The BackCare Charity is currently collaborating on two research projects. It is an opportunity to get involved and help progress understanding and knowledge and back pain The Department of Primary Care & Public Health – questionnaire BackCare is collaborating on a research project investigating the experiences and outcomes of patients with chronic pain who … Read more
Interview with Alberto Gonzalez, a Gonstead Technique Chiropractor I ran the London Marathon this year. It was a marvellous experience and the preparation was very much a learning experience because it, not only, involved some hard training but also treatment from a chiropractor which was a completely new experience for me. I visited Alberto Gonzalez … Read more
The Who Cares Wins team on Channel radio did a show on back pain recently. It was a general chat on back pain but also looked at the Back App ergonomic chair. Guests on the show were:- Mary O’Keeffe – a research physiotherapist from Limerick University. She specilaises in lower back pain and has done … Read more
I was flicking through the February edition of Runner’s World Mag and saw a section in ‘Runners’ Resolutions’ to ‘get off your glutes.’It says that ‘a study published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine concluded that every hour of TV watched after the age of 25 reduces the viewers’s life expectancy by 21.8 minutes. Sitting … Read more
Aching Smiling Muscles etc So many shouted my name urging me to carry on and I had to smile back and keep going. My smiling muscles hurt as much as anything else today. I haven’t felt that since my wedding and maybe the birth of my children. It was a big day. I made it … Read more
I am 46 and a bit overweight but was persuaded by the Backcare Charity to run the London Marathon for them. It is next Sunday and I am really looking forward to it although a little apprehensive as well. The reason being that the training was going well until I had a feeling that things were not right in … Read more
I have just read the biography of Steve Jobs by Walter Isaacson and got a lot out of it. I love the chapter that talks about the Apple Stores and how Jobs agonised over every detail of them to make them perfect. One of the team recalled ‘Steve made us spend half an hour deciding … Read more
More research has been published by Limerick University on the Back App. The abstract is below but essentially they compared how comfortable back pain sufferers were when sitting on the Back App compared to standard office chair with adjustable back rest, adjustable arms etc. The Back App came out as being significantly more comortable.To access the complete paper … Read more
Back App chair use shown to ‘significantly’ reduce lower back pain In difficult economic times, the last thing UKbusinesses need is staff off sick or underperforming ACCORDING to NHS research, back pain is the most common reason for people to miss work and when at work, it can also affect concentration and productivity. Most … Read more
I have just had the second trip to a chiropractor who hs been helping me with a knee that has not felt right for about two weeks. I am losing training time but am hoping to be OK for the Marathon on April 21st and also fit in some more training before.Something that really surprised … Read more