Dr Kieran O'Sullivan is back on the Physio Edge podcast after talking previously about hamstring injuries, this time discussing his other big area of interest and expertise – chronic low back pain (CLBP).

In this episode, Kieran and David Pope discuss

Recent research on chronic low back pain
Central vs peripheral contributions to CLBP
Sitting postures and behaviours, and the relationship of this to pain
Is there an ideal sitting posture, and does changing sitting behaviour change CLBP?
Manual therapy in CLBP
Lumbar kyhposis/lordosis
Physical and psychological interventions for CLBP
The effect of exercise on CLBP
Movement patterns and retraining in chronic pain states
The challenges of talking to patients about chronic pain states

Links of Interest

Show your love of feeling great, and also the podcast by writing a review on iTunes
Kieran O'Sullivan
Kieran on Twitter
Pain Education website with Peter O'Sullivan, Kieran O'Sullivan, Wim Dankaerts, Kjartan Vibe Fersum
University of Limerick
The role of muscle strength in hamstring injury. Kieran O Sullivan and Cian McGinley. 2010. Nova Publications
Clinical Edge

022. Chronic low back pain with Dr Kieran O'Sullivan

Physio Edge podcast with David Pope

022. Chronic low back pain with Dr Kieran O'Sullivan