The latest therapies (traditional and alternative), clinical trials, research, rehabilitation and pain management.
A Sydney-based research organisation named Neura is behind a trial aiming to test whether brain training is an effective treatment for back pain. A…
2016 is going to be the year the treatment of back pain changes forever. A study by Dr Victor May from the University of Vermont confirms what research…
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 str…
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 o…
Imagine having the power to reduce your own pain levels! A study written about in Scientific American shows Buddhist Monks well practiced in meditation…
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 M…
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 lif…
There is a very good reason why elite sporting teams have masseurs on the payroll. Because they want the scientifically proven benefits that massage b…
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 …
The use of Platelet Rich Plasma Injection Therapy is becoming increasingly popular in Australia for the treatment of mild to moderate osteoarthritis.
Scientists from the University of Queensland have discovered the molecular mechanisms that allow severed nerves in roundworms to fuse back together may…
More than 50% of Australians living with back pain develop mental health issues after having chronic pain, according to a leading orthopaedic surgeon f…
Just as technology is evolving to provide new opportunities for managing pain, so is the mainstream acceptance of alternative therapies in treating the cause and symptoms of pain in a drug-free, non-invasive manner.
Patients who expect acupuncture or massage to work wonders for their back pain seem to improve more than patients who have lower expectations, accordin…
Osteoporosis is a disorder characterised by a reduction in bone mass causing the skeleton to become increasingly fragile. The more fragile bone is, the…
Pilates has become increasingly popular recently as an alternative to the more traditional methods of exercise, thanks to more sports stars and celebri…
In one of the studies, both of which are published in the September 1st issue of the British Medical Journal, investigators calculated the number of si…
Although the most common approach to treating the pain of knee osteoarthritis is with anti-inflammatory drugs, the medications have little effect on di…
