Most of the people we treat feel that their posture could do with improving. Having good posture will certainly help prevent back pain from occurring, but it is worth mentioning that it is not possible to have perfect posture all of the time. Sitting upright at a desk will, of course, be better for you
Osteopath Ben Verling explores some myths around back pain. He says: ‘As Osteopaths we see people coming to us for many different reasons and often hear misconceptions about why back pain has occurred and the treatment needed for it.’ Here are some of the most common: 1) Back pain just happens sometimes for no reason.
Did you know that a quarter of the bones in your body are situated in your feet? Each foot has over 200,000 nerve endings, 107 ligaments and 19 muscles and is a biomechanical marvel of evolution. You will walk in excess of 100,000 miles in your life, with each foot bearing the cumulative load of
The short answer is less than you probably think. The human body is very responsive to physical stimuli and has evolved to move, the reason why it is advisable to be active on a daily basis. But, that does not mean you have to run miles every day to reap the physiological benefits of exercise.
In practice, we see a lot of people that do not breathe correctly. When was the last time you thought about your breathing? It is obviously something that we normally do without paying it too much attention. When in pain or under stress it is common for a “breathing pattern disorder” to gradually develop. This
The majority of people we treat tend not to be sure of what has caused their pain with a lot of the injuries we treat not being due to an obvious cause or single event, such as a fall or awkward lift. The cause of most problems tend to be more subtle and insidious. These
We often have patients that come in to see us that are unsure what has caused their back pain. One minute they were fine, the next their back hurts. What could be going on? Your back is actually incredibly strong and we are fortunate to be able to take for granted how strong it is
It is common knowledge that you need to work out to get fitter and stronger. But to get fitter, stronger, remain injury free and to stay healthy it is helpful to do some “working in” too. The concept of “working in” can be summed up as gentle full body movements that do not cause you
I wanted to emphasise how well designed and strong our backs actually are. Understandably, after an episode of pain people often feel that their backs are weak and vulnerable. This might lead to someone thinking that their back is fragile or that the back problem might last forever. Fortunately, this is usually not the case.
Ben Verling, Osteopath at Osteo and Physio, explores some of the myths around treatment for bad backs. 1) Bed rest is bad. Most people are aware that you need to keep as mobile as possible to help back pain get better. This can simply mean hobbling around your bedroom before lying back down again, any
