Best chair to prevent low back pain
What is the best chair to prevent low back pain? You've had months or years of low back pain. At the very least it's annoying. At the worst it's totally disabling. And low back pain causes more disability than Alzheimers, asthma, cancer, diabetes, and heart disease combined. Because ...
Is my low back pain caused by stress?
Is my low back pain caused by stress? The short answer is, "possibly". But not definitely. In this article I'll outline why that is the honest answer to "is my low back pain caused by stress?" You see, pain is complicated. But I'll break it down. And I'll make ...
Avoid back pain working from home
How do you avoid back pain working from home? This is a big topic. But you and I have something in common. Like you, I'm currently working from home. So I'm well placed to answer it. Along with 30 years experience as a practising osteopath in Edinburgh. And having ...
Hurt my lower back – but how?
Who knew? There are really only 3 ways to to hurt my lower back. And I'll bet the same goes for you. In this post I'll give you an overview. And in subsequent posts we'll dive a bit deeper into each of them. In this post we'll cover why ...
How to get my socks on with lower back pain
How do I get my socks on when my lower back is really bad? In common with some of my other patients - I don't. For some people they go sockless for weeks (don't worry, I won't name and shame you); for me it's for the first hour or ...
