New Relief for Lower Back Pain

Chronic, nagging lower back pain. There is nothing worse. Back pain causes sleepless nights, lost hours at work and even disability four out of every five American adults. With stakes this high, chances are pretty good that you will suffer with lower back pain in your lifetime.

Treating Lumbar Spinal Pain by Physiotherapy

Low back pain, back pain, lumbar pain, spinal pain, all are names for the troublesome and very common problem which affects many of us at certain times in our lives. Physiotherapists assess and treat large number of back pain patients every day and have various treatment techniques to help this condition.

How Physiotherapists Treat Piriformis Syndrome

Piriformis syndrome has been recognised as a source of buttock and leg pain for 80 years, but it is still a controversial diagnosis. The pain is thought to be related to the proximity of the muscle to the sciatic nerve in the buttock and irritation or compression of the nerve have been suggested as causes. Physiotherapists diagnose and treat piriformis syndrome regularly, as it can often be mistaken for sciatica.

Don’t Suffer! Massage Chairs for Pain Relief

Our society is always seeking ways of pain relief. In fact the number one method of pain relief is taking drugs. This is by far the most common method, but few people even know the second most common method. Any Guesses? Did you guess massage therapy? Yes, massage therapy is the second most common method to relieve pain.

Massage is more then just a back rub.

My massage therapy instructor always taught us that “massage is more than just a backrub.”