low back pain

Fitness Tools Make Strengthening the Core Less of a Chore

by EU Humanitarian Aid and Civil Protection Fitness tools make strengthening the core less of a chore A study published in the Journal of Back and Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation in 2013 showed that core stabilization exercises were more effective than conventional exercises in reducing non-specific low back pain. Holland said it is also possible to … Read more on KDAL Ready to return: Chance Myers back in action as 389-day road to recovery … There were various muscle exercises, usually done in sets of high reps for up to an hour at a time—single leg squats, calf raises, hip adductors, isometric groin contractions and much more. “The good thing about rehab is you find ways to push yourself … Read more on Sporting Kansas City Read ...

Chiropractic Physical Therapy: How Physical Therapy Differs From Chiropractic Care

Physical therapy and chiropractic care both aim to relieve the patient’s pain, improve flexibility and mobility and restore function. Both are effective treatment methods offering good results when provided by experienced physical therapists and chiropractors. The question how physical therapy differs from chiropractic care is one that arises in our minds, when considering treatment for a particular condition. Chiropractic Treatment Focuses on the Functioning of the Spinal Column Read more... ...

Medicare Plans' Upcoding Cost Billions

...  Plans' Upcoding Cost Billions In Arizona, a health plan collected thousands of dollars from Medicare to treat congestive heart failure in a patient seen for knee pain, according to auditors. In Pennsylvania, a person treated for blurry vision was charted as having serious heart … Read more on Health News Florida Chiropractic Research in Review Objective: The purposes of this study were to evaluate patients with low back pain (LBP) and leg pain due to magnetic resonance imaging-confirmed disc herniation who are treated with high-velocity, low-amplitude spinal manipulation in terms of their … Read more on Dynamic Chiropractic Read ...

I’m Thinking of Opening a Christian Strip-Club Named “the Pearly Gates”, to Minister to Men…?

by tomsriverfire Question by : I’m thinking of opening a Christian strip-club named “The Pearly Gates”, to minister to men…? I have thought about this for awhile, and I think this club can help men to face their addiction to sins of the flesh. You see, I spent years and years going to strip clubs, and despite hours on my knees in prayer, the temptation was just too great. I finally decided I could not give it up. Read more... ...

Barrow Opens One-Stop ALS Treatment Center

...  opens one-stop ALS treatment center Social workers, nutritionists, respiratory therapists, and physical, speech and occupational therapists. 16 consultation … Doctors at Barrow Neurological Institute at St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center in Phoenix have treated Proctor since 2011 … Read more on Arizona Republic Sustained Pain Relief With RF Intradiscal Biacuplasty PHOENIX, Arizona — Patients treated with radiofrequency intradiscal biacuplasty (IDB) for discogenic low back pain show maintenance of improvements in pain and physical function for as long as a year after their procedure, a study shows. Discogenic … Read more on Medscape Read ...

Are There Any Good Online Occupational Therapy Schools?

Question by Steven E: Are there any good online Occupational Therapy schools? I am a junior exercise science major at a highly accredited undergraduate school, and I am starting to look for graduate schools. I want to be an occupational therapist, so, naturally, I am looking for a good OT school. At the moment, I am hoping to find an online school I can take classes at to earn my masters. Does anybody have any references or ideas for online Occupational Therapy masters? I hear it doesn’t matter as much as to where you got your masters, as long as you become board certified, so I don’t care as much as to where. I just know I want to take my classes online. Read more... ...

My Soon to Be Husband Has a Bad Pain in His Leg..?

Question by Shauna F: My soon to be husband has a bad pain in his leg..? It’s all around his upper thigh lower hip… it hurts him a lot if he sits for a long period or time then stands or if he walks a lot or moves around a lot. It’s been constant for about 5 months and he has been to physical therapy and it didn’t help the only thing that helps is Ibuprofen or naproxin. Anyone else have this problem? can anyone tell me whats wrong? Oh.. It started hurting one day at work while he was lifting packages. :( It hurts him often even though he doesn’t work at that job any more. They never screened either part of him (back or leg) and the PT they gave him was mainly just stretching of the leg. Read more... ...