About 70 to 80 percent of adults will be affected by low back pain during their lifetimes.1 Physiotherapists have several treatment options that can help patients with LBP whether due to degenerative disc disease or a variety of other causes. Physical therapy and manual therapy including spinal manipulation and patient education to remain active and use appropriate body mechanics can have positive effects and is beneficial for patients with LBP.2, 3 Physiotherapists are trained to identify which of these treatment strategies will be most effective for an individual patient, which further improves the effectiveness of care. 

Research confirms that myofascial trigger points are an element in most chronic pain including fibromyalgia (Melzak & Wall, Travell & Simons). Personal clinical research indicates that these are also key elements in chronic fatigue conditions especially when this involves accessory respiratory structures (scalenes in particular) in cases in which hyperventilation is a factor.

Have you ever had a client whose injury seemed to cause problems long after the site had healed? That is not as unusual as one might think. Research I conducted in the late 1970s with a biophysicist named Dr. Zvi Karni led us to discover that the body can retain the imprints of physical trauma in the tissues. These imprints, which can also include intense feelings that occurred at the time of injury, actually leave a residue embedded in the body. I call these areas of restricted or disorganized energy "energy cysts."

DALLAS, Texas (Reuters) -- The formerly conjoined Egyptian twin boys were to leave the hospital where they were separated at the crown of their skulls a month ago.