Category Archive
The following is a list of all entries from the Back category.
The lumbar roll
Filed in Back, April 12, 2009, 10:56 amThe lumbar roll should be no more than four to five inches (about 10-13 centimeters) in diameter before being compressed. It should be filled with foam rubber of moderate density so that when compressed its diameter reduces to about 1.5 inches (about four centimeters).
Tissue
Filed in Back, April 9, 2009, 10:14 amIf you have caused damage to soft tissues, you will feel some pain until your healing is complete and your function is fully restored. During the healing process it is important that you avoid movements that pull the healing surfaces apart.
Disturbance of this nature
Filed in Back, April 8, 2009, 10:30 amSometimes the ligament is injured to such an extent that the disc loses its ability to absorb shock and its outer wall (annulus) is weakened. Once the outer wall is weakened, the soft inside of the disc (the nucleus) bulges outward, often pressing on the spinal nerves and causing pain.
Lower back pain.
Filed in Back, April 7, 2009, 10:14 amLower back pain affects nearly all of us at some stage of our active adult life. It is therefore one of the most common health problems afflicting mankind. It can follow an event or can just accompany aging (and I’m not talking about old age here: many people first encounter recurring or chronic back pain [...]
Panic pages for the back
Filed in Back, April 5, 2009, 11:48 amIn case of a sudden onset of acute back pain, observe the following precautions. Then, if you can use this book, proceed with the instructions.
PRECAUTIONS
If you have unusual complications, do not use this book or this chapter until you have consulted your doctor, physical therapist, or chiropractor.
Lower back pain in the eldery
Filed in Back, March 17, 2009, 5:58 pmIt is now known that acute lower back pain tends to occur less frequently in each person once we pass the age of 55. So if you are over 55 (or even a little younger), you may notice that you experience a more persistent ache in the lower back than you previously had but that [...]
If you are an athlete
Filed in Back, March 16, 2009, 3:56 pmOften, the true cause of pain in athletes is that they adopt a slouched position after they have, in their athletic endeavor, thoroughly exercised their joints. After exertion, we usually sit down and relax: because we are tired, we almost immediately adopt the relaxed sitting posture. In other words, after vigorously exercising, we collapse “in [...]
Lower back pain in pregnancy
Filed in Back, March 15, 2009, 3:30 pmBoth during and after pregnancy, women are subjected to altered mechanical stresses that affect the lower back and frequently result in lower back problems. As the new infant develops in the mother’s womb, two simple changes occur that influence the woman’s posture.
First, there is the gradually increasing bulk and weight of pregnancy.
Treatment bu repex
Filed in Back, March 14, 2009, 2:30 pmAlthough the system of self-treatment that I have developed is effective for a very high percentage of patients, the success of the method is sometimes limited because of various factors that may prevent the patient from performing the required movements.
Fatigue is probably the limiting factor that patients encounter most commonly.
Back pain in the community.
Filed in Back, February 7, 2009, 3:02 amLower back pain is widespread throughout the world, both in Western and Eastern cultures. In Western countries, in which more data are available, approximately 80 percent of people will at least one time in their lives suffer a back pain episode so severe as to require bed rest.
Many things could be done to improve this [...]
