Hello there.
Today I thought I would bring you someone else's ideas on back pain, so please read this , it is quite informative.
Regards
Paul
"Take Charge of Your Upper Back Pain
Todd Albert, MD
James Edwards Professor & Chairman of Orthopaedic Surgery
Jefferson Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University
Philadelphia, PA
The upper back, or thoracic spine, is the area between the neck and low back. Stiffness, muscle spasms, and pain are common upper back symptoms. Some patients feel pain when taking a deep breath, during movement, or when the tender area is touched. Poor posture, deconditioning, bending or twisting, sitting in a static position for a long time, hard coughing or sneezing, or carrying an overstuffed backpack can lead to upper back pain. Scoliosis, an abnormal curvature of the thoracic spine, sometimes causes upper back pain.
Rhomboid muscle strain is one cause of upper back pain. The rhomboid muscles originate in the upper back and attach to 3 vertebral spinous processes. There are 12 thoracic vertebrae numbered T1 through T12 (top to bottom). The spinous processes are small bones that can be felt on the back. The rhomboid muscles attach to T3, T4, T5, and the shoulder blades. The rhomboids help move the shoulder blades. Rhomboid muscle strain and spasm causes upper back pain between the shoulder blades. Some patients describe the muscle spasms and discomfort as knots in the back.
Upper Back Pain Treatment
First Response: Ice and Heat Therapy
Early treatment is important to speed healing and recovery. Ice therapy for the first few days followed by moist heat can help relieve symptoms. Store-bought ice products, ice cubes, or simply a bag of frozen peas wrapped in a towel can be applied 20 minutes every 4-6 hours. Moist heat therapy can begin after 2-3 days of icing. To prevent burns, wrap the heat source in a towel, and remove heat before sleeping. Punctured store-bought packs should be discarded because the chemical gel can burn skin.
3 Easy Upper Back Stretches
Under your health-care provider's guidance, these simple stretches and exercises may help relieve upper stiffness and pain. Start small (3 sets of 5) and gradually increase as your symptoms and body allow. Take it easy!
Arm Slides
Stand against a wall and position your arms close against the wall, palms facing the wall.
Keep your arms against the wall while slowly sliding them up above your head, if possible; if not, as high as is comfortably possible.
Gently reverse and move your arms down; relax and repeat
Shoulder Blade Squeeze
Sit or stand with your arms by your sides
Squeeze and hold your shoulder blades together for 5 seconds
Release the squeeze, relax and repeat
Upper Back Stretch
Sit in a chair
Cross both arms behind your head and bend gently forward
Slowly arch backward; release and repeat
When Symptoms Linger
When upper back pain results from injury, or home therapy fails, see your health-care provider. She/he may recommend medications such as an anti-inflammatory drug or muscle relaxant. Trigger point injections may help break the pattern of muscle irritability and spasm. Physical therapy and massage help to relax muscles and relieve pain while increasing mobility. "
Friday 29 August 2008
Tuesday 26 August 2008
Old age and Back Pain.
Good morning everyone.
I would like to talk briefly again about Nutrition and Back Pain. My mother has just turned 80 and lives in a rural area of England right beside the North Sea. It is quite village and my mother lives in an old cottage on a rutted, unpaved street with no road lighting.
My wife and I recently visited my mother and carried out an EFT (Emotional Freedom Technique) session with her to help with her back pain. My mum suffers from back pain and a range of "age related" problems, as the doctors put it.
The basic problem started with overweight, which led to lack of mobility, which resulted in more weight and so on.
Nutrition and regular exercise help not only to maintain general health, but also in particular issues such as Back Pain. Such foods as Aloe Vera, glucosamine and chondroitin for instance have a beneficial effect on the immune system boosting our general health and well being.
Look forward to your feedback, stay well till next time.
Paul
I would like to talk briefly again about Nutrition and Back Pain. My mother has just turned 80 and lives in a rural area of England right beside the North Sea. It is quite village and my mother lives in an old cottage on a rutted, unpaved street with no road lighting.
My wife and I recently visited my mother and carried out an EFT (Emotional Freedom Technique) session with her to help with her back pain. My mum suffers from back pain and a range of "age related" problems, as the doctors put it.
The basic problem started with overweight, which led to lack of mobility, which resulted in more weight and so on.
Nutrition and regular exercise help not only to maintain general health, but also in particular issues such as Back Pain. Such foods as Aloe Vera, glucosamine and chondroitin for instance have a beneficial effect on the immune system boosting our general health and well being.
