Lower Back Pain: Causes and Treatment

Find out the types causes and treatment of lower back pain from a Chartered Physiotherapist. In this article she looks at the typical presentations at her clinic and approaches to treatment an relief.

Firstly, it’s important to point out that lower back pain will affect up to 80% of us at some stage in our lives. This translates to my own experience - in my own Physiotherapy practice, it affects about 80% of the clients that I see every day.

Pain in your lower back can come from many sources but the most common anatomical structures causing lower back pain are your discs, nerves, joints, ligaments and muscles. Each of these structures can be strained, torn or impinged - causing your symptoms of lower back pain. This results in an inflammatory response - causing pain. Putting it simply - the inflammation causes the pain.

Health Insurance For Small Business Owners – Guaranteeing Protection

Finding health insurance for your small business or your sole proprietorship can be very difficult. We make a few recommendations about how to compare health insurance plans, save money and find adequate coverage.

Health insurance is a topic that never ceases to be discussed. The high cost of medical expenses will not let the topic die a comfortable death. There are a lot of people that have no health insurance and small business owners are in that number.

When every dollar counts, health insurance is one of the items that is frequently excluded from the budget of a small business. The owners just hope that nothing catastrophic happens until insurance can be budgeted.

Levoxyl

Levoxyl

Generic Name: levothyroxine (LEE voe thy ROX een)

Brand Names: Levothroid, Levoxyl, Synthroid, Tirosint, Unithroid

What is Levoxyl?

Levoxyl is a replacement for a hormone that is normally produced by your thyroid gland to regulate the body's energy and metabolism. Levoxyl is given when the thyroid does not produce enough of this hormone on its own.

Levoxyl treats hypothyroidism (low thyroid hormone). It is also used to treat or prevent goiter (enlarged thyroid gland), which can be caused by hormone imbalances, radiation treatment, surgery, or cancer.

Levoxyl should not be used to treat obesity or weight problems.

Breakfast at Your Desk: Strawberry Almond Milk

I'm a little late to the almond milk craze, only recently falling for the charms of this naturally sweet milk alternative. So when I read about a method for making strawberry-almond milk, I was intrigued ...

Strawberry almond milk? Yes please! Loaded with the goodness of almonds and the antioxidant punch and flavor of strawberries, this is a milk I can get behind. Here's the recipe I found over at the beautiful blog BitterSweet:

Strawberry Almond Milk

Recipe courtesy of Hannah Kaminsky of BitterSweet

Ingredients:

1/2 cup raw almonds, soaked for 8 hours or overnight

1 tablespoon chia seeds

4 cups cold water

Lower Back Pain Causes - Sciatica Causes Investigated

An article highlighting the common causes of lower back pain and sciatica leg pain and also suggesting a cause which is very common but less well known. Right cause, right remedy.

If you wish to be free of sharp back pain or sciatica leg pain then you’ll want to learn more about the lower back pain causes and sciatica causes that are at work in the body.

When you find the right cause, the right remedy can then be implemented, until then your efforts may be wasted time and worse still, wasted money.

In this article I’ll be discussing some of the most commonly cited lower back pain causes and sciatica causes which are often used to explain the unfortunate predicament that most chronic back pain sufferers find themselves in.

Candida Diet Food List

There are a number of foodstuffs available in your kitchen itself that can relieve you from candidiasis. Such foodstuffs not only help in cleansing your body of candida but also provides you with an overall good health. Wondering! what could they be? Keep reading to known the candida diet food list...

Candida can be defined as a group of yeast-like fungi living in the human body. They can be found in the mouth, intestines, reproductive and urinary tract of your body. They generally do not cause a serious problem to human health. Around 80-85% of human population have candida in their mouth and they do not suffer from any adverse condition. The problem arises when the candida population grows beyond a certain limit. They cause an infection, commonly known as candidiasis. Read more on candida overgrowth symptoms.

