Surgical Options for Slipped Disc

October 25, 2008

In our earlier post on Herniated Disc or ‘Slipped’ Disc, we looked at the structure of an inter-vertebral disc and what a herniated disc is. Here, we will discuss when surgery is indicated in people with herniated disc(s) and what are the various surgical options available. Read more

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Injury Prevention – Cross Training

October 21, 2008

What is Cross Training?

Cross training refers to a training routine that uses different forms of exercise, apart from the normal drills commonly associated with a sport. Cross training is often utilized for many reasons, including weather changes, facility and equipment availability, and most commonly, for injury rehabilitation purposes. Read more

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Patient Education is Crucial

October 16, 2008

Musculoskeletal Consumer Review’s editor, Cindy Tan, took an opportunity to sit with Sylvia Ho, a Principal Physiotherapist at Core Concepts to discuss about what she thought were some key issues facing patient today to help themselves get better.

MCR: What are some of the key challenges facing someone with back problems?

Sylvia Ho: The first and perhaps largest hurdle is simply first understanding the problem. Back problems are extremely common. Statistics have shown at that any one point in time, some 20% of the population is having some form of back or neck pain within the past few weeks. Perhaps the fact that it is so common, people tend not to dwell on it. Of course until they experience it themselves. Read more

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