Most of us start off with a beautifully mobile and smooth running back and rarely are we stiff backed unless there is a reason for it. The back is well evolved to do the job it has to do and does this mostly very well. Spinal bones are separated from the vertebrae by discs which are thicker in areas of greater mobility and greater load, allowing more movement. Facet joints at the back of the spine limit and control spinal motion, stopping inappropriate spinal displacement in response to the loads placed on the spine. Muscles are strong, in balance and working in harmony to achieve the movement and stability required. . . . → Read More on Five Star Way of Living: Chronic Segmental Low Back Stiffness
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Do you have arthritis knee pain? Many people suffering from osteoarthritis or rheumatoid arthritis are dealing with the pain, deformity and loss of motion that arthritis can cause in the knees. Although many people end up requiring knee replacement surgery as a way of healing the damage, this can be a massive procedure that can take a long time to recover from. . . . → Read More on Five Star Way of Living: Arthritis Knee Pain Without Surgery A small but significant number of musculoskeletal patients presenting for examination are suffering from a serious medical condition or illness. To filter out these patients quickly the concept of Red Flags has been developed to increase the reliability of the history taking and examination, thereby reducing the likelihood of something being missed. The large increase in costs and disability which has accompanied the rise in low back pain absence from work has thrown the spotlight on developing tools to identity and counteract negative influences for recovery after low back pain. . . . → Read More on Five Star Way of Living: Yellow Flags Fibromyalgia is an progressively epidemic ailment which results in enduring pain all over and including aching joints, muscles, tendons, and other soft tissues. Fibromyalgia leaves its suffers with extreme fatigue, limited mobility upon rising in the morning, insomnia, migraines, insensibility to touch in hands and feet, low spirits, and anguish. . . . → Read More on Five Star Way of Living: Infrared Sauna Therapy May Be the Best Drug Free Relief for Fibromyalgia The description of a hernia and the need for operation or other treatment is discussed in part one. Now we review laparoscopic surgery and post operative care. . . . → Read More on Five Star Way of Living: Surgical Repair of Hernia ” Part Two If you have ever had a serious backache, you can appreciate just how vital your back is – even for activities you think don’t entail the back. For example, squeezing a tennis ball utilizes more muscles than the ones in your hand; the latissimus dorsi and other back muscles are also employed during this movement. . . . → Read More on Five Star Way of Living: Stretch and Strengthen to Relieve Back Pain The human sensory system is designed to give us the information we need to manage the challenges of the world. We take in vast amounts of information every minute of the day, much of it not relevant, the brain deciding what is important and what is not. We are familiar with vision, hearing and touch and consciously and unconsciously use the incoming information to guide our actions and responses in daily life. However, there are two more sensory input systems, related to the others, which are vital to normal functioning. These are the sensory feedback we get from our bodies and the joint position sense. . . . → Read More on Five Star Way of Living: The Importance of Sensibility and Joint Position Sense |
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