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Issue 29 |
October 2010 |
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| A Review of Waddell's Nonorganic Signs for Low Back Pain by Chai Rasavong, MPT, MBA |  Data from the National Health Interview Survey of the U.S. population in 2006 suggests that 27.4% of the US population ages 18 and older experienced low back pain. Given this high percentage for individuals who experience low back pain, it is not surprising that low back pain is a common condition treated in physical therapy. When physical therapists evaluate patients with low back pain they not only perform a detailed examination and ..>>read more |
| Understanding T4 Syndrome by Jennifer Hill, MPT, CSCS |  The thoracic spine region is comprised of 12 vertebrae and the rib cage with its articulations which enhance the stability of the thoracic spine (1, 2). In the vertebral column, the compressive load at T1 is about 9% of body weight, increasing to 33% at T8 and 47% at T12 (1). Although, there are many potential sources for pain at the thoracic region, research for this region remains limited (1, 2, 3). Various sources of thoracic pain ..>>read more |
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