Lower Back Pain Blog

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Pain Symptoms and Faith

Does having faith reduce your back pain symptoms. A recent study tried to find out.

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Will A Back Pain Injection Work

A back pain injection is often offered to people with longstanding back pain, but does it help.

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Epidural Steroid Injections

Epidural steroid injections are commonly offered to people suffering with lower back pain. This study looked at whether they reduced the need for spinal surgery.

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Sciatic Back Pain

This is my 6th week with sciatica. It is caused by a massive left paracentral disc extrusion on L5/S1 (there are also degenerative changes there), and

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Muscle Imbalance

I have been suffering from gradually worsening sciatica symptoms; I have tried physiotherapy,acupuncture,osteopathy and so far I have had no

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Treatment of Sciatica

There are many conflicting ideas on the treatment of sciatica and it can get very confusing if you have this problem. See some readers suggestions here.

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The Importance of Posture

Dont underestimate the importance of posture - stooped posture or sustained poor positions can lead to lower back pain. It is such a simple thing to change and it can make a huge difference to the way you feel.

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Posture Exercises using the Alexander Technique

A recent study looked to see if posture exercises using the Alexander Technique were helpful for people with chronic lower back pain.

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The Human Spine

Many people think that the human spine is weak or vulnerable.Look closely at the spine and see how tough it is and how well designed it is to do its job.

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Lordosis

Lordosis is a term used to describe a curve in your spine - it is not a disease or spinal problem.

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