Look forward to your feedback, stay well till next time.
Paul
Tuesday 19 August 2008
Posture and Back Pain
Hello again, sorry for the delay in posting.
Have you any idea of the number of people who are suffering to various degrees with posture related back pain?
I have no figures to hand, but the fact that large companies carry out worstation assesments on a regular basis certainly makes me think. Some years ago I had a client who presented with shoulder and lower back pain. The pain was enough for her to come to me and ask for a massage treatment. I gave her a fullbody massage, concentrated on her shoulders and back, pelvis and legs. She left feeling greatly relaxed, less the pain. A week later she was back with the same pain. Again I corrected her body, and she left feeling as good as before. A week later she was back again with the pain and I massaged her. This was repeated about 5 times before we sat down and discussed her work and home routines. Eventually we discovered that at work she sat twisted in front of a VDU, with a telephone handset held between her head and kneck. After a discussion with her employers, the workstation set up was canged and I lost a client.
I will be talking more about posture on my website, but if you have any questions please dont hesitate to drop me a line.
regards
Paul
Have you any idea of the number of people who are suffering to various degrees with posture related back pain?
I have no figures to hand, but the fact that large companies carry out worstation assesments on a regular basis certainly makes me think. Some years ago I had a client who presented with shoulder and lower back pain. The pain was enough for her to come to me and ask for a massage treatment. I gave her a fullbody massage, concentrated on her shoulders and back, pelvis and legs. She left feeling greatly relaxed, less the pain. A week later she was back with the same pain. Again I corrected her body, and she left feeling as good as before. A week later she was back again with the pain and I massaged her. This was repeated about 5 times before we sat down and discussed her work and home routines. Eventually we discovered that at work she sat twisted in front of a VDU, with a telephone handset held between her head and kneck. After a discussion with her employers, the workstation set up was canged and I lost a client.
I will be talking more about posture on my website, but if you have any questions please dont hesitate to drop me a line.
regards
Paul
Tuesday 12 August 2008
Complementary Therapies for Back Pain
Hello and welcome to another day at my Back Pain Blogg.
Today I would like to touch on the subject of Complementary Therapies and Back Pain. There are so many back related problems in the modern world today, Upper and Lower Back pain, Sciatic Pain, Frozen Shoulders, just a few of the many painful ailments that are helped by the many different Complementary Therapies practiced today.
I remember treating one on my brothers suffering from a frozen shoulder a few years ago. He did not respond to massage, mobilisation or even Reiki. I happened to read a book on Kneisiology ( I think the spelling is right) amd applied light pressure to the points mentioned to relieve a frozen shoulder, the treatment worked. Another, less successful time, I was taking the 2nd year Amatsu exam and had given a near perfect examination and carried out the required treatment. Until I came to the right shoulder, I had balanced the rest of the body but this shoulder would not correct itself. The lady student then told me "You cant do anything, even the Instructors cant help". It seemed the lady had fallen when a young girl and the "memory" of the injury had stayed. It wasn't until a few years later when I studied NLP that I realised that until the lady dealt with the emotional issue of the fall, that the physical issue could be dealt with.
So Physical issues may rely on emotional answers, or an emotional issue need an environmental answer, or good nutrition may be the answer. Any health issue may rely on more than just a physical answer.
So if you want a whole range of answers, then why not look at :www.backpainloss.com
Paul
Today I would like to touch on the subject of Complementary Therapies and Back Pain. There are so many back related problems in the modern world today, Upper and Lower Back pain, Sciatic Pain, Frozen Shoulders, just a few of the many painful ailments that are helped by the many different Complementary Therapies practiced today.
I remember treating one on my brothers suffering from a frozen shoulder a few years ago. He did not respond to massage, mobilisation or even Reiki. I happened to read a book on Kneisiology ( I think the spelling is right) amd applied light pressure to the points mentioned to relieve a frozen shoulder, the treatment worked. Another, less successful time, I was taking the 2nd year Amatsu exam and had given a near perfect examination and carried out the required treatment. Until I came to the right shoulder, I had balanced the rest of the body but this shoulder would not correct itself. The lady student then told me "You cant do anything, even the Instructors cant help". It seemed the lady had fallen when a young girl and the "memory" of the injury had stayed. It wasn't until a few years later when I studied NLP that I realised that until the lady dealt with the emotional issue of the fall, that the physical issue could be dealt with.
