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Is It Safe To Exercise After My Back Surgery?
Many people want to, but have never been given any specific instructions or guidelines to follow regarding what exercises to do after surgery. Some surgeons believe the surgery itself helps correct the problem. Most often than not, the problem was not addressed by the surgery. nnThe surgery only addresses either a sign or symptom caused by the true problem. Most disc injuries and arthritic conditions develop and progress over a long period of time. Typically, if there is a tr
July 25, 2008
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Sports Injuries & Low Back Pain: How to Eliminate Back Pain Fast & Start Playing Sports Again
About 80 per cent of the world's residents suffer from lower back pain at one time or another. And unlike popular belief an athletic lifestyle offers no warranty against the problem. Improper weight training or sporting activities technically actually increases the load on one's back and may cause pain. In fact, lower back pain is a common ailment among weight lifters, runners, cyclists, and other athletes. And until now no one has been exactly sure what sports-minded people
June 9, 2007
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Low Back Pain & Pregnancy: How to Have a Pain-Free Back During & After Pregnancy
Four million women will successfully give birth this year â and thatâs just in the United States. The bad news is that two out of every three women will suffer from lower back pain and herniated discs by the 36th week of pregnancy. n n Lower Back Pain Interferes With Your Quality of Life n nNot only will lower back pain become a horrible interruption in your daily activities, but it will also interfere with your quality of life. And, it can ruin your enjoyment of one of t
May 5, 2007
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Have You Been Told That One Leg is Longer Than The Other?
I remember back in physical therapy school the importance of evaluating and treating people with various problems that were often directly related to poor posture. We remember as children hearing from our mothers and grandmothers to âsit up straightâ, or âdonât slouchâ. Little did they know that we physically could not do what they wanted us to do. For whatever reason, whether it was tight muscles, weak muscles, crooked spines, long or short legs, we just couldnât
January 3, 2007
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Diagnosed With a Herniated Disc? What To Do Nextâ¦
Youâve probably heard people say they have a "slipped" or "ruptured" disc in the back. Sometimes they complain that their back âwent outâ. What theyâre most likely describing is a herniated disc. This condition is a common source of back and leg pain. nnDiscs are soft cushions found between the vertebrae that make up the spinal column (your backbone). In the middle of the spinal column is the spinal canal, a hollow space that contains the spinal cord. The nerves that
January 3, 2007