Aug 10 2008
Effective Back Pain Therapy Requires Accurate Diagnosis
There is no definitive back pain therapy that people can turn to for instant relief from their discomfort. Due to the many different causes of back pain, finding the right solution is up to the caregiver and the individual patient and once an accurate diagnosis has been made, the right back pain therapy can begin to relieve their pain. Back pain can be caused by muscle pulls and strains, disk injuries and illnesses as well as a variety of internal problems, seemingly unrelated to the back.
Kidney and liver infections for instance, can cause pain the lower back and cardiac problems can cause pain the thoracic portion of the back. Simply taking pain medication to relieve the discomfort, back pain therapy will require knowing the root cause of the pain. Since back pain is a symptom of some type of problem, eliminating the pain will not eliminate the cause.
With some of the problems that cause back pain being potentially life-threatening, unless the person has a history of trouble, starting a regimen of back pain therapy may end up ignoring the root problem, creating a potential for health disaster. If the pain is present for three or more days a week for two or more weeks, it is considered a chronic problem and reliable medical diagnosis will be needed to effect appropriate back pain therapy.
Lifestyle May Be Cause Of Discomfort
When muscles are rarely used, they tend to become weak and when asked to perform activities outside their normal function, they tend to complain by sending pain signals to the brain. Immediately beginning an intense exercise program will not prove affective back pain therapy as the muscles will hurt more. Starting slow and using proper stretching techniques will keep them from tensing up when the exercise ends for the day.
Studies have shown that even the most physically fit can suffer back pains if their fitness programs are only concentrated on certain muscle groups. Persons who have suffered from back pain problems in the past should work on developing back pain therapy plans with their caregiver as well as with a physical therapist. Understanding what movements cause pain in certain individuals can help them develop a program to eliminate the pain.
It is important when suffering from back pain therapy be developed tp help the specific pain. Not only in knowing the source of the pain, but also what it will take to remedy the daily problem.
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Hi
I stumbled upon your website/blog and thought your post was well written. I am a Chartered Physiotherapist with 16 years of Clinical experience in back pain treatments.
Due to the enormous mis-information and the many scams on the internet I decided to have my own voice through the site realbackpainrelief.org. I brought into life The Healthy Spine Foundation to help people to provide proven back pain treatments and self help information.
Just wanted to add to the article you have written. From personal experience I found over the years that manipulation doesn’t work, to get rid of your back pain problems long term. Also new reports suggest, what we all deep in our hearts have suspected for a long time, regular manipulation cause disc damage!
Going on my own journey to research what does provide effective pain relief long term I developed eventually ‘Natural Spine Balance Therapy’. This consist of the following 3 elements:
1)Restoring Mechanical Efficiency of the spine (balance between strenght and flexibility of the spine)
This can be done most effectively and quickest through the use of TheraFlex (see http://www.realbackpainrelief.org/theraflex)
2)Trigger Point release - very imp[ortant as these can cause ongoing pain. Often the reason for chronic back pain as well; President J.F.Kennedy was helped to get rid of his chronic back pain thru trigger point release techniques by the very lady - Janet Travell - who wrote the trigger point manual. ( see http://www.realbackpainrelief.org/trigger_point_system)
3)Natural Muscle Balance Therapy - restoring muscle imbalances is of most important (as mentioned in the above article) as this is the reason why the spine is mis-aligned - And this will NOT be done thru manipulation (unfortunately there are still Chiropractors and Osteopaths would like to make their clients believe that by cracking there back they will ‘pop’ the vertebrae back into place - what a lot of…! The spine goes where the muscles are pulling them.
Yes, a correct diagnosis is very important but providing the correct treatment and personalised program is also of most importance.
I hope this helps and if any further information required please do not hesitate to contact me.
Warm regards
Arjen
The Healthy Spine Foundation & ChesterPhysio
http://www.RealBackPainRelief.org