Sunday, September 30, 2007
Wearing high heels can increase pressure in the knee joint by at least 26% causing knee pain. The entire spine can be thrown out of alignment causing neck pain and lower back pain.
The pressure on the forefoot increases as the height of the heels increases. You are walking on your toes [...]
Saturday, September 22, 2007
Driving a car is a risk factor for low back pain. Our society is dependent on automobiles for both work and leisure. This leads to a corresponding increase in time spent seated in the car with a greater risk of low back pain and absence from work.
Occupational driving especially those whose [...]
September 14, 2007
There are many people with neck and or lower back pain. Many patients may not have any pain but they have stiffness that develops gradually with gradual loss of range of motion.
Since arthritis commonly irritates the nerves supplying the muscles of the spine, shoulder and pelvic girdle, these muscles become stiff and [...]
The major cost associated with chronic low back pain is the patient's inability to work that may culminate in chronic permanent disability.
Therefore, reducing sick days is essential. Research must therefore show whether patients exposed to functional rehabilitation does better in keeping patients at work compared to those patients who receive pain centered rehabilitation.
Functional rehabilitation [...]
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