MECHANICAL BACK PAIN presents a serious medical problem as these set of conditions affect more than 60% of the world population due to especially the sedentary lifestyle of the human being of today and presents mainly as chronic pain. Several studies have identified non-specific low back pain as the most common cause of disability in young adults and the second most common reason for work days lost following upper-respiratory infections. As the world ages, low back pain will increase substantially due to the deterioration of the disc bones (arthritis of the spine).
In the last decade, SPORT/ OVERUSE INJURIES have increased by more than 5x due to increasing psychosocial demand and the immensely high competition among the young athletes of today. More than 50% of athletes will develop an overuse injury in their respective sporting career and more than 30% may require surgical intervention. The conservative treatment of these overuse disorders of the locomotor/ musculoskeletal system are complex, ambiguous and problematic; commonly presents as recalcitrant (resistant to treatment) and are a major cause of chronic pain.
CHRONIC PAIN presents as a complex biopsychosocial issue in relation to a human being’s expectation of self-efficacy, that is, the human being’s belief in their ability to complete tasks and reach goals are adversely affected and are associated with detrimental changes in mood, sleep, coping abilities and lower financial income.
Tension/ stress HEADACHE is the most common type of headache. More than 80% of adults suffer from tension headaches and is a major cause of chronic usage of over-the-counter painkillers. There is no single cause for tension headaches and may be trigger by including stress, poor posture and tightened muscle in the back in the neck.
UNWANTED PHARMACEUTICAL SIDE-EFFECTS caused by increased and/ chronic pharmaceutical usage due to the chronic pain and debilitating nature of the locomotor disorder.
