Back Education Program

Welcome to the Back Education Program.  This is a program being created by the students in the School of Physical Therapy at Bellarmine University in Louisville KY for successful completion of their Capstone. Please do not edit unless you are involved in this project, but please come back in the near future to check out new information!!

Original Editors - Hannah Anderson, Dan McCoy, Rebecca Porter and Millie Ware 

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An Evidence-Informed Back Education Program

About Low Back Pain

Are you experiencing low back pain? You are not alone! Look at these statistics...

• as many as 80% of Americans have symptoms of low back pain during their lifetime
• low back pain is the leading cause of injury and disability for those younger than 45 years old

Is pain always bad? No. Pain is a warning sign to our body that something is not physiologically correct. We feel pain when there is structural damage, sign of an infection, a previous structure has been reinjured, etc. Pain is a helpful indicator for us to get treatment to heal our bodies.

Before you are able to truly understand back pain, it is important to understand the body's anatomy. 

About Neck Pain

Prevalence

Why Does My Back hurt?

Pain Science