Blogs and Articles — Low Back pain
Standing Extension
Posted by Judith Winer on
Technique: Stand straight with your hand behind your hips with your fingers facing down Push your hands into your pelvis so that your lower back arches Don’t use your lower back muscles How Often? This exercise can be done 6-8 times, 2-3 times per day EDUCATION MEMBERSHIP PLANS UNLIMITED ACCESS FROM $19.95/monthly
- 0 comment
- Tags: Back, Bulging Disc, Herniated Disc, Low Back pain, Lumbar Back Pain, Spondylolisthesis
Lower Back Pain and Trigger Points
Posted by Judith Winer on
Lower Back Pain Treating Trigger Points for Back Pain - Dr. Jonathan Kuttner Lower Back Pain has reached epidemic proportions. Here we look at the part played by trigger points. It has been suggested that low back pain is an inevitable result of walking upright (Harari). As the force of gravity acts upon the skeleton and its muscular and ligamentous armature, it is distributed via the fascia into three dimensions. Myers (2013) talks of an internal cohesion-compression of the body where it is both collapsing in on itself and pushing out from itself in a constant state...
- 0 comment
- Tags: Back, Low Back pain, Lumbar Back Pain
How to Treat Low Back Pain
Posted by Judith Winer on
Low Back Pain Paul Townley, Physiotherapist, Shows Some Techniques for Treating Back Pain There are a number of muscles that may be implicated in low back pain: Deep spinal muscles (small) - multifidus Lumbar erector spinae Gluteus medius Hamstrings Rectus abdominis Quadratus lumborum Iliopsoas Added to this hardware is the software that the brain uses to coordinate and sequence movement. The above-mentioned structures feed information to the brain in a constant stream, providing orientation (proprioception) as well as force and direction (velocity). The brain then responds by organizing movement sequences in functional units. These functional units...
- 0 comment
- Tags: Back, Low Back pain, Lumbar Back Pain
Low Back Pain - Slump Test and Nerve Flossing
Posted by Judith Winer on
The Slump Test is Performed in a Series of Steps Paul Townley (PT) Describes the Slump Test and Nerve Flossing The Slump Test: The Slump Test can be described as a test used to detect altered neurodynamic sensitization of neural tissue. It can be a helpful adjunct in testing neural dynamics because emphasis can be placed at different points along the full length of the neural continuum from the top-most part of the spinal cord down to the toes. To carry out the test, the patient is seated with hands behind back to aid in...
Common Causes of Chronic Lower Back Pain
Posted by Judith Winer on
Pain was once considered chronic if it lasted for more than three months and exceeded the body’s natural healing process. There has recently been significant discussion about the histological time frame of chronicity, because cells that were thought to be involved in chronic inflammation have now been found much earlier (Watson, 2015). Chronic pain in the low back may initially result from physical structures such as: Disc problems Joint problems Irritation of the nerve root But is then maintained (and on occasion made worse) by how the brain processes things. This does not mean it is all in a...