Patanol

Patanol

Generic Name: olopatadine ophthalmic (OH loe PAT a deen)

Brand Names: Pataday, Patanol

What is Patanol?

Olopatadine (brand name Patanol) is an antihistamine that reduces the natural chemical histamine in the body. Histamine can produce symptoms of itching or watery eyes.

Patanol is used to treat ocular (eye) symptoms of allergic conditions, such as inflammation, itching, watering, and burning.

Patanol may also be used for other purposes not listed in this medication guide.

What is the most important information I should know about Patanol?

Before using Patanol, tell your doctor if you have any type of infection in your eye.

Breakfast At Your Desk: Have You Tried the New Icelandic Yogurt?

Morning my dears! A new exotic yogurt has hit the grocery store, and of course, the second I saw it, I loaded up my cart. (Yes, I get excited about new yogurt!) Let me tell you what I think of this new, and sort of unusual, "Icelandic" yogurt...

Side note: Is it just me, or is there a big Iceland boom going on right now? I have two friends (and one editor!) who are either in Iceland right now or have gone recently.

So, people are talking about Siggi, a new "strained" Icelandic-style yogurt that is now being sold at Whole Foods (and other stores--keep an eye out).

I bought some Siggi yogurt and took it for a test run. The verdict? Really good, but very different than the yogurt we're used to. Here's what to expect with Siggi:

Sexual Intercourse Tips on Losing Your Virginity - Less Pressure More Pleasure

What you need to know before losing your virginity

So you want to find out what "losing your virginity "means. Well before going any further, if you don`t know already then maybe you`re not ready for losing yours. Losing your virginity is not a matter to be taken lightly. It is a major decision to have you`re hymen broken through sexual intercourse. Don`t know what the "hymen" is, this then proves you are definitely not ready for sex. You need to be aware of the mechanics of body before even considering sex. You need to know what is happening and understand why those so called happenings, happen.

Lower Back Pain Causes - Knowing the Common Causes

Many people have experienced lower back pain at least once in their lifetime. Luckily, there are known lower back pain causes that can be one by one ruled out with the help of a medical professional. The availability of information makes it easier to find treatment, so read on and know more about the different causes of lower back pain.

Lower back pain causes such as nerve irritation, lumbar radiculopathy, bony encroachment, lumbar strain, and joints and bone conditions are some of the reasons you feel pain in your lower back. All these lower back pain causes will be discussed in this article.

1. Nerve Irritation

Rotateq

Rotateq

Generic Name: rotavirus oral vaccine, live (oral) (ROE ta vye ris VAX een)

Brand Names: Rotarix, RotaTeq

What is Rotateq?

Rotateq (rotavirus oral vaccine) contains up to five strains of rotavirus. It is made from both human and animal sources.

Infection with rotavirus can affect the digestive system of babies and young children, causing severe stomach or intestinal illness.

Rotateq is used to help prevent this disease in children.

Rotateq works by exposing your child to a small dose of the virus, which causes the body to develop immunity to the disease. Rotateq will not treat an active infection that has already developed in the body.

Breakfast at Your Desk: Blueberry-Banana Muffins

Can we ever get enough of blueberry muffins? I think not. Especially when they're low in fat and packed with fruit like these ...

Cute food blog alert! Check out Leslie Sarna's beautiful blog The Dainty Vegetarian, where I found this winner:

Blueberry Banana Muffins

Recipe by Leslie Sarna

Ingredients:

2 1/2 cups sifted flour

2 tsp. baking powder

1/2 tsp. baking soda

1/2 tsp. salt

1 1/4 cups sugar

1 egg, beaten

1/2 cup orange juice

2 Tbsp. butter, room temp.

1 1/2 cups (or more) chopped fresh blueberries

1/2 cup chopped walnuts (optional)

3 ripe bananas, mashed

Preparation:

Sift the dry ingredients (flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt) together. Then add the sugar, egg, OJ, and butter. Whisk together. Fold in the bananas and blueberries.