Low Back Pain – What To Do Immediately (Part 2)

July 1, 2014 by ChiroTrust

This article is part 2 of a 2 part series. For Part 1, click here. Low back pain (LBP), as previously stated, will affect most (if not all) of us at some point in time. Knowing what to do when the warning signs occur is essential to avoiding a disabling level of LBP. Last month, […]

Low Back Pain – What To Do Immediately (Part 1)

June 2, 2014 by ChiroTrust

This article is part 1 of a 2 part series. For part 2, click here. Low back pain (LBP) will most likely strike all of us at some point , at least that’s what the statistics indicate. How we “deal with it” initially can be critical to its progression or cessation. Here are some “highlights” […]

The Mysteries of Low Back Pain!

May 6, 2014 by ChiroTrust

Do you realize how complicated the low back region is when it comes to investigating the cause of low back pain (LBP)? There can be findings on an x-ray, MRI, or CT scan such as degenerative disk disease, arthritis, even bulging and/or herniated disks that have NOTHING to do with why the back hurts. Similarly, […]

Spinal Pain Exercise, Mobilization, Manipulation

April 21, 2014 by ChiroTrust

Where Does Back Pain Come From? In 1934, William Mixter, MD and Joseph Barr, MD, established that herniation of the lumbar disc could put pressure on the nerve root or the cauda equina, resulting in sciatica. Their paper on the topic appeared in 1934 in the New England Journal of Medicine (1) and was titled: […]

The “Aging” Lower Back – Part 2

April 7, 2014 by ChiroTrust

This article is part 2 of a 2 part series. For Part 1, click here. Last month, we started this series on low back pain (LBP) in the geriatric population, and we discussed osteoarthritis (OA) and degenerative disk disease (DDD). As reported last month, this group of conditions often co-exist in this population, so we […]

Chronic Low Back Pain And The Intervertebral Disc

March 19, 2014 by ChiroTrust

In 1934, William Jason Mixter, MD and Joseph S Barr, MD, published a study in the New England Journal of Medicine (1) establishing that the rupture of the intervertebral disc could result in pressure on the related nerves, causing back and leg pain. In this study, Drs. Mixter and Barr also suggested that the lumbar […]

The “Aging” Lower Back – Part 1

March 11, 2014 by ChiroTrust

This article is part 1 of a 2 part series. For Part 2, click here. Low back pain (LBP) can arise from many causes. Nearly everyone has or will suffer from LBP at some point in time, though it is most common in the 30-year-old to 50-year-old group and it affects men and women equally. […]

Chronic Non-Specific Low Back Pain

March 4, 2014 by ChiroTrust

The headlines in the lay press are troubling and disturbing. A front section full-page in the newspaper Wall Street Journal showing a person clenching their back while proclaiming (1): “More Than 100 Million American Adults Live with Chronic Pain” Another cover study in the Wall Street Journal quantifying the anatomical regions for American’s chronic pain […]

Low Back Manipulation – How Does it Work?

February 6, 2014 by ChiroTrust

Low back pain (LBP) is such a common problem that if you haven’t suffered from it yet, you probably will eventually. Here are a few facts to consider: 1) LBP affects men and women equally; 2) it is most common between ages 30-50; 3) sedentary (non-active) lifestyles contribute a lot to causation; 4) too much […]

Back Pain Causes And More

January 23, 2014 by ChiroTrust

Joint Motion’s Influence On… Tissue Response, Infection, Inflammation, Trauma & Healing… And The Potential Pitfalls Of Clinical Joint Immobilization Back in 1984, orthopedic surgeon Sir James Cyriax, MD, reviewed The Concept Of Motion in his Textbook of Orthopaedic Medicine, Diagnosis of Soft Tissue Lesions (1). In this text, Dr. Cyriax carefully noted that harmful infections […]