Mike Pritsker

Foot Orthotics May Help Balances and Low Back Pain

There are many events that can lead to Low Back Pain (LBP), and sometimes it just occurs for reasons that are not clear, such as the buildup of stresses that occurs over time. Many causes of low back pain have been described such as bending over “wrong,” combined with bending and twisting, lifting, over reaching, climbing, sitting too long, repetitious activities at home or work, sports injuries, being out of shape, and so on. But what about balance? Poor balance can lead to falling, which is the #1 cause of injuries in the elderly, ANYTHING that we can do to improve our balance should help prevent falls and hence low back injuries. Let’s look at strategies to improve our balance…

Chiropractic Outperforms Other Back Pain Treatment Options As Revealed In Survey

According to an August 9, 2011 article on chiroeco, “In a new survey, chiropractic outperformed all other back pain treatments including prescription and over-the-counter medications, deep-tissue massage, yoga, and Pilates. If you have back pain you are probably old enough to remember Richard Dawson first yelling the “Survey Says” phrase on the popular 70s and 80s game show, The Family Feud. If not then it doesn’t matter. You just learned something interesting about American pop culture and game show history. So what does the survey really say?