Backaches are among the most frequent pains which generations of people have been suffering from.
Some theorists claim that backaches are a civilization disease, prompted by today's society and our way of living. Others point to the severe degenerative changes found in the skeletons of Egyptian pharoahs which obviously indicate that even prior to the birth of Christ the Egyptians must have suffered from various back ailments. For anyone currently suffering from acute backache such theories are certainly meaningless. Their only desire is to be free of pain and back on their feet as soon as possible. The following article, with its comments and tips, are dedicated to these people, many of whom happen to be my own patients.