Mind-Body Therapy and Back Pain

Researchers from the Department of Occupational Therapy, Kyushu University of Health and Welfare, Japan, reported that postural self-awareness and the understanding of the basic physiology of the disorder is as crucial in the treatment of repetitive stress injuries of the upper back and neck, as hands-on therapy with active exercise. The research study published in the Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics was based on a trial conducted on 24 women (12 custodial workers and 12 students) residing in Japan.

References:

1. Pesco MS, Chosa E, Tajima N.: Comparative study of hands-on therapy with active exercises vs education with active exercises for the management of upper back pain. J Manipulative Physiol Ther. 2006 Mar-Apr; 29(3):228-35. 2. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/

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