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The First Few Days

When injuries happen, there is a fairly typical reaction.

We pause to assess how we feel, we try to replicate the pain, and then we try to work out...

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The Usefulness of Reflection

We feel that reflection is incredibly important. Sure, part of that is because, as medical professionals, we have it drilled into...

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Missing the Simple

It’s amazing sometimes how simple solutions are the best, and this is no different in the management of back pain.

Last week, Toby spent time...

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Is holism a dirty word?

Holism is a dirty word in some circles.

The notion of holistic therapy conjures up all sorts of dubious images to some and is often seen as...

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Methods to beat back pain?

Are there simple methods that can be used to beat back pain?

It would be nice, wouldn't it?!

Let's face it, you can't move too far nowadays,...

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Repetition, repetition, repetition

Repetition can be a good or bad thing in the world of back pain, and indeed, for other injuries, our broader health and general wellbeing.

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To treat or to manage?

Manual therapy has a reputation for being, well, manual. Hands-on. The use of one person's hands (and the occasional elbow) to help another person...

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The Six Freedoms of the Spine

We all know that our spines move, and typically, people suffering back pain are all too aware of how their pain changes their ability to...

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It's better to be non-specific

Everyone wants a specific answer to everything nowadays, including having answers that explain conditions such as back pain.

If you have seen a...

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Good and bad movements

There are movements we all do, some of them regularly, and some less often.

There are also movements that people fear for the risk they present in...

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Well, that's comforting.

A theme amongst people with back pain is their posture, and more commonly, their seated posture. Has it caused their back pain? What can be done to...

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What just happened?

It happens. One moment you're fine, the next you're not.

As well as dealing with your symptoms, you start to wonder how you got...

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