http://www.lower-back-pain-toolkit.com/lower-back-pain-blog.html The Lower Back Pain Blog keeps you up-to-date with all additions and changes to the lower-back-pain-toolkit.com web site. Read the latest updates and subscribe here. en-us lower back pain Mon, 21 Jul 2008 14:47:01 GMT Mon, 21 Jul 2008 14:47:01 GMT lower-back-pain-toolkit.com http://www.lower-back-pain-toolkit.com/left-side-back-pain.html If you have left side back pain you may have non-specific lower back pain. Mon, 21 Jul 2008 14:47:01 GMT http://www.lower-back-pain-toolkit.com/lower-back-exercise.html Lower back exercise suggestions to help you strengthen core stability training.Illustrated with clear diagrams and containing step by step instructions. Wed, 16 Jul 2008 13:55:25 GMT http://www.lower-back-pain-toolkit.com/low-back-exercise.html An illustrated guide containing a low back exercise for core stability training to improve muscle control in lower back pain. Wed, 16 Jul 2008 13:53:19 GMT http://www.lower-back-pain-toolkit.com/core-stabilization.html An illustrated core stabilization exercise to improve the strength of the trunk muscles. Wed, 16 Jul 2008 13:44:49 GMT http://www.lower-back-pain-toolkit.com/core-stability-training.html Finding a neutral spine position is important when you are practicing core stability training.This exercise shows you how to do that in kneeling. Wed, 16 Jul 2008 13:44:07 GMT http://www.lower-back-pain-toolkit.com/core-stability-exercises.html These illustrated core stability exercises get you used to finding the mid point or neutral point between a fully arched back and a fully flattened one. Wed, 16 Jul 2008 13:42:38 GMT http://www.lower-back-pain-toolkit.com/exercises-for-lower-back-pain.html A illustrated guide to exercises for lower back pain that will show you some core stability exercises. Wed, 16 Jul 2008 13:38:41 GMT http://www.lower-back-pain-toolkit.com/relieve-back-pain.html With more treatments and tests developed to relieve back pain over the last 10 years you would expect our care of back pain to be better than it used to be. A new study casts doubt. Mon, 07 Jul 2008 15:58:58 GMT http://www.lower-back-pain-toolkit.com/lower-back-pain-exercise.html If you have simple lower back pain, exercise may be a helpful way to manage it.Learn why and find out what sort of exercises may help. Thu, 26 Jun 2008 11:07:23 GMT http://www.lower-back-pain-toolkit.com/lower-back-pain-during-pregnancy.html Up to 50 percent of women will experience lower back pain during pregnancy. Braces and supports are often offered but do they work? Thu, 26 Jun 2008 11:01:22 GMT http://www.lower-back-pain-toolkit.com/exercises-for-sciatica.html Not all exercises for sciatica are helpful; this one works for some and not others. Thu, 26 Jun 2008 10:58:04 GMT http://www.lower-back-pain-toolkit.com/home-treatment-for-sciatica.html Home treatment for sciatica - if you have recently been diagnosed with sciatica here are some things you can do at home to help yourself. Thu, 26 Jun 2008 10:57:36 GMT http://www.lower-back-pain-toolkit.com/sciatica-exercises.html Sciatica exercises are sometimes helpful for pain relief. If you are sure you have sciatica and if you are sure that you have no worrying symptoms then these exercises for sciatica may help. Thu, 26 Jun 2008 10:56:54 GMT http://www.lower-back-pain-toolkit.com/sciatica-exercise.html This sciatica exercise can sometimes be helpful. See this video demonstration to see how it should be done. Thu, 26 Jun 2008 10:56:01 GMT http://www.lower-back-pain-toolkit.com/severe-lower-back-pain.html Severe lower back pain problems can be caused by compression of the cauda equina. This page outlines the symptoms. Thu, 26 Jun 2008 10:55:35 GMT http://www.lower-back-pain-toolkit.com/sciatica-symptoms.html Usually sciatica symptoms are felt along the distribution of the nerve or in other words in the area that the nerve supplies. This means that sciatica is often felt as leg pain. Thu, 26 Jun 2008 10:54:52 GMT http://www.lower-back-pain-toolkit.com/sciatica-and-physical-therapy.html If you have sciatica and physical therapy is recommended this is what you can expect. Thu, 26 Jun 2008 10:54:20 GMT