How much will it cost to fix my lower back pain / sciatica?
In short, it depends. I'll try my best to give you a guide. Typically, the longer you've had a [...]
Back pain and heart disease
I’ve long noticed that people with heart disease seem to have stiff backs. I mean literally stiff – inflexible. Coronary arteries (the [...]
Sitting bad for 76% of lower back pain sufferers
Why is it that we're drawn to things that are bad for us? Sugar, alcohol, smoking, sitting... If "sitting" seems to you [...]
How to Avoid Holiday Back Pain
Back pain very often flares up when on holiday. The reasons for this will be particular to your own back problem, but [...]
The Purpose of Pain – how it relates to mechanical damage
(Please note that in this article, I’m referring to what we might term “physiological” or “healthy” pain. Some people have pain [...]
“What’s really going on with my spine?”
Did you ever want to see what your spine is really up to? How it moves, and why it sometimes goes wrong? [...]
Which exercises for lower back pain?
"Which exercises should I do for my lower back pain?" is one of the questions I get asked most often. As annoying [...]
What is a prolapsed disc?
If you've been diagnosed with a prolapsed disc, or you think you might have one, here are a few pointers that I [...]