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Hi there and thanks for joining me to read this first of many articles for low back pain and sciatica sufferers.

My name is Paul Boxcer, I am a qualified Physiotherapist (and have been for nearly 14 years now) and I have treated many, many people suffering with low back pain and sciatica. I wholeheartedly believe that far too many people suffer unnecessarily with either of these conditions. This is because the majority of low back pain and sciatica suffered by the population can be cured by the individual who is suffering with that pain.

It is this belief that was one of the main inspirations behind me writing my book “Low Back Pain & Sciatica – A Personalised Treatment Approach”. My book provides all of the information needed for the reader to understand why they are suffering with pain, self diagnose their pain and then self prescribe an appropriate treatment programme to cure themselves of that pain.
Can I just assure you now, that the articles I shall be writing will not be about me selling my book. However this will be the one and only time I will say that if you follow the link at the bottom of this article, for a limited time you will be able to purchase my book with a 50% discount (there you go, I promise not to plug my book anymore!)

My aim in writing these articles for The Back Pain Show is to share a few things with you that I think are important for those suffering with low back pain and sciatica, along with a few tips and advice that may help out as well as some general information about things such as anatomy and old wives tales.

The one really important thing that I want to get across with these articles is that the majority of low back pain and sciatica suffered by the population is referred to as ‘non-specific’ i.e. there is no one specific cause or structure that can be truly identified as being the source of pain (even if investigations such as X-rays or MRI scans may indicate that a source of pain has been identified, a lot of the time these can turn out to be red-herrings)

I believe that this type of pain (non-specific) is nearly always a consequence of incorrect postures and movements patterns, along with muscle imbalance i.e. tight and/or weak muscles. Without doubt, as I mentioned above, I believe that the majority of people suffering with non-specific low back pain or sciatica can resolve the pain themselves, as long as they know what to do.

I know that at times it may seem you are never going to resolve the pain you are suffering, but never give up on the belief that you can. I am not going to promise you that absolutely every single person can resolve their pain themselves, that would not be true and anyone who claims to be able to do this (or has some kind of contraption that proposes to) I would not take too seriously. However, as I have already said, I do believe that the majority of people suffering with low back pain or sciatica can.

Anyway, that’s about it for now and I hope you enjoyed reading my little introduction. Just before I do go though, I would like to point you towards a blog a wrote with regards to a very important topic you must certainly read about if you are suffering with Low back Pain or Sciatica. That blog is on Red Flags and you can access it here:

http://spinal-health-care.com/blog/2011/05/30/red-flags-for-low-back-pain-sciatica/

This particular blog is important because there are rare occasions when the pain being suffered by those with low back pain and sciatica is not a consequence of joints, muscles, ligaments and the like causing the pain, but rather something which may need to be assessed and investigated further by a health professional... sometimes urgently. It is for this reason that I always encourage people to read about the Red Flags for low back pain and sciatica

http://spinal-health-care.com/blog/2011/05/30/red-flags-for-low-back-pain-sciatica/

Thanks once again for taking your time to read this article. To begin with I shall be posting an article approximately every four weeks. However, if there is any topic you are interested in and would like me to write about it, please visit my blog and make your suggestion there. You can access this article on the following link:

http://spinal-health-care.com/blog/2011/07/19/back-pain-show-introduction/

Please also feel free to comment upon this article there as well.
Thanks once again for reading this introduction and I hope you have enjoyed this and will also enjoy the future ones as well.
Take Care & Good Luck,
Paul.

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http://www.spinal-health-care.com/The-Back-Pain-Show/

If you use this link, not only will you receive this substantial discount available only to The Back Pain Show e-clinic subscribers, but you will also receive immediate access to the eBook and an unconditional 90 day money back guarantee.

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