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Articles: back pain
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Assessment of the Body Regions - the Back
by Mario-Paul Cassar
A fundamental aspect of bodywork is the assessment of the presenting symptoms and the aetiology. The particular region of the body must be assessed for malfunction, contraindications and any signs and symptoms that can determine the treatment protocol.
Assessment of the Body Regions - The Back (continued from Issue 92)
by Mario-Paul Cassar
In this column, Mario-Paul Cessar continues with his assessment of the back by looking at dysfunctions of the skeletal structure. He discusses signs and symptoms and how to palpate for them; basic massage; bodywork treatment, and contraindications.
Back Care in the Workplace
by Ian Fletcher Price
The most common form of spinal injury and back pain can be attributed to sedentary lifestyles, and is manifested by the same back injury from which I had suffered. Hunched, with shoulders leaning forward, in a car, over a desk, at your computer, or in front of the TV – all of these postures increase the risk of injury and back pain over time.
Back Conditions and Holism
by Mary Martin
In this article, Mary Martin, reflexologist, illustrates how reflexology can be used to alleviate back pain by working holistically through the body’s energetic communication system.
Back Pain: Causes and Treatments Reviewed
by Steven Hefferon
This article starts by explaining that back care treatment is a complicated process and that the most successful patients are those who continually search for and try new therapies to resolve the problem. Hefferon then continues by outlining the various methods for treating back pain, and their pros and cons.
Close Encounters with a Yoga Master
by Ruth White
In this Regular Column, Ruth White, now a well known and acclaimed yoga teacher, recounts how having suffered from backache for many years, she decided to take up yoga. She attended a class in Hammersmith given by Diana Clifton, who was one of three women who were BKS Iyengar's first students in England. Although the yoga was painful, Ruth's back pain slowly became less intense.
Does Travel Cause You Back Pain? Here's How to Avoid It...
by Dr Mark Wiley
This article reminds us that “Vacations are fun, but travelling is a pain in the neck!”, and that travelling can be an even bigger pain in the back.
Facet Joint Syndrome: Source of Your Back or Neck Pain?
by Jesse Cannone
Facet joints connect your vertebrae together. They provide a smooth slippery surface allowing you to bend and twist. And they limit your range of motion just enough to prevent accidental injury of your spinal cord.
For Back Pain Look to the Front of the Body Too
by Allan Rudolf
Bodyworkers can divide their clients loosely into two (not necessarily exclusive) groups. There are clients who want to relieve general stress and be more relaxed. And there are clients who are in pain. By far the most common type of pain is back pain.
Good Piano Technique: The Key to Healthy Computer Keyboarding
by Prof Linda Holzer
The author looks at the parallels between playing the piano and using a computer by looking at the posture that we adopt during each activity. She tells us that we can take the principles given to pianists and use them to protect ourselves from conditions such as carpal tunnel syndrome and RSI when using a computer.
How Sleep Surfaces Affect Our Backs
by Bill Ancell
There are approximately three million beds and mattresses sold in the UK and almost a third of them are purchased in order to provide relief from back pain. However, many of these purchases result in disappointment.
I Could Not Cure Less!
by Joel Carbonnel
There are an enormous number of therapies available for bad backs and a corresponding number of therapists offering their services. Yet in spite of this onslaught back pain continues to grow at an alarming rate.
Is Arching Good For Your Back?
by Joel Carbonnel
Whether the lower back should be flexed (bent forwards) or extended (arched) is the latest controversy. Both approaches may be right or wrong depending on the patient specific problem…, says Rene Caillet, an MD., in Understanding your Backache.
Is Slouching Good For Your Back?
by Joel Carbonnel
According to John Gorman, a chiropractor and former mechanical engineer, slouching and slumping are good for the back.
Low Back Pain: A Naturopathic Approach
by Wendy Gist
This article focuses on the naturopathic approach to healing, in particular lower back pain, and the common causes of this condition, which in most cases is the result of muscle strain, poor posture, weakened bone or cartilage, a slipped disc, pinched nerve or stress and emotional upset.
Neuroskeletal Alignment Case Studies
by Carole Preen
This column focuses on the effectiveness of Neuroskeletal Re-alignment Therapy through four case studies, conducted by some graduates at Morely College.
Neuroskeletal Re-alignment Therapy (BSRT) Case Studies Revolutionizing the Treatment of Back Pain
by Carole Preen
This article is a set of case studies by the author’s students of Neuroskeletal Re-alignment Therapy at Morley College in London, and the Kevala Centre.
Of Discs, Soaps and Camemberts
by Joel Carbonnel
Last month, I explained why the intervertebral disc (ID) is not like a bar of soap that can slip in and out of its position. Being from Normandy, I prefer, strange as it may seem, to compare the ID to a camembert.
