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Myths of Back Pain

• Myth: Back pain is more common as age increases.

• Myth : An MRI or CT scan and other diagnostic tests are essential for treatment.

• Myth: If and MRI or CT scan shows any abnormality, it needs to be operated upon.

• Myth : Drugs are most important for treatment of back pain. 

Anatomy of the Back

• Anatomy of the Backbone. 

• Anatomy of the vertebrate

• Anatomy of the intervertebral disc

• Ageing Changes in the Spine.

Causes of Back Pain

• Types of Back Pain 

• Back Pain Causes of 

• Stress

• Ruptured intervertebral disc(Herniated disc / disc prolapse)

• Spinal stenosis

• Spondylolysis

• The causes of spondylolisthesis

• Osteoporosis and fractures of the spine. 

• Fibromyalgia

Back Sprain and Strain

• Strain 

• Sprain 

• Scar Tissues

• How to Decide if it is a Strain or a Sprain.

• Symptoms

• Diagnosis

Symptoms in Back Problems

• Mechanism of Pain

Diagnosis and Evaluation

• Diagnostic Tests

• Computed Tomography (CT) Scan.

• MRI : Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Test

• MRI vs. CT scan

• Electromyogram (EMG)

Sciatica

• Causes of Sciatica.

• Symptoms of Sciatica.

Management of Backache

• Bed Rest

• Activity Management

• Medication

• Physical Therapy

• Cold and Heat therapy 

• Lumbar traction

• Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (TENS)

• Massage

• Footwear

• Diet 

• Epidural steroid injections

• Sex and the Back

• Long-term Outlook

Exercises for Backache

• Do You Require Exercise and Posture Training ?

• Exercise Guide to Strengthen Weak Backs

• Leg raise to strengthen back and hip muscles

• Partial sit-up to strengthen abdomen muscles

• Elbow props

Yoga for Back Pain

• Tadasana (Mountain Pose)

• Ardha-Matsyendrasana (Spinal Twist)

• Shavasana (Dead body posture)

• The benefits of performing these asanas 

Surgery for Back Pain

• How does one decide that a particular patient’s back pain is likely to respond well to surgery ?

• Two broad categories of surgical procedures. 

• Surgery for Disc Problems

Back Pain in Pregnancy

• Types of Back Pain

• Common presentations

• Prevention

• Pre-Pregnancy Counseling

Back Pain & Athletes

• Types of Injury

• Investigations

• Treatment 

Neck Pain

• Some causes of Neck Pain

• Consult the doctor if the pain  

• Treatment for Neck Pain

• Prevention and Exercises for the Neck

Prevention of Back Pain

• Proper Posture

• Proper Posture requirements and Benefits. 

• Self-tests for Posture Assessment

• How to Maintain Good Posture. 

• Exercise for quick relaxation of the back while Sitting and Standing

• Prevent unexpected and sudden events.

• Precautions  

• Preventing backache in work requiring repetitive pulling/pushing

• Other techniques for prevention of backache.

Back pain & disc problem

Acupuncture

Osteoporosis

• Symptoms, Diagnosis and Treatment of Osteoporosis.

• Prevention of Osteoporosis

Vitamin For Bones – Vitamin D

Shifting the Injured

Fibromyalgia

• Aggravating Factors and Diagnosis of Fibromyalgia.

• Treatment for Fibromyalgia

Ankylosing Spondylitis

• Investigations

• Medication