So Physical issues may rely on emotional answers, or an emotional issue need an environmental answer, or good nutrition may be the answer. Any health issue may rely on more than just a physical answer.
So if you want a whole range of answers, then why not look at :www.backpainloss.com
Paul
Monday 11 August 2008
Exercise and Back Pain
Hello,
Today I thought I would talk about Exercise and Back Pain, or how regular exercise, within your own limits, may help with the general health and flexability of your back. The reverse, of course, is true, that is irregular extreme exercise may cause pain and discomfort.
I think we all agree that exercise, in moderation, is good for all of us. Some time ago I found myself slightly overweight and unfit, the reason? I had not been regularly exercising for some time, and as a result I was a little out of condition.
In order to help the whole family, my wife bought an electronic fitness system, no names, and I looked forward to some fun fitness programes and a quick return to my previous healthy condition.
We had two teenage relatives staying with us and they pounced on the thing and started to play with it. My son, who has just finished University and has some time on his hands, did the same. Then my wife, who technically owned it all, joined in.
I sat back and waited for the fuss to die down before I had a go. As I was a week behind everyone else, I thought, push yourself and catch up, always a mistake!
The first time I went on, I found a general weakness in muscle strength, poor balance and a long way to go to get the cardio- vascular system working properly. Also I was about 15 years "older" according to the machine.I spent about 35 minutes training and was exhausted at the end. The second day I spent 40 minutes and was even worse. The system gives a warning that you should take a break, well I don't have time to take breaks and so I kept on. The third day after 45 minutes I felt I was getting there, until I felt a lump in my right shoulder, a knotted muscle, that was very painful. This was followed by a pain down the right side of my back and pains in my pectoral muscle.
The words of my last personal trainer came back to me, "never exert yourself and vaty your program day to day" came to mind. Several days of mobilisation, massage and rest followed before I was able to resume the training. So was pushing past the limits rather than taking it slow and steady worth it? In the end I am over a week "behind" the others and will re start slowly
Never push yourself beyond limits that are set for a reason and work slowly and surely. Aim for a flexible supple body first, then go for strength and stamina.
Find out how you can exercise, within your limits, then go to www.backpainloss.com
Be well
Paul
Today I thought I would talk about Exercise and Back Pain, or how regular exercise, within your own limits, may help with the general health and flexability of your back. The reverse, of course, is true, that is irregular extreme exercise may cause pain and discomfort.
I think we all agree that exercise, in moderation, is good for all of us. Some time ago I found myself slightly overweight and unfit, the reason? I had not been regularly exercising for some time, and as a result I was a little out of condition.
In order to help the whole family, my wife bought an electronic fitness system, no names, and I looked forward to some fun fitness programes and a quick return to my previous healthy condition.
We had two teenage relatives staying with us and they pounced on the thing and started to play with it. My son, who has just finished University and has some time on his hands, did the same. Then my wife, who technically owned it all, joined in.
I sat back and waited for the fuss to die down before I had a go. As I was a week behind everyone else, I thought, push yourself and catch up, always a mistake!
The first time I went on, I found a general weakness in muscle strength, poor balance and a long way to go to get the cardio- vascular system working properly. Also I was about 15 years "older" according to the machine.I spent about 35 minutes training and was exhausted at the end. The second day I spent 40 minutes and was even worse. The system gives a warning that you should take a break, well I don't have time to take breaks and so I kept on. The third day after 45 minutes I felt I was getting there, until I felt a lump in my right shoulder, a knotted muscle, that was very painful. This was followed by a pain down the right side of my back and pains in my pectoral muscle.
The words of my last personal trainer came back to me, "never exert yourself and vaty your program day to day" came to mind. Several days of mobilisation, massage and rest followed before I was able to resume the training. So was pushing past the limits rather than taking it slow and steady worth it? In the end I am over a week "behind" the others and will re start slowly
Never push yourself beyond limits that are set for a reason and work slowly and surely. Aim for a flexible supple body first, then go for strength and stamina.
Find out how you can exercise, within your limits, then go to www.backpainloss.com
Be well
Paul
Wednesday 6 August 2008
Shoes and Back Pain.
Hello I hope you are well
Have you ever wondered what are the causes of Back Pain? I know we all thinkof trapped nerves, slipped disks even carrying a load or twisting suddenly. Well heres a new one,recently I bought a new pair of shoes from a discount clothing warehouse. Unlike shoe shops where qualified staff measure and fit shoes, I just bought a cheap pair of good looking shoes.
