The very best therapy for back pain is exercise. The kind of exercise will look a bit different for everybody and every taste. However, to maintain strength, flexibility and bone density the body must keep active. Bad Backs stocks an aladdin’s cave of unique ergonomic tools to enhance the exercise experience, and to promote recovery or management of back pain.
Imagine having the power to reduce your own pain levels! A study written about in Scientific American shows Buddhist Monks well practiced in meditation are actually able to control the intensity of pain they feel. This ability to control your own mind’s responses is in your hands (and you don’t need to travel to the wilderness or don robes to do it). There is a growing body of evidence that poi…
New research has put customised physical therapy as a method of treatment for back pain to the test. Since being published in the prestigious British Medical Journal in October 2015, this new research will change the way back pain is treated, now and in the future.
La Trobe researchers wanted to know if physical therapy was living up to it’s reputation, and what kind of physical intervention…
Scientists from the University of Queensland have discovered the molecular mechanisms that allow severed nerves in roundworms to fuse back together may hold the secret to treating nerve injuries in humans. By combining neurosurgery with molecular biology, project leader at the Queensland Brain Institute (QBI) Dr Massimo Hilliard, said the findings could help to treat conditions.
More than 50% of Australians living with back pain develop mental health issues after having chronic pain, according to a leading orthopaedic surgeon from the Western Australian Institute for Medical Research.
Professor Melloh, quoted at theconversation.com, stated that it was plausible that the stress of severe back pain had influenced the mind, and that this had led to depression and other…
Pregnancy produces so many changes throughout a woman’s body that you wouldn’t expect, and back pain is one of them. Did you know that just under half of all pregnant women will develop significant lower back pain? Symptoms can arise in the post natal period or in the later part of the pregnancy, but onset is just as common during the first trimester so it’s not necessarily related to the weigh…
There is a very good reason why elite sporting teams have masseurs on the payroll. Because they want the scientifically proven benefits that massage brings to keep players strong on the field. Massage is an effective, pain relieving, endorphin raising therapy and it might be just the thing to ease your back pain. You might not running around the pitch like a pro but you will be living your lif…
Joints can be a really big pain. They swell up, ache and hurt. Not so long ago joint pain was an “old person” problem. But not anymore. With longer lifespans our musculoskeletal system needs to work harder for longer. Sadly, it is not always up to the task. What is joint pain? Joint pain is caused by a few different factors and varies a lot in severity and length of discomfort.
In March 2016, the NHS, the body responsible for all health care in the UK, has released draft guidelines which reverse their advice on the treatment of back pain in several key areas, paving the way for changes in Australia’s treatment recommendations and health insurance guidelines.
The use of Platelet Rich Plasma Injection Therapy is becoming increasingly popular in Australia for the treatment of mild to moderate osteoarthritis.
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