Saturday, November 24, 2007
Neck pain and low back are critical public health problems. The 3-month US prevalence of back and/or neck pain was 31% (low back pain: 34 million, neck pain: 9 million, both back and neck pain: 19 million). Generally, adults with low back and/or neck pain reported more comorbid conditions, exhibited more psychological [...]
Friday, November 16, 2007
Lower back pain is the foremost cause of activity limitation in people below age 45 years, the 2nd most frequent reason for physician visits, the 3rd most common cause of surgical procedures and the 5th ranked cause of admission to hospitals. (Andersson GB. Epidemiological features of chronic low-back pain. Lancet. 354(9178):581-5, 1999).
Musculoskeletal [...]
Friday, November 09, 2007
Patients with neck pain and/or neck stiffness without pain may not associate that their hand and finger pain is related to neck problems. Usually they attribute the hand and finger pain and/or stiffness to arthritis. Initially, self treatments are usually applied to the fingers in terms of using balms, ointments and lotions. [...]
Friday, November 02, 2007
Patients with chronic low back pain have had experienced sudden buckling of the knees and have experienced near falls or actual falls. During heel strike moment of ambulation, lengthening contraction of the gluteus maximus aided by the hamstring muscles occur. If there is pain and or spasm or weakness in the [...]
Soft Tissue Comfort Center
