Human performance and health

“For those with chronic injuries including osteoarthritis, have pain and or recurrent pain, just interested in understanding the nature of pain, how to better manage it, get back to previous activities.   I feel privileged to be a part of the growing understanding of body-mind work research, including my own published research in chiropractic and experience in body-work that I hope can be of interest and service to you.”

Sean Phelps DC

Summary of research available for treatment of back pain in the United Kingdom

National Institute of Clinical Excellence (NICE). U.K , report and recommend the use of spinal manipulation and exercise to improve outcomes in back pain. These guidelines do not tell us which method to use or is effective so manipulative treatment is not specific and the prescription of exercise cannot be generalized either.

Popular and well researched manipulative treatments eg; Chiropractic

Postural therapy research is an alternative to chiropractic.

Spinal Posture Is Associated With Future Dependence in Activities of Daily Living:

A Community-Based Cohort Study of Older Adults in Japan  J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci (2013) 68 (7): 869-875. doi: 10.1093/gerona/gls253

‘Future dependence in activities when we age’-

This is quite significant, if you think of posture, how would you even define your posture?

“Accumulated evidence is showing how important posture is for the aged populations in maintaining independence in everyday life”

The bioaccumulation of stress trapped in the body with a lifestyle that does not adapt or change to the environment leads one to Chronic stress and Disease.

Sean Phelps DC -Development coach and seeker of truth.