The Role of Physical Therapy in Pain Management
As Pain Doctors regularly explain to patients: “pain relief through physical therapy is based in the knowledge that all forces in the body affect each other. When a nerve is pinched it can be...
Severe Lower Back Pain Treated With Physiotherapy
A 64 year old man was seen in the Pain Clinic, complaining of pain in the L3/4 area of his lumbar spine and an aching, deep seated pain which...
Physiotherapy Exercises for Back Pain
Physiotherapy Exercises for Back Pain Introduction to Physiotherapy Exercises for Back Pain Back pain is one of the most common medical conditions accounting for physician visits. Research shows that nine out of ten people...
Central-Health Manual Handling courses
Central Health Manual Handling The Central Health Manual Handling training team have developed a Manual Handling training package that can meet your individual manual handling requirements, delivered onsite, with free email support...
Exercise and Chronic Pain
Exercise and Chronic Pain Introduction Not too long ago, doctors were more likely to recommend to their patients with chronic pain to avoid exercise, as it was thought that there was a potential to...
Exercise and Chronic Pain
Exercise and Chronic Pain Introduction Chronic pain is defined as a pain which lasts longer than the expected time for healing and begins to interfere with normal life. In individuals suffering from...
Slouching and Lower Back Pain
Slouching and Back Pain. Why is it that low back pain can be so much worse when we sit relaxed? Your mother probably always told you not to slouch, and, according to research...
The IT Workstation
The IT Workstation If you or your staff spend considerable periods of time working in front of computers, musculoskeletal disorders can potentially have a major impact on your business. Recent research indicates that...
Work Station and Ergonomics assesments from Central Health
Work Station Assessment / Ergonomics Sitting all day, everyday can be just as problematic as lifting heavy objects. A sedentary lifestyle sitting in front of a computer terminal can often lead to pain...
Headache and Physiotherapy
Headache and Physiotherapy Headache is a complex type of pain. Headache may have several causes and may be difficult to diagnose and treat. Many headaches are unexplained. However, there is building evidence that a...
