The Detroit times., 1917-06-16
Causes of Backache
HN n. AnDINCrON nRtCE
Author - Tho 'UFfdlc ~ Person
alltY. "PsFc hplugy and
parcnthood. etc.

Parcnthood." etc.
The influence Of the mind ON tho
body 81, striklngH illustrated boy Tho
ondluon known as hacksche There
re many causes of hackache and
one of ihe commonest lis oyercon
ntration OF ths mind ON sensations
which otherwise would De- feit
scarcely a an
know a man Nho for yeE, has
suffered a frequent nteryas from
severe headache This first SET in
-onovinc I'm INJURY received in "a
rrnge accident The general
lath was In mo- Way impaired
Hut ever Since thc accident when
err he Is mrgacd or feels bored"
ts man baci begins 20 trouble
Hm 10 rs noticeable that as soon
be- finds pleasurabie occupation.
% that hc IS Kept thinking ~ some
,hng other than his back. the ach-
us ceases
commonly they are people OF no
Hte-ular occupation, or occupied Nth
work that is Jr1deery 10 them a.
some time or other they may have
Injured their backs. had cold
eitle them or had some other
experience that maae Them pain
ml'y aware OF fhe possession % a
back
Tho sensations Then fe3t have
Upcn wildly remembered b, Them.
So svidly thar later Whenever tired
their attention is saloons iously
drawn 10 their back and che old
sensations arc thereby revived %
with srear intensity
What such people need and am
thar they really need 20 cure 'hem
az their frequent hackache Is ac
tive measurable occupation
~ hey arc id'crs they ouSht I'd
take 40 conceuial work OF some
sort II they already are workers
they should develop more interest
IN freir work and dnd an entertain
n- h0ho, for their leisure hours
If is impossible to say precisely
/ What percentage OF chronic back
( ache fhu. caused hat fhe per
centaEe IS certainly hgh Hash allen
Is The percentage ~ hacbacbe caused
/ by nothing more serious than real
muscular fatigue ON" authority
states the case well when hc de-
clsres
When q person has a persistinr
. hackache The chance Is very strong
that he needs rest The mex
chance Is that ne needs 20 have
somebody train him 10 forget bill.
backache
Contrary 20 popular belief per
si,iinr backache seldom is sign
of Brrhts disease of the kidneys
tho 81 NAV Indicate some ofhcr form
OF kidney trouble And ACCORDING
( 10 such eminent authorities as Drs
( Derclm and Cabot it ia slmos
! negligible as sign ri pelvic dis
ease rn this connection state
meut by Dr ! Walsh is worth
quoting
Many young women suffer from
( hackache supposed 10 be due 90 In
fernal conditions usually OF gyneco
/ logical character when 81 s only
die 10 high heels or a combination
~ h.eh heels and constipation
OF Internal conditions really r.
/ ponsibie for backachc. SO cal.,
/ umbaeo is IN The lead But lum
bsro' is a grab be term that In
ludes many diverse disorders
nginr from strains and sprains =,
heumatism and spinal disease
After three woofs of pain. says
/ Dr Cabot we must 0ud some ofbc
cause than umb ago
when established Tho likelihood Is
bar, as suggested above. nothin.
more serious will be- fouad than
ourasfhenic stale. state ~ cl
.eme fatigue or some readily re
nediable physical disorder Bg
here is always possibility. o.
curse hat he baokachc may Dc
mptom ~ something more serious
In which case the sooner dcnn
diagnosis is made the better
( therefore, 10 YOU suffer frequent,
om an aching bach give compe
rnt physician "A chance 20 examine
ON And act on his advice