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Is Lifting With a Rounded Back Really Bad? "Keep your back straight." "Bend your knees, not your back." Most of us have heard these cues countless times—whether at the gym, at work, or even while...

More healthcare is not always better healthcare. Before getting a scan, medication, referral or procedure, it is worth asking: what are the potential costs and benefits? In this blog, we look at uncomplicated low back...

Insights from a 2026 study

Back pain can be scary - but it’s rarely dangerous. Learn how physiotherapy helps lower back pain, when to seek treatment, what a physio actually does, and what to do today to feel more confident...

Posture is a common concern for many people – undoubtedly reinforced by family, friends, health professionals, and social media – but is it truly the way out of back pain?

Here’s a quick quiz based on the World Health Organization’s guideline for chronic low back pain.

Once you recover from low back pain, how often and how quickly does it recur?   In a 2019 study following 250 patients over 12 months: ·        69% had a recurrence of an episode of...

Ever wondered how long it takes to recover from a new episode of low back pain?   In a study by de Campos and colleagues (2023) of 366 participants, they found: ·        50% of new...

If you use social media or watch television, you would’ve been bombarded with many things that are purported to ‘fix’ back pain: these range from massage tools, posture correctors and ergonomic mattresses to that one...