The fact that back pain can affect your balance is not new. I guess most readers of this back pain blog will have experienced times when their back problem has put them out of balance to some degree.
However, Chiropractor Alex Ruhe, a PhD candidate at Murdoch University, Perth, Australia, has recently for the first time demonstrated a directly proportional, or linear, relationship between back pain and bad balance.
Reporting on medical express.com he states "Our research shows that sufferers of neck, mid-back and low back pain sway significantly more than healthy individuals.
To some of us this may seem self-evident, and possibly a waste of time, spending time and resources on research to tell us something we already know. But there is actually a practical use for this knowledge.
As Ruhe says "this research marks an important finding for clinicians. It serves as an objective monitoring tool for patients suffering from back pain under treatment and rehabilitation."
The research may also be of use in the treatment of back pain in the elderly, who already may have balance problems.
It makes interesting reading. If you want to read the full article use this link.
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