Low back pain is the world’s biggest work disability

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…

Don’t let the winter blues add to your back pain

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…

Greg Blain

With the help of my chiropractor, the right exercises, my knowledge of nutrition and the appropriate supplements, I’ve been able to maintain my back and slow the progression towards chronicity quite successfully…