Round about the same time my car needed a small paint job, so I took it the paint shop and left it to be sprayed. Rather than go home in a Taxi, I went for a walk around the nearby town to kill a couple of hours. It soon became clear that the shoes were too tight and uncomfortable. After a rest for a coffee I continued round the shops, my right little toe was by now quite painful, ( I later discovered the toe had been skinned and a plaster was required). I was begining to suffer some pain and discomfort and because of the pain I started to walk with a slight limp. This caused my leg, the right one, to become locked, my knees was rotated outward slightly and the muscles of my Pelvis and lower back became strained. I got my car back and drove home, put a plaster on my toe and had a hot bath because my lower back was in spasm and quite painful. The toe took a few days to recover, my back pain lasted for nearly a week. All this for a small saving on a pair of shoes, was it worth it?
Have a great day
Do you walk around in tight shoes? Have you ever kicked off a pair of shoes and felt" that's wonderful" Back Pain Loss is a simple to download product and contains hints and tips on how to control back pain, including Shoes and Back pain. To find out how you can obtain your copy go to :
http://www.backpainloss.com/
Paul
Have you ever wondered what are the causes of Back Pain? I know we all thinkof trapped nerves, slipped disks even carrying a load or twisting suddenly. Well heres a new one,recently I bought a new pair of shoes from a discount clothing warehouse. Unlike shoe shops where qualified staff measure and fit shoes, I just bought a cheap pair of good looking shoes.
Round about the same time my car needed a small paint job, so I took it the paint shop and left it to be sprayed. Rather than go home in a Taxi, I went for a walk around the nearby town to kill a couple of hours. It soon became clear that the shoes were too tight and uncomfortable. After a rest for a coffee I continued round the shops, my right little toe was by now quite painful, ( I later discovered the toe had been skinned and a plaster was required). I was begining to suffer some pain and discomfort and because of the pain I started to walk with a slight limp. This caused my leg, the right one, to become locked, my knees was rotated outward slightly and the muscles of my Pelvis and lower back became strained. I got my car back and drove home, put a plaster on my toe and had a hot bath because my lower back was in spasm and quite painful. The toe took a few days to recover, my back pain lasted for nearly a week. All this for a small saving on a pair of shoes, was it worth it?
Have a great day
Do you walk around in tight shoes? Have you ever kicked off a pair of shoes and felt" that's wonderful" Back Pain Loss is a simple to download product and contains hints and tips on how to control back pain, including Shoes and Back pain. To find out how you can obtain your copy go to :
http://www.backpainloss.com/
Paul
Back Pain due to Thecal Sac Encroachment
A rather technical subject today. I would like to talk aboutBack Pain due to Thecal Sac encroachment
This condition results when you have a back pain caused by a thickening of the “sac" or nerve sheath that encroaches the hole where nerve originates in the spine.
This condition results when you have a back pain caused by a thickening of the “sac" or nerve sheath that encroaches the hole where nerve originates in the spine.
Tuesday 5 August 2008
Hello again.
I have known a lot of people who suffered from Sciatic pain, to various degrees of discomfort. Few were aware of the fact that the Sciatic nerve is one of the biggest nerves in the body. Some knew that it seemed to start in the lower back, split and go across the buttocks and down the backs of the legs and terminate near the back of the knees. They knew this because this was where the pain was felt the most. When I first started to help people my "tools" were limited to massage and Reflexology. An lady I had known since a child heard that I was able to help people and asked for help. She was then in her late sixties and her main love was her garden. Sciatic pain caused her so much pain and misery as she was unable to bed over, or even kneel down to work. After 2 Reflexology treatments, general foot work, with a little longer round the back and sciatic reflex areas, the lady seemed to be on the mend. In fact a few days after the 2nd treatment she told me she could now work, quite easily, in her garden. Over the years I have acquired new tools, I use Reflexology less, but massage is still popular. I find that there is usually something in the "tool box" to help most people.
If anyone has any comments, I would love to hear from you.
Do you suffer from Sciatic Pain? If you want to know more about the Holistic answers to sciatic pain, then please go to http://www.backpainloss.com/ for more information.
