Why Active X Backs?
There's a 3-part answer: why backs, why "X", why active? Why backs? I have specialised in back pain professionally for [...]
What’s the quickest way to fix my lower back pain / sciatica?
This is perhaps one of the most important articles I've ever written because it gets to the root of how best [...]
The book for back pain sufferers is nearly here…
The below is the Introduction from my new book "active X backs - an effective long-term solution to lower back pain". We [...]
Back pain threatens who you are
I don't like having back pain. And yet, the single biggest risk factor for future low back pain is having had it [...]
Dear son, how to treat back pain
In the month of his birth, another "letter to Louis" (my baby son); this time to advise him what to do if [...]
Dear son, how to avoid back pain
Louis Andrew Routledge was born on 7th May 2015, at 3.37pm, weighing in at 7lb 4oz (3.3kg in new money). Mum and [...]
Do shoulder bags / handbags cause back pain?
Can handbags and shoulder bags cause back pain? No doubt about it! She may be smiling now, but when the young woman [...]
New Year… New Back?
And so, another New Year rolls in. Will it be "same old, same old"? Or is this the year for changes? Will [...]
Are you super-aware of your pain?
It's Backcare Awareness Week in the UK this week. This got me to thinking about awareness... How aware are we of our [...]
The Quick Guide to a Better Back
We're all looking for short cuts aren't we? Life is so busy for many people nowadays and it seems almost natural to [...]