Lower Back Pain Toolkit Site Map

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The Human Spine Anatomy

• The Human Spine Hub
• Human Spine Anatomy Overview
• Spinal Disc
• Muscles and Ligaments
• Vertebra and facet joints
• Spinal Cord and Nerve Roots
• Spinal Cord Anatomy

Causes of Lower back Pain

• Overview of the different cause of lower back pain
• Simple lower back pain / mechanical/postural back pain- overview
• What causes the pain in simple low back pain
• Case studies showing how simple low back pain starts
• Degenerative Disc Disease.
• Piriformis syndrome
• Sacroiliac joint dysfunction
• Nerve Root Irritation -Bulging Discs
• Sciatic Nerve Pain
• Red Flags - possible signs of serious back problems
• Ankylosing Spondylitis
• Spinal Stenosis

Lower back Pain Investigations and Tests

• MRI scans and X-rays- Lower Back Pain Investigations

Treatment for Simple Lower Back Pain

• What is the best Treatment for simple low back pain?
• Lower Back Pain Treatment - acute and chronic pain
• Lower Back Pain Treatment - for acute pain (day 1-5)
• Treatment for chronic Back pain (longer than 6 weeks duration)
• Pacing and Chronic pain
• Low Back Pain Treatment - An Overview of the Back Fitness Programme

Posture

• The Importance of Posture
• Posture and lower back pain
• Normal or 'Good' Posture
• Correct Sitting Posture
• Proper Lifting Techniques
• Computer ergonomics
• Best mattress and Sleeping Position
• Lordosis - what is it?
• Posture Exercises using Alexander Technique

Lower Back Pain Exercises

• An overview of the different types of lower back pain exercise
• Exercises for Back Pain - How often should you exercise?
• Why exercises for low back pain are good for you
• When You Exercise the Lower Back What Movements Take Place

Stretching Exercises for Simple Lower Back Pain

• An overview of different stretching exercises for lower back pain
• Back Pain Exercise - Flexion Exercise lying down
• Exercise for Lower Back Pain - Stretching exercise sitting down
• Exercise for Low Back Pain - Stretching exercise on hands and knees
• Lower Back Extension Exercise - lying on your front
• Lower back pain exercises - stretch standing up
• Back pain exercise to practice rolling your legs lying down

Strengthening Exercises for Simple Lower Back Pain

• Exercises for Lower Back Pain Core Stability Hub
• Lower Back Exercise - Stabilising Exercises - leg extension lying
• Low Back Exercise - Stabilising Exercises - Rotational Control - More Difficult
• Core stabilization Exercise - hands and knees
• Core Stability Exercises - finding neutral
• Core Stability Training - neutral on hands and knees

Physical Fitness

• Physical Fitness
• Components of physical fitness
• Benefits of Physical Fitness
• What is physical Fitness
• Health Related Fitness
• Walking for Fitness

Pain

• An overview of the different aspects of pain
• Pain redefined - up to date thinking about pain
• Pain redefined - part two
• The biopsychosocial model of pain
• Psychosocial rehabilitation and yellow flags
• Back Pain - Fear avoidance beliefs
• Back Pain - Catastrophising or fear of the future
• Back Pain Misdiagnosis or multiple different diagnoses

Back Pain Relief

• Acupuncture for Back Pain
• Acupressure
• Trigger Point Therapy
• Spinal Manipulation
• Back Manipulation and Mobilisation
• Back Massage
• Inversion Tables and Traction
• TENS
• Heat Therapy
• Cold Therapies
• Cold Laser Therapy
• Back Knobber and other massage tools
• Magnet Therapy
• McKenzie Exercise programme

News and Information on Back Pain

• News and Information on Back Pain
• Does faith reduce pain symptoms
• Do epidural steroid injections reduce the need for surgery
• Do back pain injections work
• Cane Toads Get Back Pain
• Acupuncture Helps Low Back Pain
• Back Pain Treatment - Latest American Clinical Guidelines
• Spinal Manipulation in Acute Back Pain
• Lower Back Pain in Pregnancy
• Sciatic nerve pain and disc bulges
• Relieve Back Pain - latest statistics on spending and outcomes in the USA

Sciatica

• An Overview of Sciatica Symptoms and Causes
• Sciatica Symptoms
• Sciatica Causes
• Cauda Equina - A Severe Lower Back Pain Problem
• Sciatica Home Treatment - steps 1-4
• Home Treatment for Sciatica steps 5-7
• Sciatica and Physical Therapy
• Research on sciatic nerve pain
• Herniated Spinal Discs
• Sciatic Nerve pain from disc bulges
• Your sciatica treatment stories

Sciatica Exercises

• Sciatica Exercise Overview
• Exercise for Sciatica in Standing
• Sciatica Exercise Lying Down
• Exercise for Sciatica - Side Glides
• Home Treatment for Sciatica

Pregnancy and Back Pain

• Pregnancy Back Pain Overview
• The Causes of Back Pain in Pregnancy
• Prevention of Back Pain during Pregnancy
• Using Supports to Reduce Lower Back Pain during Pregnancy
• Avoid Sacroiliac Joint Dysfunction in Pregnancy
• Back Pain in Early Pregnancy
• Lower Back Pain in Pregnancy - Evolution in the News

Piriformis Syndrome

• Piriformis Syndrome Hub
• What is Piriformis Syndrome?
• The Piriformis Muscle
• Treatment for Piriformis Syndrome
• Piriformis Stretches - Video

 

Back Pain Management

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• Femoral nerve pain
• Safe lifting
• Back Pain While Sleeping
• McKenzie Exercise Programme
• Long Term Back Problems
• Back Pain and Mattresses
• Epidurals and back pain
• Back Pain injections
• Swimming and back pain
• Worries about an old disc bulge
• Posture and disc bulges
• Leg numbness

Back Pain Symptoms

• Back Pain Symptoms
• Lower back and hip pain
• Pinched Sciatic nerve symptoms
• Is back pain kidney related
• Left sided back pain