Back pain remains the most common cause of work-based absence and the leading cause of chronic disability in young adults. This condition affects 60-70% of adults, peaking at age 35-55 with the number of children affected rising dramatically. Lower back pain is estimated to cost the UK economy £5.1bn every year, including £1bn of NHS…
Please Read This if You Want to Know How to Look After Your Back!! By the Chiropractors At Hampstead Chiropractic Clinic. 1. Keep Moving Warning – Sitting at a desk all day is bad for your musculoskeletal and nervous system health!! The Proprioceptors (movement receptors) in your postural muscles need to be firing regularly in…
What’s really causing your back pain? Eight everyday habits that could be to blame This article was written by Caroline Jones for the Mirror on the 5th September, 2013, and discussed a survey carried out by the British Chiropractic Association: It’s no wonder back problems are the biggest cause of time off work in the…
The ‘Bad back’ is a global phenomenon, according to recent worldwide research published in the Lancet. In a landmark and comprehensive study of the worldwide impact of diseases (Global Burden of Disease Study 2012) published in the Lancet on 15th December, musculoskeletal (MSK) conditions, including back and neck pain, were found to be affecting over…