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Scientists have added yet another reason to seek medical attention if you suffer from sleep disturbances or insomnia. Poor sleep may lead to fibromyalgia and chronic pain. Fibromyalgia is a complex chronic pain syndrome that primarily affects women. The syndrome includes widespread pain in muscles, ligaments, and joints as well as fatigue and trouble [...]
Having a positive attitude may actually speed your recovery from low-back pain. Most people experience back pain at some point in their lives, says Dr. Markus Melloh director of University of Otago’s Centre for Musculoskeletal Outcomes Research in Otago, New Zealand. The majority of back-pain cases are self-correcting. But some cases develop into chronic back pain [...]
Not all back pain is the same, so the treatment for back pain shouldn’t be the same either. That may seem like common sense but now scientists are beginning to understand the truth behind that idea. A recent study published in the UK demonstrates the benefits of targeted treatment for patients with back pain. Researchers [...]
In a recent study published in the Journal of Aging and Health (1), researchers found that while older people are more likely to suffer from lower back pain, they are less likely to seek treatment. The cross-sectional telephone survey determined that 12.3% of older adults experienced chronic lower back pain versus 6.5% of adults aged [...]
Researchers are beginning to understand the specific biological benefits of chiropractic adjustments. A 2010 study indicated that chiropractic adjustments can assist the body’s response to inflammation and pain.1 The study compared 10 healthy participants with 10 participants who had low-back pain for at least 3 months. Researchers took blood samples of the participants at the [...]
A recent study revealed that a multimodal chiropractic treatment can significantly ease the pain and disability of adult scoliosis. This is one of the first studies on the effects of chiropractic and exercise on adult scoliosis, and showed promising results. In the study, 28 patients with adult scoliosis participated in a chiropractic rehabilitation program for [...]
Poor balance is directly tied to back pain, according to research from Alex Ruhe, a chiropractor and PhD candidate at Murdoch University in Australia. Although this was a known connection, this is the first time a linear connection has been established. Ruhe found that people with neck, mid-back, and low-back pain typically have poor [...]
Teaching teens with fibromyalgia coping skills may alleviate some of their symptoms, according to a new small study.1 The study monitored the progress of 114 adolescents who underwent one of two treatments. One group received cognitive behavioral therapy, and the other received information about the disorder with no treatment. Both groups improved in terms [...]
Exercise doesn’t just improve your physical health, it may also enhance your cognitive functioning, according to a new study. Nine women with fibromyalgia participated in a small study of the effects of exercises on working memory. Researchers used a functional MRIs to measure women’s brain activity levels while they took a memory test. After these [...]
Epidural steroid injection*, a common non-surgical treatment of low-back pain, appears to be on the rise in the US and UK.1-2 Yet the efficacy of epidural steroid injections remains controversial. Some patients do report pain relief in the short term, but the long term benefits of injections are contested. 3 A new study examined the [...]
While patients with low-back pain can do a lot on their own to minimize pain, receiving active treatment will likely enhance their outcomes according to new research. A recent study from Finland compared two active treatment methods with self-care. Participants were employees who had been experiencing mild low-back pain for over two weeks or even [...]
$28 million. That’s the annual productivity loss due to lost work days from back pain.1 Year after year, low-back pain is consistently among the top six most expensive health problems.2 Clinical guidelines now suggest that if possible, patients remain active and working through back-pain treatment. Yet many practitioners still recommend that patients stay at home. [...]
Anyone with a chronic pain condition like fibromyalgia knows it can be difficult to adhere to a complex set of treatment instructions: physical therapy, medications, creams, journals, the list goes on. We get busy or forget and sometimes don’t comply completely with the treatment, but sooner or later the pain creeps back in. It turns [...]
How many times did you hear, “Sit up straight!” as a child? How many times have you said this to your own child? There’s a reason behind that famous advice: poor posture early in life may lead to a number of back problems and pain later on. That’s why researchers conducted a study to better [...]