SGBP Final 4

Summary of main preventive measures After the first time you have had low back pain, you are likely to have it again. To help ke ...

 Talk to your boss to see if there are other ways you can do your work.  Don't depend on a "back belt" or corset to protect yo ...

Begin with low stress aerobic activities to improve general stamina (walking, riding a bicycle, swimming and jogging). Exercises ...

EPILOGUE You may well ask after wading through this book – “OK, so what’s the big deal? I already know most of this stuff.” That ...

TEN ACTION POINTS FOR SEVERE BACK PAIN 1 If the pain is intense, stop doing whatever you are doing. Find a comfortable position ...

RED FLAGS PATHOLOGICAL CAUSE BUT NO RED FLAG NO PATHOLOGICAL CAUSE STEP ONE MEASURES FOR TWO WEEKS APPROPRIATE SURGICAL P TREATM ...

POINTS TO REMEMBER  Back and neck pain is very common. Four out of five people suffer from pain during their lives. IN MOST CAS ...

GLOSSARY WORD DEFINITION Acute Pain The most common type of back pain. Acute pain often begins suddenly — e.g. after a fall or i ...

Hamstrings Long muscles at the back of the thigh Herniated disc A condition where the center (nucleus pulposus) of the intervert ...

Transverse processes Broad flatthat function as attachments for spinal ligaments and muscles.^ projections from each vertebral b ...