They say that laughter is the best medicine, research shows that a spell of laughter can help
relieve pain. It increases Blood flow, boosts the metabolism and stimulates the release of
endorphins, the body’s natural painkiller.
However Back Pain is not a laughing matter and
by understanding more about your Back Pain,
you can work together with your practitioner to
find ways you can best treat it or at the very
least get it under control.
The vast majority of skeletal muscular pain is
felt in the joints or the point where a muscle
attaches to the bone. With the back for
example, it is the lower joints that seem to be
much more susceptible to pain than the ones
higher up, although the upper back is by no
The joints are the one place where an
imbalance can manifest because they can be
tilted or twisted. What happens to the nerve,
ligament or disc as a result of that joint moving
is the pain you normally feel.
What I have learnt is that there are usually only
one or two main groups of muscles, setting up the imbalances and causing the joint to move
or the pressure to build up on a muscle making it stiff or tight and painful to move.
If the muscles that set up this twist (usually structural muscles) are worked on correctly, the
pressure that causes the twist, tilt or tightness is released, along with the pain.
Using a “hands on” form of bodywork is the most effective way of identifying and correcting
these problem muscles but finding someone who can do a good job quickly and effectively,
and without it costing to much can be the most difficult part.
When a back develops problems it is not normally something that has just happened but
rather a build up of imbalances over time. It tends to involve the whole body in some way
and therefore requires a holistic approach to get a lasting cure.
