Monthly Archives: March 2016

Pounding the pavements, doing a spin class or working out at the gym feels rather compulsory when squeezed into spare moments between commuting, working and family life instead of the joyful experience we wish it was.

Exercise becomes a less enjoyable prospect when lower back pain flares up. The fear of grimacing through pain and sore muscles leads to avoiding exercise but please persevere with your favourite physical activities because according to research, a walk a day keeps the doctor away!

Time and again studies have suggested that exercise really makes all the difference between preventing and suffering back pain. To put this to the test, scientists from Sydney and Brazil teamed up to review as many studies as possible to see if the findings are reliable. Their study published in February 2016 reviewed results obtained in 29 trials which matched their specific criteria and included a pool of 30,850 participants.

The results