I just returned from vacation, and after an eight hour flight home, my lower back has been a little sore this week (thank you Lufthansa for the cramped seats!) Which got me thinking about the topic of low back pain, and that I have yet to comment on it on this blog.
Back pain is one of the most common conditions we see in adult primary care. It is also one in which the western model of medicine really falls down. To explain what I mean by this, let’s consider two other common diseases, and then consider back pain:
