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Health articles covering physical activity, alternative therapy, massage, exercise and general public health.
Back Care: How to Prevent Back Pain
The complaints and occurrences of back pain have increased tremendously with most people spending more time off work to get pain relief. As I have said many times over, pain is the body’s warning signal or siren….your body just wants to let you know that something isn’t right. Paying attention to these warning signs will…
Read MoreExercise for Back Pain Relief
It actually sounds contradictory to patients when they are referred for physiotherapy to treat their back pain and exercise comes up as part of the therapy… Who does that? Most times when you experience any form of pain in any part of your body the last thing you want to do is move the affected…
Read MoreHow Can Physiotherapy Give Relief From Back Pain?
What is physiotherapy or physical therapy? According to the WCPT (World Confederation of Physical Therapists): “Physical Therapy is concerned with identifying and maximizing quality of life and movement potential within the spheres of promotion, prevention, treatment/intervention, habilitation and rehabilitation.” “Physical therapy provides services to individuals and populations to develop, maintain and restore maximum movement and…
Read MoreWhat Causes Low Back Pain?
Why Pain? Pain is the language your body uses to notify your brain about the presence of a threat to your body. In the actual sense of it, pain is really not a bad thing in itself. However, not responding to this “SOS” message might lead to a critical situation. Interestingly, the degree of pain…
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