Back pain - quiz
Test your knowledge on back pain with our quick health quiz, and read tips to prevent and treat a bad back. If you're not already suffering from chronic back pain, you will be soon. Your lifestyle habits are putting your back under unnecessary ... [... more]
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The low-down on low back pain
Low back pain is one the most common conditions for which many of us seek treatment from a health care professional. It costs the country millions of dollars and thousands of days of lost work time each year. It can be a debilitating, ... [... more]
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Back pain - disc problems
Intervertebral discs are spongy cushions found between the vertebrae of the spine. Common problems include degenerative disc disease and ruptured (or 'slipped') disc. Risk factors for disc problems include obesity, lack of physical activity and ... [... more]
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Back pain - schoolbags
Around 70 per cent of Australian schoolchildren may be damaging their spines by carrying schoolbags. Risk reduction strategies include buying the child an appropriately sized backpack and making sure the load isn't too heavy. Around 70 per cent ... [... more]
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Posture - Better Health Channel.
The complications of poor posture include back pain, spinal dysfunction, joint degeneration, rounded shoulders and a potbelly. You can improve your posture and spinal health by making a few lifestyle adjustments. If you want an example of good ... [... more]
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Massage - Better Health Channel.
Massage has been practiced as a healing tradition in many cultures for thousands of years. Modern studies show that massage can successfully treat a range of disorders, including back pain, anxiety and high blood pressure. Massage is perhaps one ... [... more]
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Chiropractic - Better Health Channel.
Chiropractors use spinal adjustments to improve many health problems that are related to nerve, skeleton and muscle problems. Spinal conditions like back pain, as well as health conditions like asthma, may all be helped by chiropractic treatment. ... [... more]
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Back problems
Back pain is common. Some of the more common back problems include soft tissue injuries, disc problems, postural stress, sciatica, structural defects, disease and fracture. Any structure in the back has the potential to cause pain if affected by ... [... more]
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Cycling - preventing injury
Cycling can improve your physical and mental health. It's a great way to get out and enjoy the world around you. However, bicycle injuries can occur. Common cycling injuries may cause lower back pain, numb toes, burning feet, as well as damage to ... [... more]
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Back pain - children
Back pain is common in Australian children, particularly during adolescence. Some causes of back pain in young people include poor posture, inappropriate forms of exercise and carrying heavy schoolbags. If pain is persistent, and felt in the same ... [... more]
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Back pain - Better Health Channel.
Back pain can be caused by injury, inflammation, tension or spasm in the muscle, ligament, cartilage or bone. It is one of the most common ailments, with around eight in 10 people suffering from backache at least some of the time. Back pain is a ... [... more]
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Back pain
Everyone can recall some experience with Back Pain during their lives, either as a sufferer themselves or through knowing someone who was. Statistics say 80 percent of us will have a personal experience with it some day. A severe case can turn ... [... more]
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