Experts identify 12 week ‘window’ crucial to avoiding chronic back pain. Raising awareness this Back Care Awareness Week, 3-7 October 2022, signpost back ‘niggles’ that should not be ignored. A leading UK back specialist is urging those with back pain to seek professional help within the first 12 weeks of injury to avoid long-term back […]
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Finite element study shows one book in the backpack weighs 7 books to the spine: As we consider a return to school, we must start to think of the impact of the backpack. A finite element assessment study showed that a one-pound book in a backpack weighs seven books to the spine. When the student leans […]
In the depths of winter, the long dark nights can often seem never-ending. For many of us, January is the perfect to take advantage of the longer nights by catching up on some sleep after the busy festive period. While we sleep, we expect our bodies to restore themselves, leaving us feeling more refreshed when […]
Are you one of the millions of people in the UK feeling the effects of Brexit Strexit – in other words, you are demoralised, confused and worried that no one in authority seems to have a clue about what to do next? Unfortunately, you can’t do much to change the current situation, but you can […]
Recent research from the British Chiropractic Association found that a staggering four in five people (86 per cent) are currently experiencing back or neck ache, or have suffered in the past. Many of those suffering have been putting up with their pain for a number of years – some for more than ten – without […]
Although obscured by controversy, there is evidence to indicate that spinal manipulation can be as effective as conventional treatment methods in relieving low-back pain.1,2,3,4This grain of truth mixed with chiropractic vertebral subluxation theory that encompasses a broad scope of ailments makes it difficult for the average person to distinguish between appropriate and inappropriate use of […]