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Part 5- Evidence behind McKenzie method of mechanical diagnosis and therapy

In this blog, which is part of a series dedicated to the McKenzie method, I discussed the scientific basis for mechanical diagnosis and therapy for the lumbar spine. The first section of these series dealt with the McKenzie overview approach, the second with evidence regarding evaluation and prognosis, the third with evidence addressing management, and the fourth with research on direction preference and centralization. In … Continue reading Part 5- Evidence behind McKenzie method of mechanical diagnosis and therapy

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Lumbar Facetogenic pain

If your patients are having low back pain, it might be due to a number of factors, including lumbar facetogenic back pain. Facetogenic pain refers to discomfort that originates in the spine’s zygapophyseal joints. Prevalence: The prevalence of zygapophyseal joint pain has been estimated to be 15% of 76 (Schwarzer et al., 1994b) and 40% of 63 (Schwarzer et al., 1995b) chronic back pain patients. … Continue reading Lumbar Facetogenic pain

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Discogenic back pain: part 1

Introduction: Low back pain (LBP) is a complex illness that includes physiological, psychological, and brain alterations (Nijs J. et al. 2017). LBP is a complex condition that includes physiological, psychological, and neurological alterations (Nijs J. et al. 2017). Many researchers in the field of LBP, including physicians, believe that choosing the most effective treatment for the individual patient is impossible without a deeper understanding of … Continue reading Discogenic back pain: part 1

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