http://www.myfitnessquest.com MyFitnessQuest.com Latest News en-gb Thu, 29 Jul 2010 04:34:45 -0700 http://www.myfitnessquest.com/news/Inc/Images/RSS.gif http://www.myfitnessquest.com Back pain might go away for a while, but you never know when it will return. Research shows that recurrence rates for low back pain soar as high as 50% in the 12 months following the initial episode. And although patients are encouraged to return to normal activities as soon as possible, many fear that movement or activity will only make their pain worse. http://www.myfitnessquest.com/news/article-21.html But "Manipulation Alone Probably Gives Better Value for Money" Although exact numbers remain elusive, it's clear that back pain and related musculoskeletal conditions place a tremendous burden on the nation's economy. According to some experts, these disorders account for upwards of $50 billion per year in time away from work, hospital bills, prescription drugs and lost productivity.1 http://www.myfitnessquest.com/news/article-20.html With our growing dependency on computers, we have all become (sometimes painfully) aware of repetitive stress injuries such as carpal tunnel syndrome and tendonitis. But, new evidence suggests that repetitive injuries caused by backpack use may be plaguing your child or teen. http://www.myfitnessquest.com/news/article-19.html I wish I could report that the movie “Supersize Me” has shocked our nation into some sense of reality concerning our health. I wish I could report that obesity in our teen population was on the decline; that American teens were among the most fit in all industrialized nations. Unfortunately, I cannot. http://www.myfitnessquest.com/news/article-18.html The Back In Action workout produces the best results when its completed every other day with the stretching routine completed daily. http://www.myfitnessquest.com/news/article-17.html If you suffer from back pain caused by scoliosis, sciatica, car accidents, sports injuries, pregnancy, sleeping, arthrits, surgery, lifting, bending, twisting, repetitive stress injury, work related injuries, sitting at the computer, long commute hours, degenerative disc disease, facet syndrome, or weak low back - Buy Back in Action Video NOW for your first step to a Healthier Back. http://www.myfitnessquest.com/news/article-16.html Recent research conducted at Toronto Institute for Work and Health, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, has found that exercise therapy can make a difference for long-term back pain. The analysis was an update of a review that was published in 1999. http://www.myfitnessquest.com/news/article-15.html Local fitness experts Aaron Hinde, DC and Jon Mello, CPT have developed a breakthrough core strengthening video targeting the ever-growing population of back pain sufferers. http://www.myfitnessquest.com/news/article-14.html The purpose of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of calcitonin on beta-endorphin levels in female patients experiencing back pain associated with postmenopausal osteoporosis. http://www.myfitnessquest.com/news/article-13.html Systematic reviews have shown that as non-operative treatments exercise, behavioural and multimodal treatment programs are effective for chronic low back pain. http://www.myfitnessquest.com/news/article-12.html Wurttemberg health insurance fund initiated a study on the outpatient rehabilitation of patients with chronic low back pain, aimed at improving the treatment concept for its insurees with chronic low back pain. http://www.myfitnessquest.com/news/article-11.html STUDY DESIGN: A longitudinal age homogeneous cohort study. OBJECTIVE: To describe the prevalence, nature, and predictors of chronic back pain (CBP) in older people. http://www.myfitnessquest.com/news/article-10.html STUDY DESIGN: An observational longitudinal design. OBJECTIVES: To characterize the rate of and risk factors for recurrent episodes of work-related low back disorder in industrial workers. http://www.myfitnessquest.com/news/article-9.html STUDY DESIGN: Analysis of outcome data collected prospectively from 250 patients recruited to the UK Spine Stabilization Trial. http://www.myfitnessquest.com/news/article-8.html OBJECTIVE: To test the construct validity of postural backache. To identify if individuals with backache sit for longer periods of sustained sitting and have more flexed relaxed sitting posture than individuals in a no backache group. http://www.myfitnessquest.com/news/article-7.html OBJECTIVE: To study the skin temperature disorders in low back pain (LBP) patients compared with reference persons without LBP and to evaluate the relationship between pain intensity and other clinical signs and temperature abnormalities. http://www.myfitnessquest.com/news/article-6.html A study of patients with low back pain (LBP) had revealed altered central pain processing. At an equal pain level LBP patients had considerably more neuronal activation in the somatosensory cortices than controls. http://www.myfitnessquest.com/news/article-5.html It has recently been noted that screening for depression can improve clinical outcomes. The purpose of the present study was to examine whether somatic symptoms reported at health examinations predicted depression in the following year. http://www.myfitnessquest.com/news/article-4.html Intervertebral disc degeneration is a chronic process that can become manifest in clinical disorders such as idiopathic low back pain, sciatica, disc herniation, spinal stenosis, and myelopathy. http://www.myfitnessquest.com/news/article-3.html To compare 2 methods of fusion in the treatment of lumbar spondylolisthesis: posterior lumbar interbody fusion (PLIF) and intertransverse fusion (ITF). http://www.myfitnessquest.com/news/article-2.html