For those that missed out, we thought we would share with you the main points of our lecture:
Back Pain is very common amongst school teachers. The following points demonstrate how far fetching this condition is:
* 2.6 million people in the UK seek advice about back pain from their GP.
* Nearly 40 per cent of school teachers took time off work because of work-related joint or back pain. (TES - 2011)
* Only 1 in 10 report their discomfort to their school or nursery.
* Self-reported MSD among school teachers ranges between 39% and 95%. (BMC 2011)
* Nursery school teachers appear to be more likely to report suffering from low back pain.
* Factors which affect your back:
* Length of employment and
* Awkward posture
* The most prevalent body sites appear to be the back, neck and upper limbs.
Some of the Causes of Low back pain are:
* Age: Wear & tear over time.
* Personal fitness
* Improper techniques at work / sports
* Repetitive Twisting
* Prolong Poor Posture
Other Facts:
· Most (80-90%) patients with a new or recent acute disc herniation will improve without surgery.
· Number of clinical studies indicate that herniated discs are not the major cause of pain.
· In other recent studies, sequential MRI scans done at six month intervals have shown that disc herniation's more often than not are reabsorbed by the body.
· The studies found that larger disc herniation's DO NOT correlate with a poor prognosis.
· The decision to do surgery is based primarily on the physical exam, not the MRI or CT scan.
· Worst looking disc herniation's on scans produce very little and sometimes no symptoms.