Paul
I have known a lot of people who suffered from Sciatic pain, to various degrees of discomfort. Few were aware of the fact that the Sciatic nerve is one of the biggest nerves in the body. Some knew that it seemed to start in the lower back, split and go across the buttocks and down the backs of the legs and terminate near the back of the knees. They knew this because this was where the pain was felt the most. When I first started to help people my "tools" were limited to massage and Reflexology. An lady I had known since a child heard that I was able to help people and asked for help. She was then in her late sixties and her main love was her garden. Sciatic pain caused her so much pain and misery as she was unable to bed over, or even kneel down to work. After 2 Reflexology treatments, general foot work, with a little longer round the back and sciatic reflex areas, the lady seemed to be on the mend. In fact a few days after the 2nd treatment she told me she could now work, quite easily, in her garden. Over the years I have acquired new tools, I use Reflexology less, but massage is still popular. I find that there is usually something in the "tool box" to help most people.
If anyone has any comments, I would love to hear from you.
Do you suffer from Sciatic Pain? If you want to know more about the Holistic answers to sciatic pain, then please go to http://www.backpainloss.com/ for more information.
Paul
Sunday 3 August 2008
Hi
Here is an interesting note from a doctor talking about non surgical back pain careNon surgical back pain treatment is a subject dear to my heart and I will be dealing with this subject from a complmentary veiwpoint.
Back Pain in 2nd & 3rd Decades of Life
"Medical Author: William C. Shiel Jr., MD, FACP, FACR
I am a rheumatologist. We are medical doctors that are responsible for the non-surgical treatments of conditions that involve the muscles and joints of the body. We do not perform surgery, but refer patients for consideration of surgical procedures to orthopaedic surgeons when appropriate.
In the course of treating many patients over the years, I have come upon many instances in which a patient had received unnecessary surgery for conditions that could have either been diagnosed or treated without surgery.
It is unfortunately too frequent that we diagnose spondylitis after a patient has already undergone a surgical procedure of the low back.
Back pain in adolescents and young adults is commonly attributed to injury resulting from athletic activities. Guess why...because this it the time of life when humans typically are most involved with sports. The fact is, however, that it is very possible that the two events can be true and not related."
If you would like more information on on Non Surgical Treatment for Back Pain then please go to http://www.backpainloss.com/
Here is an interesting note from a doctor talking about non surgical back pain careNon surgical back pain treatment is a subject dear to my heart and I will be dealing with this subject from a complmentary veiwpoint.
Back Pain in 2nd & 3rd Decades of Life
"Medical Author: William C. Shiel Jr., MD, FACP, FACR
I am a rheumatologist. We are medical doctors that are responsible for the non-surgical treatments of conditions that involve the muscles and joints of the body. We do not perform surgery, but refer patients for consideration of surgical procedures to orthopaedic surgeons when appropriate.
In the course of treating many patients over the years, I have come upon many instances in which a patient had received unnecessary surgery for conditions that could have either been diagnosed or treated without surgery.
It is unfortunately too frequent that we diagnose spondylitis after a patient has already undergone a surgical procedure of the low back.
Back pain in adolescents and young adults is commonly attributed to injury resulting from athletic activities. Guess why...because this it the time of life when humans typically are most involved with sports. The fact is, however, that it is very possible that the two events can be true and not related."
If you would like more information on on Non Surgical Treatment for Back Pain then please go to http://www.backpainloss.com/
Welcome to Back Pain Loss
Hello and welcome to a Blog, Back Pain Loss, that will be looking first at ways to deal with back pain, but may grow, who knows.
As mentioned in my profile I have been interested in complementary medicene for a few years now. One subject which continued to surface whilst I was working with clients, was the problem of Back Pain. My experiances have ranged from massaging a young woman with lower back pain, in order that she could work comfortanly, to giving a Reflexology treatment to a lady in her late 70's which enabled her to work in her garden again.
However I would like to start with a report that approaches the problem of Back Pain from the veiwpoint of Nutrition, and is called, suprisingly,Back Pain and Nutrition.
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As mentioned in my profile I have been interested in complementary medicene for a few years now. One subject which continued to surface whilst I was working with clients, was the problem of Back Pain. My experiances have ranged from massaging a young woman with lower back pain, in order that she could work comfortanly, to giving a Reflexology treatment to a lady in her late 70's which enabled her to work in her garden again.
However I would like to start with a report that approaches the problem of Back Pain from the veiwpoint of Nutrition, and is called, suprisingly,Back Pain and Nutrition.
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