Disc Herniation, What is it and what can help? A disc herniation is a condition in which the gel-like centre of a spinal disc protrudes through a tear in the disc's outer layer. It is also known as a slipped or ruptured disc. This can cause pain, numbness, and weakness in the affected [...]
The Pain Meter - Measuring and Recording a Patient's Perspective of Mechanical Pain
A study conducted earlier this year [1. Are hybrid sit-stand postures a good compromise between sitting and standing?], for the journal of Ergonomics, decided to compare sitting, standing, and perching. The goal was to analyze if hybrid sit-stand postures could prove to be a better compromise between sitting or standing. Some Context Normal human standing [...]
Does it come to any surprise that high-level athletes have spine disc degeneration? I found it quite revealing that a paper in BMJ Open Sport and Excercise Medicine [1. Evaluation of spine MRIs in athletes participating in the Rio de Janeiro 2016 Summer Olympic Games ] revealed in a retrospective study that a high number [...]
A study involving 210 full-time office workers in the United Kingdom examined levels of sedentary and physical behaviors within and outside of daily working hours and found that most of the subjects spent between 60-68 percent of their working and non-working hours in sedentary postures. Workers spent 71 percent of each workday being sedentary. Workers [...]
