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Poor posture and bad sitting technique combined with long working days are some of the most common causes of back pain...

It’s that time of year again when people attempt to get up and out, get active and to work off the excesses of the party season...

Repetitive strain disorders or injuries (RSIs) are among the most challenging conditions to treat and are frequently encountered in clinic. Often the nature of the majority of our work or pass times are repetitive and the likelihood of developing overuse injuries exists everyday in our work and social lives. If you are attending a chartered physiotherapist for assessment of an injury which you feel may be a repetitive strain injury, it’s important that you divulge information on the nature of your work, the types of hobbies that you have and any pass times that you’re engaged in. A thorough physiotherapist should ask these questions naturally as part of the initial assessment and can perhaps advise you on ways to prevent the development of repetitive strain injuries.

The spine or vertebral column has a complex anatomy that is important to understand in order to appreciate the numerous structures that could give rise to lower back, mid back or neck pain. In this weeks blog we explore spinal anatomy and attempt to demystify the piece of our anatomy that accounts for approximately fifty per cent of all visits to physiotherapy clinics.