EFFECTS OF BACKPACKS ON THE LUMBARSPINES IN CHILDREN
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BarmacPosted
Thu 08 Jul 2010 5:53am
According to recent research news in the BackCare News Magazine, the effects of backpacks on the lumbarspines of children have come up for debate again. A study published... at the lumbarspines of children when carrying backpacks and different weights. They found that increased backpack weight significantly compressed the lumbar discs and subsequently
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Stabilizing The LumbarSpine I'm...
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Jimmy S.Posted
Tue 26 Aug 2008 4:32pm
Stabilizing The LumbarSpine
I'm never shocked when I talk to people with low back injuries. The first thing I always ask them is to tell me which daily movements...-up.
Prone planks, glute bridges, glute medius work and anterior hip stretching all will fire our surrounding musculature to ensure that our lumbarspine stays braced
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Lumbosacral Radiculopathy and Lumbarspine Osteoarthritis
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lpoppa40Posted
Sun 20 Jun 2010 7:54am
I have had lower back hip and knee for 18 months, Leg weakness and deep muscle spasms in both legs and having a hard time walkinng. Now my left leg is starting to shrink,Is this permanent nerve damage. Help please
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The Effect of Backpacks on the LumbarSpine in Children: A Standing Magnetic Resonance Imaging Study
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Poh Tin TanPosted
Fri 12 Feb 2010 12:00am
Study Design: This study is a repeated measures design to measure the lumbarspine response to typical school backpack loads in healthy children. The lumbarspine in this setting was measured for the first time by an upright magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scanner.
Objective: The purpose of this study is to measure the lumbarspine response to typical school
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"I Have Stenosis And Arthritis in My LumbarSpine. Is It Too Late To Rlieve My Back Pain?"
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Dr BPosted
Fri 17 Oct 2008 9:14pm
"I Have Stenosis And Arthritis in My LumbarSpine...Is It Too Late To Rlieve My Back Pain?"
It is advised to get to our office or a doctor close to you before you pain.... And stenosis occurs when that breakdown narrows the holes where either your nerves come of your spinal cord or the hole in the back of the spine the spinal cord travels down.
You see
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What is the difference between disc herniation and disc bulge in the lumbarspine ?
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Dr BPosted
Fri 17 Oct 2008 9:14pm
There is a difference between a disc herniation and a disc bulge. Both can be diagnosed by looking at a lumbar MRI. A disc is made up of two parts
Nucleus- the inside part... fibroblastic response to heal the injury and re-hydrate the disc.
Visit us at CT Spine and Disc Center - Our Chiropractic office is located in Central CT. Got Questions? Call us
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Puncturing The LumbarSpine
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sawlingPosted
Wed 07 Jan 2009 6:04pm
I am happy with myself today. =D
As a student or even as a young girl, I have always watched doctors carrying out lumbar punctures (taking some fluid out from the spinal... ear to ear....why?
COZ I've done a lumbar puncture successfully! yay!!
Mind you, my first one was carried out last week. I failed miserably at that time. However many
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San Francisco Spine Center explains why Herniated Lumbar Discs On The Rise With Office Workers
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Dr. Eben DavisPosted
Tue 02 Jun 2009 4:35pm1 Comment
stresses out the lumbar disc and explains why we are seeing such an increase in lumbar disc herniations, bulges, and degenerative conditions that lead to herniations in white collar... posture at the workstation and postures in general, when it comes to treating herniated lumbar (and cervical) discs. If you want a workstation setup overveiw see Sarah or Dr. Davis.
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SPINE BASICS- for all of us who have chronic back pain
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ckmilettiPosted
Sat 18 Dec 2010 11:11amspine is made up of 12 vertebrae that start from the upper chest to the middle back and connect to the rib cage. The lumbarvertebra consists of five larger vertebrae... of the neck (cervical spine) and lower back (lumbarspine) are called lordosis. The “reverse c-shaped” curve of the chest (thoracic spine) is called kyphosis.
These curves
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The Importance of Thoracic Spine Mobility
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Mark S.Posted
Thu 06 May 2010 9:51am
with their lower backs, misusing their lumbarspines, while their thoracic spines curve from misuse. As a result, a nation of chronic shoulder slumpers has developed, and when those slumpers... aware that it exists?
Honestly, I doubt it. It’s not that people ignore the thoracic spine willfully; it’s that they’re unaware of any distinctions between spinal and lumbarRead on »
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