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| A pain in the back! |
A whopping 64% of the population experience lower back pain sometime in their lives; and it’s even more shocking to think that one in three of us – 36% – currently suffers from lower back pain.
We look at the causes, the treatment and ways to avoid back pain in this issue.
All the best,
The South African Society of Physiotherapy
www.saphysio.co.za
We would like to thank the Orthopaedic Manipulative Physiotherapy Group (OMPTG) for the information supplied.
Only persons with degrees obtained at institutions approved in terms of the Higher Education Act may call themselves physiotherapists, whether the work is performed on animals, humans, or in any field of interest.
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| What is lower back pain? |
| Lower back pain is defined as pain experienced between the twelfth thoracic vertebra (where your ribcage ends) and the gluteal folds (bottom of the buttock). Read more... | | |
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