Power Assisted Micro-Manipulation
by Irene Phillips
Power Assisted Micro-Manipulation by Irene Phillips the first osteopath to be using Power-Assisted Micro-Manipulation. The treatment is carried out working on all levels of the spine, with the patient lying on his or her abdomen.
Prevention of Back Pain
by Richard Ablett
It is staggering to think that back pain will affect so many adults. Back pain in its various forms will affect 80% of people at some stage during their adult lives. This is the grim news given to us by the National Back Pain Society.
Rugby Players, Homeopathy and a Painful Coccyx
by Dr Neil Slade
This article focuses on homeopathic treatment for a painful coccyx sustained by a fall on concrete steps.
Self-Help for Back Pain
by Pete Moore
The Pain Management Programme uses a multidisciplinary approach with a number of practical techniques and psychological strategies to enable a person with on-going pain to maintain physical performance, optimise day to day function and reduce distress and suffering. The techniques involved include, Occupational Therapy, Psychology, Nursing and an understanding of drug actions, and Physiotherapy.
Self-Help for Optimal Back Care
by Neil Summers
In the article Neil Summers looks at two of the common prescriptions for backache: bed rest and exercise. He concludes that bed rest may be beneficial because of the horizontal position it entails and that exercise can be useful if it is conducted in the horizontal position allowing stretching and lengthening of the spine and its muscles.
Slipped Disc Or Split Disc?
by Joel Carbonnel
The term 'slipped disc' is a misnomer, since intervertebral discs (IDs) do not and cannot slip out from their vertebral position. Nor can they slip back, which means that no amount of manipulation, however skilful, can cure sciatica (leg pain originating from the low-back) by pushing back a disc into its normal position.
Spinal Manipulation - What are We to Believe?
by Leon Chaitow, ND DO
In this column the author focuses on the background to a news report earlier this year that ‘Chiropractic and Osteopathic Manipulation does not work,’ based on a review published in the Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine by Professor Edzard Ernst and his colleague.
Talk Back - From the Spine
by Ruth White
Ruth White writes from the point of view of the backbone in the context of a case study of a woman called Christine. Christine suffered from terrible back pain and had her backbone pummeled, heated and drugged, which did not alleviate the pain. Yoga would have been a better alternative.
The Alexander Barrie System Of Pelvic Correction™
by Alexander Barrie
The author, a Registered Shiatsu Practitioner and Registered Cranio-sacral Therapist, has developed a system for correcting the position of the pelvis through observation, empirical work on himself and others, and correction/solution.
The Healing Power of Far Infrared Heat (FIR)
by Jesse Cannone
The author explains that both ice and heat are well-known for breaking the pain-spasm cycle. However most heating remedies provide only superficial relief. Far Infrared Heat, on the other hand, can penetrate as far as three inches deep.
The Importance of Being at Rest
by Joel Carbonnel
There was a time when bed rest was regarded as the treatment of choice for back pain. Only ten years ago, it was common for GPs to prescribe one to two weeks of bed rest to their patients suffering acutely from this complaint.
The Psychology of Back Pain
by Sheldon Litt, Ph.D.
On the front page of today's leading Swedish daily newspaper, the respected broadsheet DAGENS NYHETER (The Daily News), is featured a major article on back pain. The gist of this long article, in large headline print, is that in 19 out of 20 cases of back pain, no physical cause can be established.
The Strong Myth of the Weak Back
by Joel Carbonnel
The author focuses on the treatment of a weak back and the strengthening of back muscles in this article, following a call from a patient referred to him by an osteopath.
The Vital Role of Seating in Back Care
by Alan Glaser
Do you suffer from the occasional ache in your neck or back? Should you expect these pains to arrive as part of your daily work? The answer to this last question is, of course, no. But why should it matter what we sit on and for how long? These are the questions we will explore as we look at the importance of seating.
Too Supple To Be True
by Joel Carbonnel
In his column this month Joel Carbonnel looks at the case of a dancer who came to him with back pain which had been diagnosed by her chiropractor as being caused by hypermobility. The patient was a little proud of her diagnosis, which she demonstrated by bending over and putting her hands flat on the floor. Surely a dancer could never be too supple.
VDUs and the Computer Posture
by Robi Persad
In working at a computer for long periods of time the arms are held up and in front of the body. This causes an increase in the tone of the anterior muscles and an imbalance between the anterior and posterior musculature. This puts pressure on the shoulder blades and also causes restrictions in the movement of the rib cage and the diaphragm.
Work and Leisure without Backache
by Joel Carbonnel
Misuse is the primary cause of backache, and it doesn't go away as long as we don't earnestly tackle this problem of use. The first prerequisite to work and play without backache is to master the way we use ourselves.
You Don't have to be Perfect to be Free of Back Pain
by Steven Hefferon
The article begins by referring to a recent study, published in the New England Journal of Medicine, which did MRI scans of 98 people who did not have back pain, and found that many of them had some kind of abnormal disc condition. This indicates that it is possible to have an imperfect back and still be pain-free.
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