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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, 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: 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...

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.

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...

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 cl...

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 pri...

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 ...

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 continu...

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 prob...

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 st...

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. All the case studies pres...

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, ...

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 spi...

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 gr...