Posted tagged ‘low back pain’
May 29, 2009
[originally published in KCN, June 2009]
While it goes without saying that no employer relishes the thought of having one of his employees on L&I due to a work injury, having that same work injury blossom into a long-term, chronic disability is enough to make any boss lose his lunch.
And while most work injuries do not turn into chronic disabilities, that fact is, some do. As employers (or employees for that matter), is there any way we can see this coming? Are there any risk factors to watch for, and if so, are there ways we can reduce these risks?
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Categories: chronic, low back pain, occupational injury
Tags: Anchor Chiropractic, back pain, chiropractic, chiropractor, chronic disability, disability, Dr. Thomas Lamar, health, Kingston, Kitsap, L&I, low back pain, lower back pain, occupational injuries, occupational injury, on-the-job injury, work comp
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May 15, 2009
[originally published in KCN, May 1999]
No, you won’t find this in any anatomy book, and the treatment of mentally deranged nerves was never brought up during my years in chiropractic college. However, ask anyone who has had the unfortunate displeasure of suffering from the intense leg pain that this “nerve” generates, and they will emphatically stand by this tongue-and-cheek, layman’s designation. (more…)
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Categories: adjustment, low back pain, sciatica, subluxation
Tags: adjustment, Anchor Chiropractic, back pain, chiropractic, chiropractic adjustment, chiropractor, Dr. Thomas Lamar, health, Kingston, Kitsap, leg pain, low back pain, lower back pain, sciatic nerve, sciatic nerve pain, sciatica, spinal adjusting, subluxation, vertebral subluxation complex
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April 24, 2009
[originally published in KCN, May 2009]
As I read the recent press release of the survey on back pain conducted by Consumer Reports from 14,000+ of its subscriber base, I flashed back to the Richard Dawson-version of the Family Feud from the 1970’s. This was a TV game show in which two families were pit against one another to come up with the most popular responses to “survey-type” questions. Richard would start the battle by shouting, “Let’s play the Feud!”
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Categories: low back pain, patient satisfaction
Tags: acupuncture, acupuncturist, Anchor Chiropractic, back pain, chiropractic, chiropractor, Consumer Reports Back Pain Survey, Dr. Thomas Lamar, health, Kingston, Kitsap, low back pain, lower back pain, medical specialist, physician, primary care
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April 13, 2009
[originally published in KCN, November 1998]
It is not uncommon for low back pain sufferers to be told by their medical doctors not to worry, the pain will go away on its own. Unfortunately, words like these bear little comfort to someone down for the count with lumbago. Like it or not, it’s a common “truth” in the medical arena. An article published in the medical journal Spine, just over ten years ago, stated, “80-90% of attacks of low back pain recover in about six weeks, irrespective of administration or type of treatment.” More recently, back pain guidelines published out of Australia touted similar verbiage: back pain patients should be “given the assurance that they will recover naturally.” In a way, I guess this line of thinking sort of fits with our human nature and is somewhat comforting. It’s much easier to ignore the gigantic gray elephant sitting in your living room, than to face the fact that something might actually be wrong. “Maybe it will just ‘go away.’”
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Categories: low back pain
Tags: AHCPR, Anchor Chiropractic, back pain, chiropractic, chiropractor, Dr. Thomas Lamar, health, Kingston, Kitsap, low back pain, lower back pain, medical myths
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January 31, 2009
[originally published in KCN, February 2009]
It’s not uncommon — when I query someone who has come to my office, if they have any neck pain, headaches, or lower back pain —for them to say, “Yes but….”
“Yes, but… my neck pain is because I have a bad pillow.”
“Yes, but… my headaches are brought on by stress.”
“Yes, but… my lower back pain is because I drive a lot.”
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Categories: chiropractic 101, chronic, headache, low back pain, neck pain, subluxation
Tags: Anchor Chiropractic, back pain, chiropractic, chiropractor, Dr. Thomas Lamar, headache, headaches, health, Kingston, Kitsap, low back pain, lower back pain, neck pain, subluxation, vertebra, vertebrae, vertebral subluxation complex
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