Do computers cause neck and shoulder pain?
A Chinese study has suggested that high levels of psychological stress are a significant factor in the cause of shoulder and upper back complaints in computer workers. Participants who had high levels of workload were more likely to develop lower back pain than upper back pain. The 203 participants in the study were computer users […]
Is low back pain harder to fix if there is a trapped nerve as well??
A recent article in JMPT investigating outcomes of acute and chronic low back pain, found that patients with nerve problems (radiculopathy) recovered equally well with chiropractic treatment as patients without radiculopathy. The article, by Peterson et al, was investigating whether there were any positive predictive factors to suggest which patients would respond best to chiropractic […]