Back pain? Try some placebo surgery

Back Pain? Try Some Placebo Surgery.
That is the name of a recent article by a retired spinal surgeon about the dramatic increase of spinal fusion surgeries.
It may surprise you to learn that most spinal and joint surgeries including spinal fusion surgery have not been subjected to placebo controlled research trials, so we do not know if they are better than sham surgery (placebo). 
There have been a few good studies comparing spinal fusion to non surgical treatment and two of the studies showed no better results for the spinal fusion surgery.
We have the FDA trying to minimize harm for drugs, but no FDA like agency for surgeries. 
Back pain? Try some placebo surgery

Chiropractic care for pain relief

Information about chiropractic care from Harvard Medical School.
Notice the great posture of the DC in this pic bending from the hips and not from the back.
Chiropractic care for pain relief

Your chair, phone could be damaging your spine

Tips to help with and prevent back and neck disorders from Dr. Karen Erickson of the American Chiropractic Association.
Please remember that the low back disorders are the number cause of disability in the world and neck disorders are number 4.

Your chair, phone could be damaging your spine

To Prevent Back Pain, Exercise Is In

Does exercise help prevent back disorders? A new systematic review in JAMA Internal Medicine looked at 21 randomized controlled trials of over 30,000 people and found that exercise alone or in combo with education prevents future back disorders.
I am board certified in rehabilitation and spend a considerable amount of time every day educating patients in exercise and lifting techniques. 

To Prevent Back Pain, Orthotics Are Out, Exercise Is In