Blog Archives

Back problems: By Dr Harold Gunatillake Web Site:www.Doctorharold.com Transcript: There is no human being having not experienced back pain during one’s lifetime. Everybody gets one. They may last for a few weeks and then subside and forget till you get the next bout. So, some back problems get better by doing nothing, or temporizing measures like heat therapy, application of anti-inflammatory gels, physiotherapy, chiropracty, herbal therapy, yoga and so on. Some get better with such temporizing measures, but others unfortunately need surgical invention for relief. Most back aches are due to strains of the soft tissues in your back, caused by straining your ligaments, or and muscles columns called erector-spinae muscles, that supports and give stability to your back. Doctors label them as ‘Lumbo-sacral strains in the lower back   Temporizing measures mentioned are sufficient, in such soft tissue strains. ...