The problem

Obviously I can only generalise here and not talk of specific cases, but I hope I can give you a general idea to the mysteries of "The Back".

As I stated before most back pains come from a mechanical problem.  These problems are mostly caused by an injury and not from bad posture! let me explain.  Bad posture comes from a bad back, and not vice versa, so "sit up straight or you will get a bad back" is like saying "don't limp or you will get a bad leg"! Now you wouldn't say that would you? What happens when you injure your back  (motoring accidents, sports or falling, especially off horses) is that it cause the back muscles to go into spasm to protect the spine, but these spasms also prevent the ligaments (rubber band type tissue which hold joints together) from stretching.  In turn, this causes them to shorten, then once the muscles relax the ligaments are too short to allow the back to rotate or bend as freely as before. This then puts stresses on the neck when turning your head or on the lower back when bending causing the pain.

How can we restretch the ligaments?  I use Power Assisted Micro-Manipulation (PAMM see the link on the left) to do this. It is the most effective way of restoring suppleness back into the spine.