Getting back pain can be an excruciating experience. The human central nervous system is very sensitive and when there is an inflammation on or around it, the effects can be devastating. There are many people that suffer from acute cases of back pain, which can occur after car accidents, falls, or other types of accidents. […]

The central nervous system and the surrounding muscles and tendons that allow us to perform our everyday activities are truly amazing. The human back ranges from the top of the buttocks to the back of the neck. Many people across the world suffer problems with back pain, and complaints about back pain are one of […]

With back pain being such a common problem, eighty percent of Americans will suffer from it at some point in their lives, a better understanding of the complexities of the spine may help those who suffer back pain get a clearer idea on how the whole thing works.
 
The job of the spine is to […]

Tom Bowen developed what has come to be known as Bowen therapy. First beginning in the 1950s he decided that by placing his fingers on areas where there were muscles, and so muscle pain, he could, by using his thumb and fingers, apply pressure to these areas that would reduce pain. The process involved pulling […]

The Thoracic region
 
Thoracic mean the chest region and contains the rib cage, heart, lungs, other organs and the thoracic spine. The thoracic spine starts at the neck and goes down to the lumbar region, otherwise known as the lower back.
 
There are 12 vertebrae making up the thoracic spine and each vertebra is connected to a […]

Back pain is a problem that strikes a large part of the population. As a matter of fact, lower back pain is the fifth most common reason that people in the United States visit a physician. Clinically known as ‘dorsopathy’, there can be many causes for a case of back pain. Back pain […]

Sometimes back conditions involve spinal injury and due to the severity, need surgery to correct the issue. Back surgery is moving forward at an astounding rate with new surgeries being carried out quite frequently and with amazing results. Without surgery a persons injuries can become progressively worse and make life difficult for the sufferer.
 
The most […]