Posts Tagged ‘Back’
The Spine-Worx Back Realignment Device is one of several similar devices now available for back pain sufferers. You’ve probably seen this advertised on TV. One might be skeptical about a device so simple in design, but our founder has used a similar device and has found it to be helpful. Such devices are generally advertised to help with lower back pain, primarily, but Richard has upper back and shoulder pain in addition to lower back pain, and perhaps surprisingly, he has been using the device primarily to help with the upper back pain. As we said, the device he is using is similar, but not this exact product. We hope to post more information on that and other similar devices sometime in the near future.
Designed by a chiropractor, this natural back support system uses your body’s own weight to apply controlled pressure to the spinal vertebrae. As you lie on Spine-Worx, your spine is pressed firmly against the length of its two unique padded and contoured rails, injection-molded to fit the natural shape of the mid- and lower back. The vertebrae in the spine are gradually and gently encouraged to realign into their natural positions, which helps to relieve back pain for many.
If you are not prepared to make the leap just yet, keep any eye out for our future posts as we hope to be posting more about other similar devices and if we can, will hopefully be able to do some comparisons and give our visitors a little more guidance as to which device (if any) might be best for differing conditions.
The manufacturer claims these are clinically proven to help relieve lower back pain, that they have been podiatrist tested, that they help to more evenly distribute body weight to reduce stress, can be trimmed to fit, and that they help you stay on your feet longer. We can’t confirm any of this, except to say good shoes and/or good cushions like these have helped some people, especially those who have to work long hours on their feet. If you are experiencing foot pain or knee pain as well as back pain, and especially if you are a bit heavy or spend a lot of time on your feet, these could be a signs that orthotics could help. Richard’s 78-year-old mother — who has also dealt with back pain (primarily lower back pain) for many, many years — heartily recommends. Richard himself (Back-Pain-Therapy.com’s founder and the sole reason this site exists) remains neutral.
Dr Scholl’s Back Pain Relief Orthotics, Women’s Sizes 6-10, 1 pair, at Amazon
Dr Scholl’s Back Pain Relief Orthotics, Men’s Sizes 8-13, 1 pair, at Amazon
Review: ‘Healing Back Pain’ promises permanent elimination of back pain without drugs, surgery, or exercise. Here at Back-Pain-Therapy.com, we’re not too sure about the title, or even the premise. It is really about Tension Myositus Syndrome (TMS) and discusses only that one specific cause of back pain.
Also, much of the discussion, essentially, is that much of your experience of back pain resides in your psychology, and the book pretty much ignores many other factors which have been scientifically proven to be very significant, i.e., diet, nutrition, etc. This argument (that it is all in your head) was the prevailing one before modern medical science began to better understand the spine, nervous system, and the brain, and no doubt many who suffered probably suffered more after having been told their condition was merely psychological. Many who have back pain have demonstrable physiological injuries. Further, the best neurologists we are aware of will tell you that even now the brain and the nervous system are not understood well enough to make such sweeping claims about how much of a person’s pain may or may not be due to psychological factors. So to sum up, we’re not too sure how much of a service Dr. Sarno is doing for back pain sufferers by reviving this old idea.
But with all that said, the book does explain why conventional treatments for this type of pain don’t work, which is useful, yet the author then proceeds to claim this is the major cause of pain in the back, neck, and shoulders.
Hmm. Maybe. No doubt it will help some. Our founder hasn’t found the book all that useful, but he thought we should post it for those who might. It is informative, and it may very well help you better understand and discuss your pain issues with your physician, but it’s not definitive in terms of self-help. In fact, this is not really about self-help, nor even about healing back pain, not all that much anyway, but it may contribute to your understanding of the (sometimes major) role the mind can play, and like many others apparently have, you may find it far more helpful than we did.