Tag: low back pain

Low back pain self-diagnosis is more difficult than you think; here’s why.

Posted on by bill
Low back pain self-diagnosis is more difficult than you think; here’s why. Low back pain self-diagnosis is common for those who have chronic pain.   In reality, diagnosing the cause of low back pain is more difficult than you would think for not only yourself but for most doctors as well. Some try to manage it through yoga, exercise, and other self-help methods.  Years later as these functional problems worsen, joints may have been damaged over time irreparably and are seen on imaging studies as osteoarthritis. The way we move is an adaptation to our body style, how we developed during Read More »

Back pain; why the evidence does not support most treatments being sold to patients and how you can find care that works.

Posted on by bill
Back pain; why the evidence does not support most treatments being sold to patients and how you can find care that works. Evidence based care is the current buzz word in healthcare, yet the costs of care continue to rise and as the evidence of what we do and how we practice is often a contradiction.   As a result, we are doing fewer mammograms, fewer pap screen, fewer knee surgeries and appendix problems are now being taken care of with antibiotics. In the world of back pain, it seems that everyone has an answer, yet many of these solution have little Read More »