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Gender differences may cause higher risk of some MSK injuries among females Women who do the same tasks as men often face a higher risk of musculoskeletal disorders in their neck and upper limbs, according to a researcher from McGill University in Montreal. >> Read full article
U.S. researchers develop new treatment for low back pain Treatments for low back pain range from noninvasive to invasive: physical therapy, pain medications to major surgery, such as spinal fusion. Now a minimally invasive, nerve ablating procedure, recently cleared by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, may give some people with chronic low back pain a new treatment option. >> Read full article
Validating clinical tests for lumbar instability Instability is thought to be a clinical classification of LBP that clinicians should be aware of. This review assessed the most commonly used clinical tests for instability. Six studies were included, only two of which showed high methodological quality. >> Read full article
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Gender differences may cause higher risk of some MSK injuries among females

U.S. researchers develop new treatment for low back pain

Validating clinical tests for lumbar instability

The Biomechanics of Back Pain, 3rd Ed.

Healers welcome

CMCC BackSwing 2016

Torque Release Technique Seminar