Low back pain is very common. Most of us will experience some form of back pain in our lifetime.
So is it always necessary to have an imaging like Xray, CT or MRI to work out the cause of the back pain?
Here are some of the downsides associated with back imaging that should be considered:
In addition to last week’s post about TFCC injuries in the wrist.
What are the suggested treatment options for the management of TFCC injuries?
Management of TFCC injuries is mainly determined by whether the distal radioulnar joint is stable. If instability is present the joint needs to be stabilised.
Conservative options for TFCC injury are mainly considered in presence of a stable distal radioulnar joint include:
The Triangular Fibrocartilage Complex (TFCC) is a complex structure within the wrist, which acts as a major stabiliser of the joints between the two forearm bones (distal radioulnar joint) and also between the ulna (forearm) and the carpal bones (the hand). The TFCC helps to transmit the load from the wrist to the forearm, as well as assist in complex movements of the wrist.
The TFCC is susceptible to injury, commonly either traumatic or degenerate.
Traumatic injuries such as falling onto an outstretched hand or degenerate in nature (wear and tear). Risk factors include: Read more
Research suggests that the incidence of insidious low back pain (LBP) in golfers may occur as a result of factors such as cumulative load from high volume swing practice; lateral shearing forces created on the downswing by trunk side flexion and trunk rotation; an over-rotation of the trunk on the backswing, and /or core muscle dysfunction, to name a few.