In Scandinavian countries, it is estimated that as many as 90% of office workers have access to sit-stand workstations. In the United Kingdom, that figure is just 1%. Culturally, we are told that concentration and productivity are best achieved when sitting down. New research, however, shows that this may not actually be accurate, and could, in fact, lead to health problems.
Beating Back Pain Free Public Health Webinar: Monday 17 January 2022, 7-8pm With presentation by Clive Lathey DO. MSc (Sports Medicine) The Putney Clinic of Physical Therapy is holding a free public health webinar titled Beating Back Pain on Monday 17 January 2022 (7-8pm) with Clive Lathey DO. MSc (Sports Medicine). Registered Osteopath Clive Lathey, who is also the Clinical Director of the Putney Clinic, will discuss back pain. In the webinar, he will cover some of the most commonly…
For many, working from home has presented a whole new set of challenges. In addition to the distractions of everyday life, finding the space to work from home has caused more than a few headaches. Sitting for prolonged periods of time while working can have a detrimental effect on our health and well-being. Over the past year, here at the Putney Clinic we have seen an increase in neck and back pain conditions. For this reason, we are delighted to…
How many nights have you spent often brought on by strain from bad posture, tossing and turning with back pain trying every position possible to get comfortable and getting up the next morning feeling more exhausted than when you went to bed? Worse still, you spend the next day feeling irritable and weary, only to repeat the cycle all over again the next night? Well, it’s something that one in three of us experience at some point in our life.…
BY CLIVE LATHEY, D.O MSC (SPORTS MEDICINE) Musculoskeletal pain (back, neck and other joints), can be very acute and debilitating; resulting in fear and anxiety. As a consequence, patients often request MRI scans in the belief that it is going to be an important part of their treatment. While MRI scans are a “gold standard” diagnostic investigation, there are guidelines concerning their appropriate use. History of MRI scans MRI scans were developed in the 1970s and 1980s as a medical…
Sciatica – article by Clive Lathey, DO. MSc (Sports Medicine) My experience On the 25th January 1989 I fell 35 feet. The accident happened in Sydney, Australia where between clinic jobs, I did some part-time work on a construction site. Unfortunately the scaffolding collapsed, resulting in my spending 6 weeks in hospital with 2 spinal vertebral fractures, a disc herniation, 5 broken ribs and extensive bruising. Thanks to a lot of physical therapy treatment and exercise rehabilitation, I returned to…
Back Pain: Myths Versus Facts This is an interesting article on back pain that was originally featured in the Irish Independent. Back pain is so prevalent that it costs the country more than cancer and diabetes treatment combined. However, there are many myths circulating about the condition. We asked some of Ireland’s leading experts to shed some light on the common ailment Managing back pain costs the State more than cancer and diabetes combined. Most of these costs are related to…
Following the recent Royal Chelsea Flower Show, some of you may have the green-finger bug. Did you know that gardening was one of the household activities that most commonly causes back pain? Before venturing out into the garden, here are five top tips for back pain prevention while gardening.
