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...

What many people tell you is the cause of back pain:   What factors can contribute to back pain:   Look at how posture is just one small piece of the labyrinthine puzzle that is...

We try to answer the following questions: How long does a new episode of low back pain last? What does this mean for you?

We try to answer the following questions: How commonly and how quickly does low back pain reoccur in people who have recently recovered? What can you do about this?

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