The Sporting Back
The Sporting Back Low back pain will affect 70% of the population at some time in their lives, whether they are fit or unfit. Most of these sufferers will recover, without treatment, in about 3 months, but 50% may develop recurring problems. This article focuses mainly on the prevention of low back problems and the rehabilitation of the athlete. Both acute and chronic low back conditions are helped with treatment from a physical therapist. In the UK the sufferer is most likely to think of going to an osteopath, chiropractor, or...
read moreThe Effects of Shiatsu on Lower Back Pain-pubmed study
Shiatsu, a specific type of massage, was used as an intervention in this study of 66 individuals complaining of lower back pain. Each individual was measured on state/trait anxiety and pain level before and after four shiatsu treatments. Each subject was then called 2 days following each treatment and asked to quantify the level of pain. Both pain and anxiety decreased significantly over time. Extraneous variables such as gender, age, gender of therapist, length of history with lower back pain, and medications taken for lower back pain...
read moreAcupuncture Good For Lower Back Pain – University Of Ulster
Acupuncture Good For Lower Back Pain – Ulster Research 19th August 2009 A pilot study suggests that the treatment, when combined with exercise , is good for pain in the lower back. Auricular acupuncture also appears to have a wider good-health impact on patients. Details were presented to the prestigious North American Conference on Complementary and Integrative Medicine by Professor Suzanne McDonough, Dr Siobhan McCann and Ms Ruth Hunter from the Schools of Health Sciences and Psychology at Ulster. They said small acupuncture needles...
read moreDo You Have Sciatica? An Overview
Do You Have Sciatica? An Overview of Sciatica Symptoms and Causes Sometimes back pain is back pain. And when that’s the case, many of the back pain remedies we’ve been discussing on this blog can be a big help in providing pain relief. Sometimes, however, back pain can be just the starting point and you may actually have sciatica. Scatica can develop slowly over time or happen suddenly. If you think you may have sciatic nerve pain, we recommend you visit your health care provider to and have them check you out and provide a...
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Shiatsu Healer I’ve worked professionally as a shiatsu massage therapist and healer for more than twenty years- successfully treating hundreds of patients from all walks of life for a wide variety of complaints.
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