Low back pain affects up to 80% of the population at some point in their lives. The vast majority (90%) improve over 3 months and up to 50% have re-occurrence at some point in the future (1). The [...]
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 [...]