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Case history: adaptations for pregnancy
Filed in Case history, May 3, 2009, 3:07 pmMartha is a 33-year-old Georgia policewoman. She began to have lower back pain, radiating into the left thigh, five weeks into a pregnancy, and she knew of no reason for the symptoms. She had the pain while standing and sitting. She saw a doctor 18 weeks into the pregnancy and was told, correctly, that she [...]
If you have acute lower back pain
Filed in General, May 2, 2009, 1:35 pmIf you have acute lower back pain, you should not lift at all. If you must lift, avoid objects that are awkward to handle or are heavier than 30 pounds (about 15 kilograms). At all times you must use the correct lifting technique.
If you are uncomfortable while sleeping or attempting to sleep, you may benefit [...]
Case history: hollywood barbara
Filed in Case history, May 1, 2009, 1:44 pmBarbara is a Hollywood entertainment executive specializing in the production of documentaries. She works long hours at her desk and also drives to many meetings, screenings, and other events. At age 52, after many years of the same habits, she developed lower back pain that sometimes was sharp. She adapted her chair at work by [...]
When acute pain has subsided
Filed in Exercises, April 29, 2009, 10:55 amFor the past few days you have been doing Exercises 1 to 4 and have been maintaining a lordosis at all times. Once the distortion in the joints has decreased and any damaged tissue has healed, you will need to restore your flexibility and recover your normal function.
Case history: garden state
Filed in Case history, April 24, 2009, 10:53 amJuan is 64 and manages a plant nursery. He lives in New Jersey. Before beginning the McKenzie program, he had suffered from central lower back pain for three weeks. This appeared after a week during which an employee was out sick and Juan did a lot of stooping as he performed the tasks of the [...]
Lying down and resting
Filed in Posture, April 17, 2009, 11:53 amSome people have lower back pain when they lie resting in certain positions. A relative few have lower back pain only when they lie down. Many people with lower back pain feel worse when they are lying down, and they dread the thought of another night with more back pain and less sleep.
Prolonged standing
Filed in Answers and questions, April 16, 2009, 11:41 amSome people get lower back pain every time they stand in one place for a long time. The same thing happens when we sit for long periods. In either situation, the muscles that support us tire and relax, allowing us to slouch. When we stand in a relaxed manner, however, the lordosis becomes excessive and [...]
Correcting the sitting
Filed in Correct, April 10, 2009, 10:43 amSitting Correctly for Long Periods.
If you have pain resulting from factors other than just poor posture, you may need to do more than correct your posture. You may need to perform special exercises. In this chapter, I am describing only the exercises required to reduce postural stress and to obtain postural correction.
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 [...]
Immediately begin the self-treatment exercises
Filed in Exercises, March 12, 2009, 10:40 amThe simple rule is that if bending forward has been the cause of overstretching, bending backward should rectify this problem and reduce any resultant distortion in the spinal discs. You must restore the lordosis slowly and with caution, never quickly or with jerky movements. You must allow some time for the distorted joint to regain [...]
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