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Back Pain - Exercises That Are Available

March 10, 2010 by admin · Leave a Comment 

Back Pain - Exercises That Are Available
I find it amazing that studies have revealed that back pain will plague up to 80% of people at some point of their life. One of the reasons that most people go to visit a doctor is due to lower back problems, whether this is from an accident or the need to be referred to a physiotherapist.

Healing Back Pain - Many Methods Available

February 9, 2010 by admin · Leave a Comment 

Healing Back Pain - Many Methods Available
There are several alternative treatments for back pain. This article discusses the main ones so you might be able to chose which is right for you.

Chiropractic Treatment on the UK National Health Service (NHS) - It May Be Sooner Than You Think!

January 23, 2010 by admin · Leave a Comment 

Chiropractic Treatment on the UK National Health Service (NHS) - It May Be Sooner Than You Think!
The long awaited report on how low back pain should best be treated in the UK was published recently by the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE). NICE for those who do not know is an independent group set up by the government to evaluate the available research on a particular condition.

Outpatient disc treatment gives long-term back pain relief

December 13, 2009 by admin · Leave a Comment 

Outpatient disc treatment gives long-term back pain relief
(Radiological Society of North America) A randomized, controlled study comparing standard conservative therapy to a minimally invasive treatment called percutaneous disc decompression for painful herniated disc revealed that while both treatments help patients in the short run, only disc decompression kept patients pain free up to two years later. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)

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Top Treatments For Back Pain

December 13, 2009 by admin · Leave a Comment 

Top Treatments For Back Pain
Pain in the back is simply among the most typical and most annoying health issues. Many thousands of thousands of people in America are victims of this problem. Anyone that is suffering from back stiff-ness can tell you how much they want to get shot of it. So here are some techniques for you to ensure that back pain does not bother you anymore.

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Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery Gains Ground At NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia

December 5, 2009 by admin · Leave a Comment 

Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery Gains Ground At NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia
Minimally invasive techniques have become standard for many procedures, from the removal of the gallbladder to angioplasty, but the approach is now only beginning to be available to patients with spinal conditions. The surgical team at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center’s Spine Center aims to bring the benefits of minimally invasive surgery for patients with intractable back pain, stenosis, spinal deformity, even spinal cancer… (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)

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Back Support Pillows - The 3 Main Types of Pillow

November 16, 2009 by admin · Leave a Comment 

Back Support Pillows - The 3 Main Types of Pillow
Many people suffer from back pain of one type or another. There are a number of pillows available on the market which provide excellent support to help alleviate this pain. Here’s a run down of the 3 main types, and how they can help sufferers of different types of pain.

[Exercise therapy in the treatment of chronic back pain : An integral part of interdisciplinary therapy.]

October 1, 2009 by admin · Leave a Comment 

[Exercise therapy in the treatment of chronic back pain : An integral part of interdisciplinary therapy.]
Authors: Maier A, Weh L, Klein A, Hamel M, Lucan S, Marnitz U Chronic low back pain requires interdisciplinary and biopsychosocial treatment. Apart from the medical, psychological, and physiotherapeutic aspects of therapy, exercise therapy is an important component. Together with”work hardening,” it represents the elements for reconditioning. The isolated effect is scientifically difficult to specify with the available data, but in most analytical studies, exercise therapy is an important component in an interdisciplinary setting. A nonspecific, diversified training program is superior to exercise solely of the trunk muscles. The primary tasks are to recover load capacity and diminish pain-avoidance behaviors, with consideration of the principles of”functional restoration.” Thorough in…

[Interdisciplinary treatment : Long-lasting, effective, and cost-effective.]

September 25, 2009 by admin · Leave a Comment 

[Interdisciplinary treatment : Long-lasting, effective, and cost-effective.]
Authors: Nagel B, Korb J The efficacy of intensive interdisciplinary pain management programs for patients with chronic low back pain has been repeatedly demonstrated. A controversial issue in previous studies is the cost-effectiveness of this treatment. Between 2001 and 2006, a total of 575 patients with chronic nonspecific back pain took part in an outpatient pain management program at the German Red Cross Pain Center (DRK Schmerz-Zentrum Mainz) in Mainz, Germany. Complete follow-up data were available for 351 patients 1 year after the end of treatment and were included in the study. No differences between these patients and the dropouts were found. Pain, impairment, and mental well-being had significantly improved after 1 year. For employed patients, the number of absent days decrea…

Comment on: Analgesic effects of treatments for non-specific low back pain: a meta-analysis of placebo-controlled randomized trials: reply

September 18, 2009 by admin · Leave a Comment 

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