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Causes of Lower Back Pain and its effects
in daily lifestyle
About 160 new back pain patients are seen weekly at SGH’s Physiotherapy
Department – about 70 per cent of them office workers who suffer as a result of
prolonged sitting. (Singapore)
The second report focuses on a study by Singapore’s Republic Polytechnic on the
effect of a heavy school bags on Singapore’s students. The study done by Dr
Michael Koh and Mr Tarkeshwar Singh of the Republic Polytechnic.
55 percent public school students suffer backache: study
Saturday, 21 June, 2008 3:11:26 PM by IANS (India)
Washington, June 15 (ANI): Teenagers who spend too much time in front of the idiot
box and computer screens are prone to severe back aches and recurrent
headaches, reports a German study.
CAUSES
Lifestyle
obesity/weight gain
smoking stress
Environmental stress
Fitness
poor physical condition/posture
Inactivity
Weak muscles
Injuries
poor sleeping positions
Accidents
Poor habits eg. Sitting
Increase Awareness
Education / Knowledge
Early intervention
OPTIONS
Medication
Physical activities
Education
Improved Lifestyle
SOLUTIONS
SOLUTION
PROS
CONS
Short Term Solution
Costing
Sustenance of
Might aggravate Injuries
Fitness
Time Consuming
Physiotherapy
May be Monotoous
Raise Awareness Improper Guidance may
Starting off Young lead to confusion
Way of life
Peer/Social Pressure; e.g.
Promote Healthy wearing heels, drinking &
Living
smoking
MEDICATION Immediate Relief
PHYSICAL
ACTIVITIES
EDUCATION
LIFESTYLE
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Physical Activities/Training
Pros
Sustained improvement to weak muscles
Improved general health
Cons
Time consuming
Monotony
Improper technique will lead to other injuries
Increase Awareness
Pros
Early education early intervention
Cons
Mind setting
Influx of information – confusion
Lifestyle
Pros
Healthy lifestyle
Improved health
Less medical spending
Cons
Reluctant to change habits
Impatient to wait for result
Environmental and Social stress
CONSEQUENCES
Use of Medication
-
immediate and short term
Adverse effects
-
body may not adapt well to medication
-
allergy, side effects etc
-
additional cost incurred
-
stressful
-
disrupt daily routine
Value = +--
EXERCISE & TREATMENT
Back Pain | Neck Pain - Singapore Physiotherapists
... is a specialist physiotherapy centre focusing on chronic and recurring back and neck
pains ... "My lower back was always in pain if Isat or stood for too long. ...
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Manual Therapy
At Core Concepts, we offer a wide a range of manual therapy
techniques depending on your medical condition.
Amongst some of the manual treatments offered include:
Joint Mobilisation
Nerve Mobilisation
Spinal and Joint Manipulation
Soft and hard tissue manual therapy
Deep tissue massage
We also offer:
Ultrasound electrotherapy
Sport taping services
EXERCISE & TREATMENT
Core Stability Exercises
Core Concepts focuses on rehabilitative core stability training.
Rehabilitative because we work with clients who have weak
core muscles or those who are unable to elicit a contraction, as
typically is the case for persons with chronic and recurring pain.
Clinical Massage Therapy
Clinical Massage Therapy is for those who no longer required
physiotherapy but would like to have massages done in a safer
clinical environment.
Clinical massage therapy technique includes clinical massage
techniques like myofascial treatments, deep tissue massage,
Cyriax cross-fiber friction, neuromuscular trigger point
technique, and muscle energy technique.
EXERCISE & TREATMENT
Exercise Can Help Relieve Lower Back Pain
You will best benefit from working every muscle cluster two to 3 times per week. ... to-date joint
health information, articles, and products at our site: joint pain. ...
backpaincare.net/exercise-can-help-​relieve-lower-back-pain.php
CONSEQUENCES
Indulge in Physical Activities
-
It’s a discipline
-
has many choice
-
can be done individually, buddy and group
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Can be done safely
Adverse effects
-
Over enthusiasm can lead to other injuries
-
time consuming
Value = +++
CONSEQUENCES
Promote Education
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Improve Knowledge and awareness
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Many resourses (news paper, I-net, books, phamplets etc)
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can start from young
Adverse effects
- Fail to emphasise the importance of safe practises such as lifting and
carrying, sitting too long and awkwardly,
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long process and situational (practice only when injured)
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Preached and not practiced
Value = ++
Statistics
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In Singapore alone, it is estimated that some
450,000 individuals suffer from chronic pain that
lasts for more than 3 to 6 months.
The number of residents age 65 years or older will
multiply threefold from current 300,000 to 900,000
in 2030. By then, one in every five residents will
be a senior. Many older individuals experience
chronic pain associated with the general wear and
tear on bones, joints and muscles.
”Report on Aging Population” Submitted to Prime Minister on 3 Feb 2006, www.clinicmasterasia.com
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Singapore education: TIMSS, Teach More, Learn More, less sleep and back and
shoulder pain
January 5th, 2009
educononline.com/.../singapore-education-timss-teach-more-learn-more-less- sleep-and-back-and-shoulder-pain/
The second report focuses on a study by Singapore’s Republic
Polytechnic on the effect of a heavy school bags on Singapore’s
students. The study done by Dr Michael Koh and Mr
Tarkeshwar Singh of the Republic Polytechnic. They found that
Singapore’s students tend to take shorter, quicker steps to
offset the typically heavy loads that they carry to school.
