Causes of back pain in the morning

In the last article, we saw that very often rest does not help our back pain. Today we try to understand in more detail what causes it.It is right to remember that there are many structures in the back that work together to support the body: vertebrae, intervertebral discs, joints and muscles, ligaments, tendons and nerves. Obviously, the occurrence of …

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Acute lumbago: symptoms and causes

Acute lumbago is almost always caused (nine times out of ten) by muscle strains and contractures. Injuries that can occur either by practising sport or by performing daily activities, activities that involve lifting weights or continuous rotational movements of the trunk. Actually, sedentariness (and therefore lack of training) can also be the cause of frequent back pain. But there can …

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Summer and back pain

Pain is very often associated with winter, with cold. But this is not always the case. Very often it is during the warmer times of the year that certain pains are accentuated. Even back pain. It is no coincidence that low back pain increases precisely in the summer. The causes, of course, are many, but they can all be traced …

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The importance of screening in musculoskeletal disorders

A few days ago, a very interesting study on the combined non-invasive method of assessing correct posture was published in the pages of the journal Scientific Reports (title: Thermography and rasterstereography as a combined infrared method to assess the posture of healthy individuals). A study conducted by an interdisciplinary group at the University of Catania, coordinated by Prof. Giuseppe Musumeci …

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Spine 3D on TV2000 in the programme “Il mio medico”.

The novelty of the Spine3d technology is involving an increasing number of medical specialists, and has even attracted the attention of the specialised media. On 24 February, a new episode of the programme “Il mio medico” (TV2000 broadcaster) aired live, and viewers were able to appreciate the effectiveness of the instrumentation that was created not only to help specialists in …

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Back pain: employee syndrome and RSI

A few days ago we started talking about back pain associated with specific work situations and saw how particularly heavy work can create problems for our backs, often generating acute pain. But it is not only ‘hard’ work that gives us physical discomfort. Many problems are in fact associated with even very static jobs, as office workers, who have to …

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Running and back pain

Running enthusiasts (but also occasional runners) have sooner or later come to terms with back pain, especially localised in the lower back. There are many reasons for this, which is why recognising the symptoms and identifying the triggering factors is crucial. Not only to find the right treatment, but also and above all to prevent it. All this, of course, …

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More on cervical pain

A few days ago we talked to you about cervical pain and tried to shed some light on the terminology, which is often unclear to non-physicians. Today we take up the subject again and take a closer look at what the symptoms of cervical pain are, whether and how it can be prevented, and then some hints on diagnosis and …

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