Posted on May 10, 2008 by adiemusfree
If you have ever recommended ‘core stability’ for back pain, here’s a way to really work on it while having loads of fun!
OK, while core stability HASN’T proven to be the ‘cure’ for back pain, belly dance is still a great way to have fun and work the core muscles…
It’s for men and women, although [...]
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Posted on May 9, 2008 by adiemusfree
If you ever think that things in our world haven’t improved a bit, take a look at this advertisement!
See? Hopefully we won’t see anything like that again - there are a few other adverts I’d like to see the back of too, like the ‘magnetic woollen underlay to relieve pain’ and the ‘back brace’. [...]
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Posted on April 24, 2008 by adiemusfree
For lots of therapists, the connection between mind and body is so clear that we forget many people just have no concept of how the two might be connected. So often in the web there are wild statements about pain that it’s tempting to think that no-one’s prepared to get it right or to [...]
Filed under: Chronic pain, Education/CME, News, psychology, therapy | Tagged: acute pain, ALBP, back pain, blog, Chronic pain, CLBP, pain, psychology, therapy | No Comments »
Posted on April 15, 2008 by adiemusfree
Pain in the Back and Neck Are With Us Until the End
A Nationwide Interview-Based Survey of Danish 100-Year-Olds
I’ll bet you thought that at some point in life we might not be at risk of back or neck pain - guess what, we’re all wrong. This fascinating study by Jan Hartvigsen and Kaare Christensen looks [...]
Filed under: Chronic pain, Education/CME, News, research | Tagged: ALBP, back pain, disability, epidemiology, incidence, neck pain, prevalence | 1 Comment »
Posted on November 10, 2007 by adiemusfree
New clinical guideline for low-back pain from PhysOrg.com
A summary of evidence on the diagnosis and treatment of low-back pain has prompted the American Pain Society (ASP) and the American College of Physicians (ACP) to issue a new treatment guideline. The guideline is based on a thorough analysis of published research conducted by investigators at [...]
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