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Uncovering the Latest Risk Factors for Low Back Pain

Updated: Jan 12

Uncovering the Latest Risk Factors for Low Back Pain

New risk factors for low back pain identified
New risk factors for low back pain identified

September 2021 Research has shown that an increase in the following can lead to an increased likelihood that you could develop low back pain

  • waist hip ratio

  • body fat rate

  • total fat mass

  • waist circumference

We have been helping our community for over 10+ years with their muscle and spinal problems. Please call Health Wise Chiropractic at 03 9467 7889 or book online to see if one of our Chiropractors in Sunbury or Melton/Strathtulloh could do the same for you!


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Chiropractic has moved online. We offer our online programs -STAND CORRECTED- To help you through the day.


They contain health advice for your conditions, nutritional advice, and exercises for you to do at home or at the workplace to help you achieve your health goals.


We understand that coming to the Chiropractic clinic may be costly and time-consuming.


This way if you can't make it into the chiropractic office, you can do any of our 20+ online health programs at your leisure.

Enjoy and we hope they spark a little bit of joy and help you achieve your health goals.


Each program contains

- Information about the conditions

- things to do and things to avoid

- nutrition advice

- all the stretches that are needed to help


The following conditions are now available for online sessions

  • migraine

  • cervicogenic headaches

  • cervical facet neck pain

  • tension headaches

  • cervical radiculopathy (pins and needles in the arm originating from the neck)

  • shoulder impingement relief

  • thoracic outlet syndrome

  • frozen shoulder

  • rotator cuff

  • chronic lumbar (Low Back) disc pain

  • acute Lumbar(low back) disc pain

  • Lumbar facet pain

  • sciatica and piriformis syndrome

  • meniscus (knee pain)

  • Plantar fasciitis (Foot Pain)

  • Shin Splints

  • Tennis Elbow/Golfers elbow

  • Carpal tunnel Syndrome

  • Upper Crossed Syndrome( Poor Posture)

  • Lower Crossed Syndrome ( Poor Posture)

  • Dizziness-Vertigo

  • Arthritis

  • Welcome To Chiropractic

  • TMJ (Jaw Pain)

Reference


You Q, Jiang Q, Li D, Wang T, Wang S, Cao S. Eur Spine J. 2021 Sep 24. doi: 10.1007/s00586-021-06994-y


Results

A total of fifteen studies with 92,936 participants were included, of which ten were related to WC, five were related to WHR, four were related to BFR, and four were related to total BFM. Pooled results indicated that high WC (odds ratio (OR) = 1.30, 95% CI 1.10–1.54) and WHR (OR = 1.33, 95% CI 1.00–1.76) were associated with an increased risk of chronic low back pain (c-LBP). High WC (OR = 1.18, 95% CI 1.03–1.34) was also associated with an increased risk of non-c-LBP. The risk of non-c-LBP increased by 23% (OR = 1.23, 95% CI 1.01–1.50) for every 10% increase in BFR, and for every 10 kg in

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