MedWorm provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest medical blog items that have been tagged with 'back problems'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:58:30 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5062421&cid=t_109119_131_f&fid=34989&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FGeneticsHealth%2F%7E3%2FIPustJogcOA%2F Can heels cause headaches? Last week, presidential hopeful Michele Bachmann was roundly laughed at for claiming high heels triggered her migraines, but I’m not sure why everyone think it’s so ridiculous. Wearing heels can be bad for us in a number of ways. There are the obvious ones: Blisters, sore feet, ankle pain. But studies have also found women who frequently wore high heels had shorter calf muscles and stiffer, thicker Achilles tendons that women who didn’t (setting them up for serious pain), and that wearing heels can contribute to knee arthritis and nerve damage. It can also drive your spine out of alignment and put muscular tension on your back—both of which can contribute to tension and perhaps other kinds of headaches. Time quoted the executive chairman of the National ... Genetics and Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5062421 Mon, 25 Jul 2011 18:40:18 +0100 5062421 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3993834&cid=t_109119_87_f&fid=34872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblisstree.com%2Ffeel%2Fhow-much-is-your-laptop-hurting-your-health%2F photo: Thinkstock We were interested in this post from Linda Melone at AOL Health, and thought you might be also. Is your laptop ruining your health? Experts say it’s a real issue. Laptop sales surpassed desktop sales for the first time in 2008 and some colleges even require them. Text-neck, Laptop-itis and infertility top the list of potential hazards as more people use them and for longer periods of time. Posture Pitfalls Before laptops, students studied bent over a book instead of a computer, notes Dean L. Fishman, founder of the Text Neck Institute in Florida. But the postural issues seen today were virtually unheard of years ago. The difference is the time spent in the bent-over position, Fishman said. “Today, kids ages 8 to 18 years old spend an average of seven and a... Healthbolt blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3993834 Thu, 23 Sep 2010 14:40:29 +0100 3993834 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3914954&cid=t_109119_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblisstree.com%2Flive%2Fworkplace-issues-longer-commute-worse-health%2F photo: Thinkstock How far away is your job from your home? If it takes more than 90 minutes for you to get to work, you have a greater chance of being in bad health. About 30% of employees who have a 90-minute commute are obese, and more than 30% of those with a 90-minute commute have recurring neck or back pain. Not to mention that 90 minutes each way takes a pretty significant chunk out of your day. That’s three hours you could be using to do something more productive. Like sleep. So how long is your round-trip commute? via Examiner Post from: BlissTree Workplace Issues: Longer Commute, Worse Health (Source: Breastfeeding 1-2-3) Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3914954 Mon, 30 Aug 2010 19:29:44 +0100 3914954 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3378438&cid=t_109119_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblisstree.com%2Flive%2Fin-sickness-and-in-health-in-theory%2F Last October, my son and I were enjoying a cozy Saturday morning reading Dr. Seuss while my husband readied himself for work. Suddenly, we heard a loud thud coming from the first floor. We flew down the stairs to find my husband lying prone in the front hall. His back had given out. He’d been having back trouble for about a year, but since beginning regular physical therapy, I had deluded myself into thinking he was on the mend. What I thought now was, “Oh, shit!” This “I’ve-fallen-and-I-can’t-get-up” version of my husband was unfamiliar to me. The guy I married never gets sick. He pooh-poohs the notion of illness. In the 12 years we’ve known each other, I’ve only seen him take Tylenol twice. I’m the pill popper in the family. One four-hour visit to the ER later, th... Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3378438 Thu, 18 Mar 2010 14:00:49 +0100 3378438 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=903406&cid=t_109119_87_f&fid=35057&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblogs.orlandosentinel.com%2Ffeatures_healthblog%2F2007%2F09%2Fstudy-back-pain.html Here's an interesting story from the Associated Press about acupuncture as a back-pain reliever. According to German scientists, patients reported feeling better even with fake acupuncture. This suggests that any needle pricks may relieve pain - or that the placebo... (Source: Health Check the Blog) Health Check the Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=903406 Tue, 25 Sep 2007 19:09:58 +0100 903406 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=515926&cid=t_109119_87_f&fid=35057&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblogs.orlandosentinel.com%2Ffeatures_healthblog%2F2007%2F04%2Fdoctors_say_dis.html Several years ago, doctors in China transplanted human discs into five patients who were suffering from chronic back pain. In a recent edition of The Lancet (left), the physicians report that their patients have found relief with the transplanted discs.... (Source: Health Check the Blog) Health Check the Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=515926 Mon, 02 Apr 2007 11:01:00 +0100 515926