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Glucosamine Disappoints for Low Back Pain
Posted by Fred Hardinge on
Glucosamine probably offers little benefit for low back pain beyond the placebo effect.
Glucosamine is a very popular dietary supplement marketed widely as a treatment for osteoarthritis. Patients with imaging-based degenerative lumbar osteoarthritis and back pain for at least 6 months received either glucosamine or a placebo daily for 6 months, and were then followed for another 6 months. Both groups reported less pain after treatment, but there was no significant difference between the groups.
PositiveTip: Remember, the placebo effect is very powerful, and often results in benefits equal to a popular treatment.
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#1 from Gaurav Gupta on .
Back ache is a fairly common problem in the UK. In fact approx 80% of adults will suffer back pain at some point during their adult life.
Reasons for Risk of back pain:
Back pain doesn't just occur in the Rock and Roll business, it can arise in many work situations. The exact cause is often unclear, but back pain is more common in tasks that involve:
• Repetitive or heavy lifting
• Excessive bending and twisting
• Exerting too much force
• Poor working conditions
• High job demands and lack of control
• Not recognizing or reporting symptoms and not doing anything about it
Dr. Gaurav Gupta says:
In Spinal Awareness Programs you learn what movements you can use to help the improvement of your back pain.
Your spine is made up of many small and inter-connected bones called vertebrae. These are separated by connectors called discs, which act as shock absorbers and allow the spine to bend. Your spine is supported along its length by muscles and ligaments. Your spinal cord threads down through the centre of each vertebra, carrying nerves from your brain to the rest of your body.
The tensions in our muscles continue to compress, pushing the vertebrae together. The area where the spine and the pelvis come together is a joint, a movable area. This becomes rigid. Over a time, these conditions lead to deterioration in the body. Lower back pain, leg pain, foot pain and other horrors are often inevitable for many persons.
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