Improve your posture: 5 tips on how to straighten up at the office
When you stand up after a day at work, does your back resemble a question mark? Bad posture whilst sitting at your desk can easily lead to back pain.
Preventing Back Pain
Five ways to stay active – world arthritis day focuses on healthy ageing
Australians in general enjoy one of the highest life expectancies in the world, with an increasing number of people now expected to live well into our 80s. And with back and joint pain affecting more than 80 per cent of us at some stage in our lives, and more likely as we get older, there’s no doubt that the number of people who experience a rheumatic or musculoskeletal disease.
Paracetamol is ineffective for treating back pain – exercise instead
The most commonly prescribed pain relief for back pain, paracetamol, is ineffective in offering patients any relief, according to a recent study released in Australia.
Contrary to the long-held belief that back pain could be relieved with a couple of pills and a lie down, the research suggests that paracetamol is ineffective for back pain – with researchers adding that physical activity aide…
Straighten up and move – 2014 World Spine Day
Spinal disorders such as back pain, neck pain, scoliosis and disc disease can have a profound effect on a person’s overall health – impacting the ability to work, enjoy every day activities, and for many, the ability to get good night’s sleep. Low back pain is now the world’s biggest work disability, ranking higher than any other condition including infections, depression and cardiac disease.
Children and chiropractic
More and more children are receiving chiropractic treatments, Dr. Max Gomez reports.
The chiropractor does what’s called an adjustment, a spinal manipulation designed to adjust the position and movement of the verterbrae.
Critics said adjustments for children aren’t necessary or even safe. Pediatric orthopedic surgeon Shevaun Doyle of Hospital for Special Surgery showed Dr. Gomez how the …
Back pain? Sitting up straight may be the culprit
Researchers are using a new form of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to show that sitting in an upright position places unnecessary strain on your back, leading to potentially chronic pain problems if you spend long hours sitting.
The study, conducted at Woodend Hospital in Aberdeen, Scotland, was presented at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA).
“A 135-…
Back pain – another perspective
Everyone can recall some experience with Back Pain during their lives, either as a sufferer themselves or through knowing someone who was.
Statistics say 80 percent of us will have a personal experience with it some day. A severe case can turn the world’s strongest man into a 300lb weakling in the split second it takes for a muscle to go into spasm.
The back is where everything we do pivo…
How do pain relievers work?
When living with back pain, often the first place that sufferers, and indeed medical practitioners will turn to is pain relievers. But how do pain relievers work and what are the long term effects for managing your back pain? When a part of the body is injured, special nerve endings send pain messages back to the brain. Painkillers interfere with these messages
Driving can be a pain in the back
It doesn’t matter how often or how little you use your pride and joy – it could be doing you damage.
Tim Hutchful from the BCA says;
“There is almost twice as much pressure on your back when you are sitting incorrectly than there is if you stand up. Those most at risk are the people who not only spend long periods of time in the car, but also those who make infrequent short journeys in t…
Obesity and back pain
A person can be overweight and not be obese. It is important to understand the difference between the two terms. Obesity means having a higher than normal percentage of body fat. Usually, anyone who is 20% over the normal weight for his or her age, sex, build and height is considered obese.
The structure of the human skeleton is not well adapted to carry an extra load of body fat for a long …
