Why you shouldn’t bother trying to sit up straight – A posture guide
When a patient comes into my office, I welcome them in and offer them a seat across my desk. Invariably, once I have checked their paperwork, I look across to see a patient straining every sinew to sit bolt upright with their shoulders back and their low back perfectly curved. Almost like, if they had […]
Do I need a chiropractor, osteopath or physio (and what’s the difference?)?
When we see new patients, one of the concerns that is regularly expressed is that they are unsure whether they have come to see the right person. Some patients even tell us that they chose to come and see us because physios ‘work more with the muscles’ they believe that they have a joint problem. […]
Core Strengthening for Back Pain Part 2
Mannion et al 2012 found that people who performed core exercises reduced their back pain without getting any stronger. So, it’s fair to say that you probably don’t need to get any stronger to reduce your back pain But there is a saying that we use in manual therapy – ‘you can’t go wrong with […]
Core Strengthening for Back Pain Part 1
Core strength and it’s relationship to back pain is probably one of the most common things that I have to discuss with patients in the clinic each week. There is a long-standing belief that having a weak core can be an underlying cause of back pain and that regular strengthening of the core will help […]