Hot New Way To Treat An Old Problem
While scientists suspect humans have been suffering from back pain since learning to walk upright, doctors today have discovered a simple but effective way to relieve it. The use of continuous low-level heat 36-40 C therapy CLHT in a portable heat wrap significantly reduces acute low back pain and related disability of employees suffering from acute low back pain in the workplace, according to a Johns Hopkins School of Medicine study published in the December 2005 issue of The Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine. With recent concerns around the safety of oral pain medications, both patients and physicians are considering alternative treatment options for acute low back pain, said Edward J. There is substantial evidence to confirm that acute low back pain responds well to CLHT. The dramatic differences shown by workplace participants using CLHT shows that this therapy has clear...