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Back Pain Myth No. 3 - Unhelpful Self-Help Measures

8/11/2015

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In the first two articles in this series we looked at some common myths and misconceptions around back pain.  We discussed how back pain should be regarded as a normal life event, something to be expected and something from which nearly all of us will recover.  Also, when we seek medical help for our back pain we need to be wary of diagnoses based on scans which show structural changes in the spine.  Bulging and herniated discs and arthritic changes in the vertebrae are just about as common in people who have no back pain as in those that do.

Today we’re going to look at some of the steps people take to deal with their back pain which are not particularly helpful.  The first of these is rest, avoidance of movement.  


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    Randy Barber is a massage and Bowen Therapist working in Nottingham, England

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