Management of Spinal Stenosis – Is there space for improvement?

Welcome back amazing nerds. In the previous post we discussed what is spinal stenosis and what can contribute to or cause it. Now that we understand what this condition is, I’m going to take you through what the available research says about its treatment and management. Before I start, I want to again highlight thatContinue reading “Management of Spinal Stenosis – Is there space for improvement?”

What is Spinal Stenosis – Not enough space in this spine for both of us

Welcome back amazing nerds. Today’s text aims at continuing to inform about the most common musculoskeletal complaint: back pain. More specifically, it is about a pathology that can be linked to back pain, can sound really scary, and sometimes is not well understood even by healthcare professionals. I’m going to be discussing spinal stenosis. IContinue reading “What is Spinal Stenosis – Not enough space in this spine for both of us”

Back Pain Myth 3 – You have bad posture

In this text, I’m back to continue looking at some of the myths surrounding lower back pain.  This time I’m looking at one of the myths that is very ingrained into our day-to-day life, from how we sleep, how we walk, how we dress, how we eat, how we work, and even how we doContinue reading “Back Pain Myth 3 – You have bad posture”

Back Pain Myth 2 – Scan it

I’ll again be looking at some of the myths surrounding back pain and our spine. If you haven’t already, I advise you to read part 1 as in it I explain why these myths can be bad for you and why I think it is important to address them. In it, I have given anContinue reading “Back Pain Myth 2 – Scan it”

Back Pain Myth 1 – Something is broken

This is text will be the first in a series through which I want to address some myths that are still very prevalent in our society, be it in you, member of the general public, or among health care professionals. Why am I focusing on back pain? The 2015 Global Burden of Disease Study identifiedContinue reading “Back Pain Myth 1 – Something is broken”