Back Care Program - Darcy Nat · 2018-03-26 · Chiropractic and Back Pain A group of chronic low-back patients who underwent chiropractic treatment showed higher pain relief and

Back Care Program

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Back Pain Snippets

About 85% of Americans

experience back trouble by age 50.

Back problems are the most

frequent cause of activity limitations

in working-age adults.

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Risk Reduction - Engineering/Design

You can design a safer lifting environment by:

avoiding very high and very low object placement;

reducing object weight and size;

providing handles;

eliminating the need for twisting motions;

eliminating bending and stooped postures; and

by providing mechanical assistance.



Risk of injury - Heavy lifting Cart reduces risk

Ergonomics at Work



WMSDs are occupational

disorders of the soft

tissues:

• muscles

• tendons

• ligaments

• joints

• blood vessels

• nerves

WMSDs



Awkward lifting

Lifting above the shoulders, below the knees,

or at arms’ length



Awkward Postures - Low work

Bending

Kneeling

Squatting

These postures are

hard on the back and

the knees





Neutral Posture –

The opposite of awkward posture

Standing neutral posture Seated neutral posture



Back Care in the US

• 8 out of ten will suffer from it during their lifetime

• Back pain healthcare dollars $86 billion yearly

• 1.2 million spinal surgeries are performed in the U.S. each year,

300,000 of them are spinal fusions, at an average cost of

approximately $60,000 each

• Failure rate for back surgeries is extremely high (50% in some

studies)



Back Pain - Acupuncture• A total of 10 acupuncture treatments were provided

over the course of eight weeks, the study concluded:

“Compared with usual care, individualized acupuncture,

had beneficial and persisting effects on chronic back pain.

• In trials among 1,100 patients with chronic lower back

pain which had lasted for an average of eight years,

almost half (47 per cent) of those who received

acupuncture showed significant improvement.

• A six-month study revealed acupuncture was more

effective than conventional methods for treating lower

back pain.3

• Approximately 57% of rheumatologists and 69% of pain

specialists referred patients to acupuncture specialists.2



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http://organizedwisdom.com/Acupuncture_for_Chronic_Back_Pain

http://organizedwisdom.com/What_Is_a_Rheumatologist

http://organizedwisdom.com/Acupuncture_for_Chronic_Back_Pain

Chiropractic and Back Pain

A group of chronic low-back patients who underwent

chiropractic treatment showed higher pain relief and

satisfaction with the care and lower disability scores than a

group that underwent medical care, according to an

October 2005 study in the Journal of Manipulative and

Physiological Therapeutics (JMPT).

Chiropractic care cut back pain treatment by 28%, reduced

back surgeries by 32%, and reduced the cost of medical

imaging such as X-rays and MRIs by 37%.*

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Consider Natural

Anti-Inflammatory Supplements

• Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs (NSAIDs) are a class of drugs

that include Motrin, Advil, Aleve and Nuprin. NSAIDs, according to a

1999 study in the New England Journal of Medicine, are responsible

for 16,500 deaths each year in the U.S.

• There are much gentler, herbal alternatives:

• Bromelain is a potent anti-inflammatory enzyme that can reduce

inflammation

• Turmeric has an active ingredient curcumin, which inhibits several

inflammatory compounds

• Myrrh anti-inflammatory oleo-gum-resin



Back-Care Conclusion

Exercise regularly to keep the muscles that support your back strong

and flexible

Use the correct lifting and moving techniques

Maintain your proper body weight: being overweight puts a strain on

your back muscles

Avoid smoking

Maintain a proper posture when standing and sitting; don't slouch

Use a Stress Relief Technique: 20 minutes daily



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Back Care Program - Darcy Nat · 2018-03-26 · Chiropractic and Back Pain A group of chronic low-back patients who underwent chiropractic treatment showed higher pain relief and