Tag: lower back pain

5 risk factors that increase your odds of having acute lower back pain and here’s what you can do now to reduce the likelihood of a lower back attack.

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5 risk factors that increase your odds of having acute lower back pain and here’s what you can do now to reduce the likelihood of a lower back attack. Three recent studies demonstrated clinical findings that predict potential acute low back pain episodes. These low back pain risk factors are as follows: 1.Decreased lumbar lordosis. The lumbar lordosis is the curve in your lower back.  Too little lordosis may mean the lower back is tight and under stress from the pelvis, legs and mid back structures.  Moving the wrong way with any impact of force can cause acute lower back Read More »

4 common reasons for lower back spasms.

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4 common reasons for lower back spasms.  If you have ever experienced back pain, lower back spasms are often described by many patients as one of their symptoms.  Sometimes these lower back spasms can be debilitating and prevent you from getting out of a chair, getting off the floor or even putting your socks on without debilitating pain. Not all lower back spasms are the same, and a trip to the emergency room is usually the wrong thing to do, unless the pain came on from the passage of a kidney stone.  Sometimes, what seems like spasms are not back spasms at Read More »

Alternative treatments for back pain; over 80 studies and Consumer Reports suggest you see a chiropractor first.

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Alternative treatments for back pain; over 80 studies and Consumer Reports suggest you see a chiropractor first. Mainstream medicine has poor record of treatment and management for lower back pain, leading  to the steady growth of alternative health care providers.   Consumer Reports and Men’s health have endorsed alternative approaches such as chiropractic for their effectiveness and safety with back pain, yet most medical providers do not regularly refer to these types of providers. The medical approach for back pain has caused many people to suffer from chronic back problems, failed surgeries as well as opioid addictions that were avoidable.  The idea of managing Read More »

Is running good for your back? Check out this NY Times article.

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Is running good for your back?  Check out this NY Times article. As we age, our body goes through changes including the joints in the spine.   Over time, the spinal discs dry out and we lose mobility over time. Those who run may have an edge against this phenomenon, according to a new study that the NY Times just reported on. According to Scientific Reports this past April, researchers at Deakin University in Australia and other institutions decided to examine the backs of people who run and others who do not. According to the data, the runners’ discs were larger and contained Read More »

Tylenol overpromises and under delivers for back pain and other types of pain says The British Medical Journal

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Tylenol (paracetamol) overpromises and under delivers for back pain and other types of joint pain says The British Medical Journal Tylenol (paracetamol) has been used for years for fever and joint pain, with back pain being one of the most common uses. According to a new paper in The British Medical Journal entitled “Efficacy and safety of paracetamol for spinal pain and osteoarthritis: systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised placebo controlled trials“, this once wonder drug may not be so wonderful. Many people take Tylenol for chronic pain relief, and often believe it helps. Apparently, some of the relief may Read More »