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10 Hacks To Relieve Back Pain For Office Workers / Employees

by Dr Mark El-Hayek

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5 Strategies to Stop Herniated Disc Pain (Especially at Night!)

by Dr Brent Wells DC

Back pain is a very common problem throughout the world, but when it is happening to you, it always comes as a shock.

6 Worst Things That Causes Sciatica to Flare Up

by Dr Brent Wells DC

Sciatica is one of the most common and painful issues that people face. The shooting or radiant pain from the low back and down the leg can make walking a difficult task. There are ...

8 Pain Relievers You’ll Never Hear About From Your Doctor

by Jesse Cannone

This vital mineral compound acts fast to reduce muscle irritability, twitching, and painful muscle spasms. It has been shown to effectively deliver comfort by reducing pain in arthr...

9 Signs Your Spine is Out of Alignment; Have You Considered #8?

by Dr Brent Wells DC

How do you know if your spine is misaligned? Good question. Many people go about their everyday lives without giving it much thought. Did you know, however, that a misalignment in y...

Amazing Facts about Your Back - Who Knew?

by Dr Brent Wells DC

Let’s face it; we humans take our back for granted. We assume that it will always be there and support us in whatever we want to do. Perhaps this is where the phrase “I got your bac...

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, contraindicatio...

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...

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 sh...

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 syste...

Back Pain Wakes the Nation up at 3am

by AXA PPP healthcare

Many people might assume that osteopathy means ‘bones’. However, the practitioners specialize in the diagnosis, management, treatment and prevention of musculoskeletal disorders – l...

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...

C1 and C2 Vertebrae Misalignment Symptoms

by Dr Brent Wells DC

The C1 and C2 vertebrae are the first two vertebrae located directly under the skull. They allow us to move our heads as we do hundreds of times a day. A misalignment of those verte...

Cervical Spondylosis/Spondylitis - Causes and Treatment

by M Amir

Conventionally, the terms Cervical Spondylitis and Cervical Spondylosis (CS) are attributed to degenerative changes in the cervical spine. They are thought to be caused by natural p...

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 attende...

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.

Don’t Feed Back Pain

by Joel Carbonnel

Expansion of IDD Therapy in the UK – a Physiotherapy Perspective

by John Wood

For nearly ten years Sheffield Physiotherapy has been using the non-invasive spine treatment called IDD Therapy spinal decompression. We use IDD Therapy to help patients with unres...

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 ac...

Fitter for Life - Stop Sitting Down so Much

by Carrie Schmitz

Summer is coming and with it, the anticipation of beach holidays in far flung places. For many, the onset of Summer also means the start of the ‘beach body diet,’ which tends to con...