Category Archives: Low back pain

11May/15

The language of back pain

May 11, 2015Back pain, chronic back pain, Chronic low back pain, Chronic pain, Low back painacute back pain, back pain, Chronic back pain, low back pain treatmentrichmondstace

The language we use when we talk about back pain is revealing and worthy of noting. This is both the language of the back pain sufferer and the clinician or therapist. Why? Because it highlights theRead More…

28Oct/14

Top 5 back pain myths

October 28, 2014Back pain, chronic back pain, Chronic low back pain, Chronic pain, Chronic pelvic pain, Low back pain, Pain beliefs, Pain Educationback pain, back pain physiotherapy, back pain treatment, Chronic back painrichmondstace

Welcome to my top 5 back pain myths. What are these you may ask? Around pain and in particular back pain, there are many phrases and explanations used to try to educate the patient. These haveRead More…

28Mar/14

Relieving low back pain — keeping it simple but effective

March 28, 2014Back pain, Brain and behaviour, chronic back pain, Chronic low back pain, Chronic pain, Low back pain, Pain treatmentChronic back pain, Chronic low back pain, chronic pain, Low back pain, low back pain treatment, pain treatmentrichmondstace

Back pain is very common and most people will experience it. Many reasons are given for back pain, usually blaming the discs (they are not discs but rather amazing structures that work with the vertebrae toRead More…

13Aug/13

Endometriosis & Melatonin | Women and Pain Series

August 13, 2013Anxiety, Chronic pain, Chronic pelvic pain, Endometriosis, Hypermobility, Irritable Bowel Syndrome, Low back pain, Migraine, Pelvic Pain, Stress, Women and painChronic pelvic pain, Endometriosis, endometriosis treatment, Women and painrichmondstace

Chronic pelvic pain is a troubling condition for many women. The reason for pelvic pain varies but certainly includes endometriosis where the lesions impact upon nerve health and function (see here) with consequential sensitisation. The purportedRead More…

23May/13

The Chelsea Flower Show, gardening and back pain

May 23, 2013Back pain, Chronic low back pain, Gardening and back pain, Low back painback pain, back pain tips, Gardening and back pain, Low back painrichmondstace

With the Chelsea Flower Show in full bloom the world of gardening is full of excitement and wonder as the designers exhibit their creations. Gardeners can relate to this sense of cultivation and creativity as theyRead More…

05Nov/12

Women and pain | Part 1

November 5, 2012Bladder pain, Chronic low back pain, Chronic pain, Dysmenorrhoea, Endometriosis, Fibromyalgia, Functional Pain Syndromes, Headache, Irritable Bowel Syndrome, Low back pain, Migraine, Pain, Pelvic Pain, Pregnancy, Pudendal entrapment, Pudendal neuralgia, Pudendal neuropathy, Stress, Women and painFibromyalgia, Functional pain syndromes, Migraine, pain, pelvic pain, physiotherapy, Pregnancy, Pudendal neuralgiarichmondstace

  ‘As many as 50 million American women live with one or more neglected and poorly understood chronic pain conditions’  Generally I see more female patients than male. This observation supports the view that chronic pain is moreRead More…

29Aug/12

Back pain in football and sport

August 29, 2012Back pain, Chronic low back pain, Chronic pain, Exercise, Football injuries, Low back pain, Pain Education, Problematic sports injuries, Sports Injuriesback pain, Back pain in football, Chronic low back pain, Low back pain, sports injuryrichmondstace

Back pain is a common experience across society. Millions are spent each year on treatment yet we do not seem to be making any significant progress in tackling this vast problem. Undoubtedly footballers are also subjectRead More…

11Feb/12

Manual therapy, pain and the immune system

February 11, 2012Back pain, Chronic low back pain, Chronic pain, Complex regional pain syndrome, Joint pain, Low back pain, Neuropathic pain, Pain, Pain Education, Research, Treatmentsback pain, chronic pain, Explain pain, neuroscience, pain education, physiotherapy, Rehabilitation, treatmentrichmondstace

As a physiotherapist I frequently use my hands to treat the joints and tissues. It comes with the territory, everyone expects hands-on therapy and it does helps to reduce tension and pain. Most likely, the painRead More…

20Jan/12

Is immediate imaging important in managing low back pain?

January 20, 2012Back pain, Low back pain, Pain Educationback pain, Chronic low back pain, Imaging, Low back pain, pain educationrichmondstace

Careful thinking is required when judging whether to image or not. J Athl Train. 2011 Jan-Feb;46(1):99-102. Is immediate imaging important in managing low back pain? Andersen JC. Source The University of Tampa, 401 West Kennedy Boulevard,Read More…

19Dec/11

Healthy tissues in 1-2-3

December 19, 2011Chronic low back pain, Chronic pain, Complex regional pain syndrome, Dysmenorrhoea, Exercise, Fibromyalgia, Functional Pain Syndromes, Low back pain, Neck pain, Pain Education, Rehabilitation, Treatments, Uncategorized, Understanding painchronic injury, chronic pain, Explain pain, pain education, physiotherapy, physiotherapy London, Rehabilitation, sports injuries, treatmentrichmondstace

The simple fact is that our tissues need movement to be healthy. By tissues I am referring to muscles, tendons, ligaments, bones, fascia and skin. This does not need to be extreme movement but it mustRead More…