Back Pain Explained

Back Pain explains what back pain is and how it can be treated and prevented.

Basic Anatomy:

• Back Pain Home
• Anatomy for Beginners
• Types of Pain
• Finding Acute Relief
• Intervertebral Disc
• The Spinal Ligaments
• The Sacrum
• The Vertebra

Causes of Back Pain:

• Backache
• Prolapsed Disc
• Sciatica
• Spinal Stenosis
• Scoliosis
• Spondylosis
• Spondylolisis
• Spondylolisthesis
• Sacroiliac Joint
• Ankylosing Spondylitis
• Piriformis Syndrome
• Coccydynia

Back Pain Exercises:

• Benefits of Exercise
• Simple Exercises
• Core Stability
• Swiss Ball

Proper Posture:

• How Good is Yours?
• Posture in Depth
• Sitting Posture
• Standing Posture

Types of Therapy:

• Complementary Therapy
• Massage
• Reflexology
• Acupuncture

Surgery For Back Pain:

• Introduction
• Laminectomy
• Lumbar Discectomy
• Nerve Root Block

Complementary Therapy Treatments

Complementary treatments offer a great range of therapies that can provide relief for back pain sufferers where conventional medicine has failed to. Traditional medical treatments are the choice for many, however, alternatives exist out there that many people benefit greatly from.

With conventional medicine, there is a not very wide acceptance for the mind-body connection. This void is filled with the other therapies and though there is not much scientific evidence in the form of research, there are thousands of anedoctal evidence. These form an ideal treatment to the more conventional approaches.

Treatments are wide-ranging and includes the likes of massage, hypnotherapy, psychotherapy, body-work, acupuncture etc.

Many of the therapies work on the bodies energy system similar to that from the the eastern philosophies of China.

Treatments include:
Massage
Reflexology
Acupuncture