Back and Neck Pain

Low back pain is a hugely burdensome issue in Australia but just how huge is this burden you may ask…back pain costs the Australian taxpayer approximately $4.8Billion per year. It has been [...]

Low Back Pain is the most common presenting problem I see as a Physiotherapist, which makes sense as it is the leading cause of disability worldwide (1, 2). Unfortunately, Low Back Pain is often [...]

‘Stand up straight!’ How many of us have heard this statement and wondered why? Posture has long been associated with notions of health and well-being. Before posture was blamed for causing poor [...]

Low back pain is the most common presentation to medical practitioners (6). It is believed that 60-80% of adults will experience back pain at least once in their life – with 10-20% of these [...]

Image: www.stewartslaw.com Cauda equina syndrome (CES) is a neurological condition caused by compression of the cauda equina (Latin for “horse’s tail”); a bundle of spinal nerves and spinal nerve [...]

Scheuermann’s disease (also known as Scheuermann’s kyphosis) is a rigid deformity occurring due to wedging of thoracic vertebrae during the rapid stages of spinal growth (1). Scheuermann’s [...]