http://www.lower-back-pain-toolkit.com/sciatica-causes.html Sciatica causes back and leg pain but it is actually relatively uncommon. Only 5 of you will have true sciatica. Sciatic back pain is caused by an irritation of the sciatic nerve. This irritation is usually caused by a disc bulge. Thu, 26 Jun 2008 10:53:52 GMT http://www.lower-back-pain-toolkit.com/Disc-spinal-cord.html The spinal disc is possibly one of the most misunderstood parts of the human spine. Read the truth about it here. Thu, 26 Jun 2008 10:52:36 GMT http://www.lower-back-pain-toolkit.com/lower-back-and-hip-pain.html It is not at all uncommon for someone to have lower back and hip pain. Mon, 23 Jun 2008 12:05:24 GMT http://www.lower-back-pain-toolkit.com/back-pain-symptoms.html Lower back pain symptoms can be felt in the low back but also in the hips and legs. Mon, 23 Jun 2008 12:03:47 GMT http://www.lower-back-pain-toolkit.com/information-on-back-pain.html Keep up to date with information on back pain, key research articles, headline news and interesting lower back pain facts. Fri, 06 Jun 2008 16:20:27 GMT http://www.lower-back-pain-toolkit.com/lower-back-pain-sciatica.html Lower back pain sciatica is a common problem although only 5 percent of people with back pain have sciatica it can be very severe and disabling if you do have it. Read all about the symptoms, causes and treatment of sciatica. Fri, 06 Jun 2008 16:16:59 GMT http://www.lower-back-pain-toolkit.com/sciatic-nerve-pain-1.html Some new research shows surgery does not lead to better long term outcomes for someone with sciatic nerve pain. Fri, 06 Jun 2008 16:15:24 GMT http://www.lower-back-pain-toolkit.com/Lower-Back-Pain-Causes.html Simple back pain is one of the most common lower back pain causes. Find out why it starts and what to do about it. Tue, 03 Jun 2008 17:25:46 GMT http://www.lower-back-pain-toolkit.com/Lower-back-pain-overview.html Simple lower back pain is the most common type of back pain. This page contains information about the symptoms of lower back pain and how it starts and links to treatment advice. Tue, 03 Jun 2008 17:13:23 GMT http://www.lower-back-pain-toolkit.com/Lower-back-pain-onset.html Simple lower back pain is the most common type of back pain. This page describes the different ways this problem can start and has some case studies as examples. Tue, 03 Jun 2008 17:08:32 GMT http://www.lower-back-pain-toolkit.com/Cause-of-lower-back-pain.html There are many types of problems that can be the cause of lower back pain symptoms. Luckily, the most common causes are not serious. Guidelines recommend that lower back pain is grouped into one of three main categories. This page outlines them and links to pages with more detail Mon, 02 Jun 2008 15:05:10 GMT http://www.lower-back-pain-toolkit.com/cause-of-lower-back-pain-1.html The latest Clinical Guidelines tell us we should be grouping the cause of lower back pain into one of three categories. This section is about the most common type of back pain - simple lower back pain. Mon, 02 Jun 2008 14:48:40 GMT http://www.lower-back-pain-toolkit.com/exercises-for-low-back-pain.html There are lots of reasons why exercises for low back pain are helpful. Read about the effects of exercise. Mon, 02 Jun 2008 12:29:50 GMT http://www.lower-back-pain-toolkit.com/cold-therapies.html Cold therapies are often used to treat lower back pain.Find out how using an ice pack may work and if cold is helpful in the treatement of back pain. Mon, 02 Jun 2008 12:21:50 GMT http://www.lower-back-pain-toolkit.com/Bulging-discs.html Bulging Discs can lead to sciatic nerve pain. Here is an overview of the problem with a diagram showing common sciatic nerve pain distribution. Mon, 02 Jun 2008 12:11:08 GMT http://www.lower-back-pain-toolkit.com/back-pain-2.html Psychosocial yellow flags help us to identify the psychosocial elements that put someone at risk of developing chronic low back pain. This section outlines one of them - fear of the future or catastrophising. Mon, 02 Jun 2008 11:31:48 GMT http://www.lower-back-pain-toolkit.com/exercise-for-lower-back-pain.html See a stretching exercise for lower back pain. This one increases your lower back flexion, or forward bend, from a sitting