happen through exercise, or are we just not standing straight and tall? In truth, work, exercis…
Worrying statistics have emerged for the British Chiropractic Association (BCA), reporting that four out five British men experience back or neck pain on a daily basis. This is a massive 75% jump in a study involving 2000 British men. Looking at the figures you might assume that these men are older and possibly suffering other health issues.
Sitting down for brief periods can help us recover from stress or recuperate from exercise.
It’s official: Low back pain is the world’s biggest work disability, ranking higher than any other condition including infections, depression and cardiac disease.
The research, conducted across 187 countries over a 20-year period, also found that low back pain accounted for a third of all work-related disability worldwide.
Lead author, Professor Tim Driscoll, Sydney School of Public Healt…
Winter is here, and that means colds, flus, and for many, an increased amount of back pain.
“As the temperature drops, discomfort in the lower and upper back may become more prominent as our bodies restrict blood to our peripheral joints and non-essential skeletal muscles,” says Jason T Smith, founder of theBack In Motion Health group and author of Get Yourself Back In Motion.
“This can l…
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