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[edit | edit source]

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[1]
  • Low back pain is the leading cause of injury and disability for those younger than 45 years old[1]                 (pic)
  • Each year, approximately $26 billion dollars are spent in the United States for the treatment of low back pain[2]


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. 

Your spine is made up of 33 small bones called vertebrae. Together, they form what is know as the vertebral column. There are 7 vertebrae in the cervical region (the neck), 12 thoracic vertebrae (upper back), 5 lumbar vertebrae (lower back), and 5 sacral vertebrae and 4 coccyx vertebrae.

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Between each of the vertebrae is a disc that acts as a cushion and a shock absorber. These intervertebral discs are composed of primarily liquid, with up to 80% water in the middle. The disc is made up of two parts-- the nucleus pulposis and the annulus fibrosis. The nucleus pulposis is in the middle of the disc and is jelly-like due to its large water content. The annulus fibrosis is the outer part of the disc. These discs play an important role in keeping the back healthy! For more information on these discs, click (have link). 


 

About Neck Pain[edit | edit source]

Prevalence

Why Does My Back hurt?[edit | edit source]

Pain Science

What can I do about my Low Back Pain?[edit | edit source]

What can I do about my Neck Pain?
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Resources
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Recent Related Research (from Pubmed)[edit | edit source]

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References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Olson, KA. Manual Physical Therapy of the Spine. St. Louis, MO: Saunders; 2009.
  2. ↑ Hebert J, Koppenhaver S, Walker B. Subgrouping Patients with Low Back Pain: A Treatment-Based Approach to Classification. Sports Health. 2011; 3:534-542.
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