A book of practical tips to help people with spinal cord injuries solve bowel problems was launched today by the Minister for Ageing, Julie Bishop. “There are an estimated 11,000 people living with spinal cord injury in Australia and this increases by approximately 260 new cases annually,” Ms Bishop said during the launch of the book in Sydney.
Emotional stress for most people in the fast-paced, high pressure society in which we live today, seemingly is an unavoidable part of modern life. Stress may be either acute or long-term, and how we perceive and respond to it, will determine how it affects those of us who suffer with back problems.
Women are more likely than men to suffer from persistent neck pain, in particular those who engage in repetitive tasks such as working at a computer keyboard.
Previous studies have shown conflicting results as to whether or not exercise can effectively treat neck pain, but there has not been enough high-quality research in this area to draw firm conclusions. A new study on women with neck pa…
A Sydney-based research organisation named Neura is behind a trial aiming to test whether brain training is an effective treatment for back pain. Aptly named, RESOLVE, this medical trial is testing whether applying electricity to the brain will do more to reduce chronic pain than working only with the musculoskeletal system.
Read about what he supports & the role of the Christopher Reeve Paralysis Foundation in improving the lives of people with disabilities. “I am opposed to reproductive cloning as well as eugenics, the practice of hereditary improvement of the human race by controlled selective breeding.
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.
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 …
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…
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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