We know that calcium deficiency can lead to osteoperosis, but can it be directly related to back pain?Â
Where proper nutrition is important for back health, calcium deficiency can cause bones to become brittle and fracture, particularly when over the age of 35.
Most commonly, calcium deficiency and brittle bones can lead to osteoporosis, particularly in women. Where it is best to maintain…
More than 2 million Australians experience back problems every year, according to the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare.
And a broad range of allied health professionals will point their finger at sitting as one of the biggest causes of back pain.
Sitting too long can:
Increase the stress on the discs between your vertebrae;
Cause the natural curve in your back to deteriora…
At some point in our lives, most of us will experience back pain.
Whether you’ve got an acute, chronic or referred pain condition, chances are that you will feel debilitated or overwhelmed by the unpleasant sensations. Your life might even be affected to a point where you can’t participate in day-to-day activities.
As Bad Backs guest blogger and physiotherapist Matt Baker explains, “…
What Men Need To Know
Conversations about osteoporosis and the measures that prevent and treat this bone-weakening disease typically focus on it as a women’s issue. Although we often think of men having larger, stronger bones than women, that’s not always the case-men are also at risk for developing osteoporosis.
Not only are men at a significant risk, but surprisingly, it is for many of …
Man is a vertebrate ie. he has a backbone. Most animals, which are classed as vertebrates walk on four legs, or like the apes, support their movement using their arms and legs.
In the course of standing erect, the spine once functioning as a beam ( horizontal plane), now had to adapt itself to the disadvantages of becoming a pillar ( vertical plane), in which the spinal discs were now detrim…
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.
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…
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