Back pain is one of the most common reasons for missing work, equating to 31 million lost working days per year. To put this into context, around half of us will suffer from chronic pain at some stage in our lives, and seeking treatment for back issues in a timely manner can, and does, have an overarching impact on recovery. For those who have…
The hundreds of bones and muscles in our musculoskeletal system are cleverly interlinked relying on each other for support and function. Yet this intricacy can begin to feel less like smart biomechanics, and more a literal pain in the back. When something goes wrong in the body in one area, that affects another and one of the most common examples…
You stand at a cross roads – you feel like you’ve tried and explored every option for treating your back pain, and now you’ve been told having pain relief injections is the next step. This is an intimidating prospect for anyone, so what steps you can take to avoid this outcome in the first place? First of all: Understand the…
Back pain is very much a modern epidemic. Lower back pain is considered the most common cause of disability worldwide, and it’s estimated that as many as 80% of us will suffer from back problems at some stage during our lifetimes. For those who suffer from chronic and ongoing back pain, you can feel like you’re between a rock and…
If you’re experiencing back pain, then rest assured that you’re far from alone. As many as 80% of us report lower back pain at some point in our lives. Bad posture can be both a cause of back pain, as well a contributor to an ongoing back injury or condition. How is your posture affecting your back pain? The following…
Sciatica is suffered by as many as 15% to 40% of people over the course of their lifetime; however, because this condition is related to age, becoming more common as we grow older, many people accept the condition as a painful part of ageing, when in fact there are treatments available that may eradicate, or at least eleviate, the condition.…
Back pain is a national epidemic, affecting a staggering eight in ten of us during our lifetimes, costing the UK economy £2.8 million annually, and consistently landing the NHS with a yearly bill amounting to £1 billion. Whilst the contributors to back problems are incredibly well publicised (including bad posture, heavy manual work and incorrect lifting techniques) the not-so helpful…
80% of people will experience back pain at some point in their lives. For some people it is chronic long term pain, which feels like it will never go away, for others it’s a short term inconvenience. Fortunately most back pain is temporary and is most often in the lower back, usually caused by doing an activity that places strain…
Did you know there are different types of pain? And it’s not related to how much it hurts? It’s measured in the length of time it takes for the pain to go. How long you experience pain determines whether it’s “acute” or “chronic” pain. Acute painAcute pain is when the pain last for under three months. This can include a…
