The previous post; “pain what’s really going on?”.Discussed pain from a medical and scientific point of view. It aimed to give you an understanding of how pain can be categorised, the variety of words to describe pain, and the regular healing times, which may help people avoid slipping into persistent or chronic states. This post […]
Category archives: Backs / Spine
Coccyx pain explained
Sitting below the sacrum at the lowest part of the spine is the coccyx, also known as the tailbone. It is a small triangular bone resembling a shortened tail and comprises 3 to 5 spinal bones or coccygeal vertebrae with disc-like ligaments. Doctors believed the coccyx was always fused or semi-fused, but there was limited […]
Modic Changes and Back Pain
About 50% of people with back pain following a disc herniation develop bone oedema, inflammation, or bone marrow lesions within a vertebral body. These are known as Modic changes and are related to poor healing and recurrent disc herniation. Their presence is significant because it was an independent predictor of intense and disabling low back pain episodes affecting recovery time and […]