position and includes a video. Mon, 02 Jun 2008 11:23:48 GMT http://www.lower-back-pain-toolkit.com/walking-for-fitness.html If you have back pain walking for fitness has to be one of the easiest ways possible to increase your general fitness levels. Fri, 30 May 2008 16:33:44 GMT http://www.lower-back-pain-toolkit.com/health-related-fitness.html There are many ways to exercise and improve your health related fitness that don’t involve using a gym or joining a sports team. This hub section should point you in the direction of imformation on why you should exercise and how to go about doing it. Fri, 30 May 2008 16:32:25 GMT http://www.lower-back-pain-toolkit.com/components-of-physical-fitness.html You may hear people talking about the 5 components of physical fitness; these are the health related fitness components. If you are looking to manage your lower back pain by improving your physical fitness levels then they are a good place to start. Fri, 30 May 2008 11:25:56 GMT http://www.lower-back-pain-toolkit.com/what-is-physical-fitness.html What is Physical Fitness? It is a combination of health related and skill related components. You need a reasonable amount of all of them to have good physical fitness. Fri, 30 May 2008 10:39:33 GMT http://www.lower-back-pain-toolkit.com/physical-fitness.html A discussion of the benefits of physical fitness for lower back pain. If you lack physical fitness you are more likely to get back pain than someone who takes some regular exercise. Mon, 19 May 2008 12:49:31 GMT http://www.lower-back-pain-toolkit.com/benefits-of-physical-fitness.html Many of the benefits of physical fitness will also affect your lower back. Read an outline of the real benefits of physical fitness in managing lower back pain. Mon, 19 May 2008 12:41:32 GMT http://www.lower-back-pain-toolkit.com/back-pain-injections.html I have had chronic lower back pain for all of my life. I am 49 yrs old.I am 6'1 tall and weight 194lbs. I am in relatively good condition except for Fri, 09 May 2008 17:25:21 GMT http://www.lower-back-pain-toolkit.com/swimming-and-back-pain.html I swim three mornings a week following a night shift in a hospital. I swim for half and hour but lately I have experienced what I think is sciatica. Fri, 02 May 2008 14:39:07 GMT http://www.lower-back-pain-toolkit.com/can-poor-posture-cause-disc-bulges.html I have been a dental hygienist for 30 years and have spent a lot of my working life bending over. I have recently been getting lower back pain and Mon, 28 Apr 2008 10:32:25 GMT http://www.lower-back-pain-toolkit.com/worries-about-an-old-disc-bulge.html I had a problem with my back after bending down to put on my socks one morning in 2005! It was such a small everyday sort of thing to do and to have Mon, 28 Apr 2008 09:58:51 GMT http://www.lower-back-pain-toolkit.com/exercise-for-back-pain.html Stretching can be a really helpful exercise for back pain.See some illustrated examples of back stretching exercises. Fri, 04 Apr 2008 14:25:45 GMT http://www.lower-back-pain-toolkit.com/back-pain-exercises.html Back pain exercises may be helpful if you have acute lower back pain. This particular exercise is a nice one to start you moving again. Fri, 04 Apr 2008 14:24:00 GMT http://www.lower-back-pain-toolkit.com/lower-back-extension-exercise.html This video shows a lower back extension exercise which improves the backward bend in your spine. it ranges from quite simple to more difficult. Fri, 04 Apr 2008 10:52:48 GMT http://www.lower-back-pain-toolkit.com/leg-numbness.html When I stand up or walk for a few minutes, my lower legs are numb as they can be. When I sit down a couple of minutes, they go back to normal. They Fri, 04 Apr 2008 09:08:09 GMT http://www.lower-back-pain-toolkit.com/epidural-back-pain.html I have had 2 epidural anesthesia injections, could these have caused a weakness in my back leading to lower back pain? Is there anything I can do Mon, 31 Mar 2008 09:57:59 GMT http://www.lower-back-pain-toolkit.com/back-pain-mattress.html Is it proven that memory foam mattresses do help to relieve pressure from your back, or is a firm mattress preferable? What type of mattress would you Mon, 31 Mar 2008 09:56:31 GMT