There is overwhelming evidence that bracing in young adults diagnosed with idiopathic scoliosis, the most common and insidious form of the disease, is so effective that the need for surgery is completely prevented. This was the finding of a clinical trial undertaken across 25 sites in the USA and Canada back in 2013. T
The Healthy Communities Research Centre at UQ Ipswich is calling for a national focus on “health literacy” following the release of findings which reveal that most Australians don’t have the basic knowledge to keep themselves healthy.
The recently-released findings are based on the 2006 Adult Literacy and Life Skills survey conducted by the Australian Bureau of Statistics.
Healthy Communi…
A prolapsed (herniated) disc occurs when the outer fibres of the intervertebral disc (its annulus) are injured, and the soft material known as the nucleus pulposus, ruptures out of its enclosed space. The prolapsed or ruptured disc material can enter the spinal canal, compressing the spinal cord, but more frequently the spinal nerves.
On average humans tend to get about eight hours of sleep a night. It’s estimated that over the course of our lives, we spend about a third of our lives sleeping.
So can your sleep posture affect your back, and overall health and well-being? The answer is an emphatic ‘yes’!
That’s because getting enough good quality sleep gives your body time to recuperate, repair and detoxify. This in tur…
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When it comes to understanding pain, the lack of an objective measure is often seen as a barrier. Because each individual experiences pain differently, using the brain to further understand pain can be a difficult method.
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Scientists have uncovered evidence that our thoughts can successfully intervene with feelings of pain. If you are suffering mild forms of back pain you might consider including mindfulness, meditation or cognitive behavioural therapy into your pain management regime. How is pain processed by the brain? There are two neural pathways responsible for feeling pain.
Back pain may be the result of learning to run before we could walk, in evolutionary terms, according to a new study which has linked a common cause of back pain to our ape ancestry. The study suggests that rapid evolution from walking on all fours to upright on two legs, leaving people with vertebrae similar to chimpanzees susceptible to back pain.
What do lawyers, public servants and IT service desk personnel have in common? Answer: they all work in office spaces. The majority of their day is spent seated in front of a computer, possibly taking lunch at their desks or even doing overtime. It is a long day in a chair.
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