Cervicobrachial and low back disorders

Low Back Disorders

Over the past decade considerable emphasis has been placed on understanding the psycho-social aspects of low back pain. Prior to this great emphasis had been placed on pathological and mechanical factors associated with the development of low back pain. The shift away from this mechanical approach despite a growing body of valid scientific evidence in support of this approach has possibly led t...

Functional rehabilitation of low back disorders.

Musculoskeletal disorders of which low back pain (LBP) accounts for more than 50% are now the most common cause of chronic incapacity in industrialized countries. The traditional approach in looking for the reason (etiology) for musculoskeletal disorders is to search structural failures but, in most cases, it is difficult to find an explicit reason for back pain. Many scientists now consider sp...

Breathing pattern disorders, motor control, and low back pain

Motor control is a key component in injury prevention. Loss of motor control involves failure to control joints, commonly because of incoordination of the agonist-antagonist muscle co-activation. Three subsystems work together to maintain spinal stability: The central nervous subsystem (control), the osteoligamentous subsystem (passive), and the muscle subsystem (active). There is evidence that...

Surgical Management of Low Back Pain and Degenerative Spinal Disorders

The case for cumulative trauma in low back disorders.