According to the report the changes in gait will not reduce the
problems these students will face with regards to their posture,
or their joints and ligaments which can lead to back and
shoulder pains.
Another doctor, Dr Kevin Lim, an orthopaedic consultant at the KK
Women’s and Children’s Hospital in Singapore, says that he
treats up to five to ten children every week for such pains. The
report says this is despite schools in Singapore now providing
lockers for the students.
EDUCATION & INFORMATION
www.knowabouthealth.com/low-back-pain-lumbago
GINGER
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Ginger is commonly used in cooking and traditional medicine for
thousands of years. It was an important plant in the traditional
Indian system of Ayurvedic medicine and now one of the most
widely used herbs worldwide. In India ginger is added in tea and
in almost every vegetable curry as a part of daily consumption.
Ginger is getting its way into bread, candies and cookies. The
reason of increasing use of ginger and ginger products is due to
its exceptional medicinal properties.
As an alternative treatment ginger has been used to treat various
health conditions like stomach aches, nausea, diarrhea,
rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis, and joint pain. Recently a
new study conducted in University of Georgia reported that
ginger consumption reduces muscle pain caused by exercise.
EDUCATION & INFORMATION
Who conducted the study?
The study was funded by the McCormick Science Institute (MSI), an
independent organization that supports research into the health effects
of culinary herbs and spices.
The study was carried out by Chris Black, an assistant professor of
Kinesiology at Georgia College and State University in Milledgeville,
UGA doctoral student Matt Herring and David Hurley, an associate
professor of population health in UGA’s College of Veterinary
Medicine.
What did the research involve?
This study consisted of two randomized controlled experiments looking
at the effect of daily ginger supplements on muscle pain. The study
involved 78 volunteers. In the first study, 36 participants were
randomly assigned to receive raw ginger capsules or placebo capsules
for 11 days. In the second study, 42 participants were randomly
assigned to receive capsules containing heat-treated ginger or placebo
capsules. The participants took part in strenuous arm exercises on the
eighth day, and researchers assessed the pain experienced for the
next three days, as well as various measures of inflammation. Different
groups under study were compared.
CONSEQUENCES
Improve or change LIFESTYLE
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Promote healthy living
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Many benefits (improved posture, confidence, lesser medical attention etc)
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lesser worries
-
cultivate discipline
Adverse effects
-
Need the correct support to cultivate correct habits.
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Social and environment compulsion
Value = +++
Lifestyle
Children Social stress (schooling)
Kanpur, June 21 (IANS) Heavy school bags are the main cause for growing
backache complaints among school-going children. About 55 percent students
studying in public schools suffer from backache, while 30 percent government
school students fall prey to the problem, says a new study.
Poor diet, wrong posture while walking, standing, watching television, studying,
bathing and lying on the bed also accentuate the problem, says the study by
the Joint Care Club (JCC) on the students of ten schools up to class VIII here.
Too much time in front of TV screens, monitors linked to physical
problems
Tuesday, 15 June, 2010 5:04:39 PM by ANI
www.topnews.in/.../too-much-time-front-tv-screens-monitors-linked-physical -problems-27683
Washington, June 15 (ANI): Teenagers who spend too much time in front of the
idiot box and computer screens are prone to severe back aches and recurrent
headaches, reports a German study.
He said, “A rising prevalence of physical complaints such as back pain, neck and
shoulder pain, and headache has been reported for adolescent populations.
Parallel to this, adolescents are spending an increasing amount of time on
screen-based activities, such as TV, computer games, or other types of
computer based entertainment”.
Torsheim and his colleagues also concluded that physical complaints are not
related to the type of screen-based activity, but to the duration and ergonomic
aspects of such activity.
“The consistent but relatively weak magnitude of associations is in line with the
interpretation that screen time is a contributing factor, but not a primary causal
factor, in headache and backache in the general population of Nordic schoolaged teenagers,” Torsheim said
.
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About 160 new back pain patients are seen
weekly at SGH’s Physiotherapy Department
– about 70 per cent of them office workers
who suffer as a result of prolonged sitting.
VALUES
Physical activities
+++
Improved Lifestyle
+++
Education
++
Medication
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lifestyle
Walking Posture Analysis
Chronic lower back pain is a difficult-to-manage problem. It may not simply be a
problem localised to the spine but instead related to your walking posture or
gait.
The spine at the low back region may appear normal under medical imaging such
as MRIs but yet you experience pain. It could be from the continuous stress to
your lower back from your walking posture.
Like sitting for too long or typing at the keyboard for too long in an incorrect
position can cause Repetitve Stress Injuries (RSI) to your neck and wrist,
incorrect muscle imbalances in the pelvic region, leg length descrepancies,
improper foot pronation, knee mis-alignment can lead to chronic low back pain.
A range of studies puts the number of steps an average person takes each day
from 3000 to over 5000 steps each day. That is over a million steps per year. It
is not hard to imagine the amount of stress placed on your lower back.
With Walking Posture Analysis, it provides us with an insight into the stress
factors that are affecting your lower back. From here, we have a better
understanding on the areas to correct during your treatment period and the
adjustments you need to make.