Only two minutes to bone health!
Great article in the International Journal of Epidemiology in June of this year. The authors describe how small amounts of exercise appear to make a significant difference to bone density. You can read a summary of the original article here. Remember it\’s only two minutes per day!
Spinal manipulative treatment helps acute low back pain
There was an interesting article published last month in the Journal of the American Medical Association. It was a research study into the effectiveness of spinal manipulative therapy (SMT) for acute low back pain. The outcome of the study was very positive. What was really great (from our point of view) was the editorial encouraging […]
Exercise helps almost everything, according to the latest research!
A recent paper published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine has concluded that \’ Exercise therapy appears to be a safe way to improve functional capacity and reduce disability in individuals with chronic disease\’. What was particularly interesting to me was the huge array of conditions for which this appears to be the case, […]
George the rat has a spinal problem!
Rats have spines too – and they get spinal problems! Especially boy rats, for some reason. Meet George – a rat with spinal stenosis – degenerative changes in the spine – that is causing him to have mobility problems!
How long ago did you fall and have a fracture?
Hip stretching exercises
This video shows two very simple stretches that you can use to increase the mobility of the hip, and three stretches to increase flexibility of some of the muscles associated with hip movement. Go gently with the exercises. Some mild discomfort is to be expected, but if you get any significant pain, then cease […]
College of Chiropractors goes Royal
The College of Chiropractors, an academic body that develops, encourages, and maintains the highest standards of professional practice, has been granted a Royal Charter. The College is the first complementary body to be so recognised. The Royal Charter is a clear indication of the leadership value and innovative approach the College brings to the chiropractic […]
Frozen shoulder and emotional stress
Frozen shoulder and emotional stress Click on the link above to see a YouTube video where Andrew discusses a CBT technique that a patient used to help his frozen shoulder
Do you get more back pain as you get older?
It’s a commonly held belief that we tend to get more back pain as we get older. But is this true? Some Scandinavian researchers had a look at this belief. They studied 12 research papers that looked at sub-groups of patients where there was a significant proportion of older patients. Interestingly, they found that there was […]
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 […]