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Chronic Back pain: The latest research

Recent research on back pain has yielded several important findings: Brain-based treatment for chronic back pain: A study published in JAMA Network Open found that pain reprocessing therapy (PRT), which teaches people to perceive pain signals…

Back Pain

Back Pain Evidence and General Musculoskeletal Care Recommendations

Back Pain + Back pain is just one of the many conditions that we treat at the clinic, however it is one of the leading causes recurring of pain and functional disability. Here we are looking at evidence based practice through the lens of back…

Back Pain, Manual Therapy, Massage Therapy, Physiotherapy

Back Pain: Big Picture Insights

Back Pain : Big Picture Insights Back pain is a leading cause of disability. It is also a costly challenge for our health care system, particularly at this fragile time. Fortunately, research continues be refined and solutions are at our fingertips. Please…

Manual Therapy, Physiotherapy

Low Back Pain Clinical Perspectives

Back Pain : The inside track Back pain is a leading cause of disability. It is also a costly challenge for our health care system. Unfortunately, many people receive passive treatment methods despite research showing the benefit of active…

Back Pain, Physiotherapy

Low Back Pain Guidelines for Patients

Back Pain : Perspectives for patients One of the biggest challenges that clinicians face is to make treatment practical. There is overwhelming evidence that activity when there is back pain is most often helpful to reduce symptoms and expedite…

Back Pain, Pain sciences, Physiotherapy

Back Pain Clinical Practice Guidelines

Back Pain: The full report If you are like us, you likely want to know the reasons behind the decision making process. Transparency is always key in this type of process. This publication on lower back pain is the most recent research (End…

Back Pain, Foot Ankle Pain, Hip Pain, Knee Pain, Neck Pain, Pain sciences, Shoulder Pain

Breaking the cycle of chronic pain

Breaking the cycle of chronic pain. What is chronic pain? Upto one in five Canadian adults suffer from chronic pain. It also affects one in five people globally and is the primary reason people seek medical treatment. In most cases,…

Back Pain, Chiropractic, Osteoarthritis, Pain sciences, Physiotherapy

Back Pain Exercises , Help yourself.

The world of low back pain (LBP) is a big one. There are many different causes of LBP (eg. Osteoarthritis, disc issues, facet joint sprain, muscular injuries, poor mechanics – just to name a few), and many different symptoms and presentations.…

Back Pain, Chiropractic, Fitness, Manual Therapy, Massage Therapy, Neck Pain, Osteoarthritis, osteopathic, Osteopathy, Physiotherapy, Preventative Therapy

Low back Lumbar Disc Pain

Do you suffer from disc injuries? Location: The pain is usually central in the lower back and can radiate accross the entire lower back and down into the leg/s. Causes: Excessive, prolonged or forceful bending forward, sitting…

Acupuncture, Back Pain, Headaches, Massage Therapy, Neck Pain, Physiotherapy, Shoulder Pain

Recommendations for Neck Pain and Upper Back Pain- What works and what doesn’t

Neck Pain and Upper Back Pain ( What works, what doesn't) American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine - Medical Specialty Society. 2011 Table 1. Summary of Recommendations for Diagnostic and Other Testing for Cervical and Thoracic…