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Your Back Is Not Out of Alignment

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SMay '22Your Back Is Not Out of Alignment — Science update, alternatives to structuralism — Inspired by Cormack, I finally cited Engel (as I should have long ago).
L2019Your Back Is Not Out of Alignment — Audio version reboot — I just re-did the audio version of this article, including dozens of updates in recent years. I’ve also changed the way I produce audio versions so that I can easily updated individual chapters in the future. The audio is available on request to visually impaired readers, and as a perk for all eboxed set customers.
M2019Your Back Is Not Out of Alignment — Update/correction — Meniscal fraying is no longer a good example of a clearly structural problem with a clear structural solution, not that we know that so much mensical repair surgery is ineffective. Corrected and clarified.
M2019Your Back Is Not Out of Alignment — New sub-topic — Added some thoughts and a new citation about muscle “imbalances” (over and under-developed muscles on one side or the other).
M2018Your Back Is Not Out of Alignment — Example added — New sub-section, “A perfect example of a structural problem,” based on a fascinating case study reported by Aota.
M2018Your Back Is Not Out of Alignment — Science update — Added a key citation Lewis et al and elaborated a little on my recommendations.
M2018Your Back Is Not Out of Alignment — Science update — Beefed up the description of the alternative to structuralism, and added a new citation and a few old ones.
S2017Your Back Is Not Out of Alignment — Science update, evidence review section — Cited Wallace et al: knee osteoarthritis prevalence doubled in the 20th Century independent of age and weight.
S2017Your Back Is Not Out of Alignment — Science update — Cited evidence that leg length differences cannot be reliably diagnosed.
S2017Your Back Is Not Out of Alignment — Science update, evidence review section — Quoted and cited Tumminello et al on “the corrective exercise trap,” a topic closely related to structuralism.
S2017Your Back Is Not Out of Alignment — Science update, evidence review section — Cited evidence of poor correlation between hip pain and radiographic signs of arthritis (Kim et al).
M2016Your Back Is Not Out of Alignment — Content added — Greg Lehman’s “Fundamentals of Treatment” — some specific guidelines for structuralism-free treatment.
M2016Your Back Is Not Out of Alignment — New section.
M2016Your Back Is Not Out of Alignment — New section — “Manual therapy needs to get beyond being ‘manual’.”
M2016Your Back Is Not Out of Alignment — Science update — Added an excellent scientific example of how disk herniations are less clinically significant than most people expect … but they still matter.
S2016Your Back Is Not Out of Alignment — Minor update — Supported the claim that nocebo is an issue with a great quote from Flynn et al.
S2016Your Back Is Not Out of Alignment — Science update — Cited Salata et al.
S2016Your Back Is Not Out of Alignment — Science update — Added subsection on risk factors for running injuries.
M2015Your Back Is Not Out of Alignment — Upgrade — This article went viral on Facebook today. As I often do when an article gets a crapload of traffic, I did some work on it: a table of contents and a bunch of miscellaneous editing and polishing.
M2014Your Back Is Not Out of Alignment — Added interesting perspective from veterinary medicine: as with humans, correlations between structure and pain and disability in animals are poor.
M2013Your Back Is Not Out of Alignment — Added evidence that being a dirty rotten pronator is … no big deal. Also (finally) added a concluding section about alternatives to structuralism.
M2012Your Back Is Not Out of Alignment — A thorough, modernizing edit and general cleanup. A number of references added, a few tired and weaker ones removed.
M2011Your Back Is Not Out of Alignment — For balance, cited rebuttals to Lederman in Journal of Bodywork & Movement Therapies: see Chaitow.
S2011Your Back Is Not Out of Alignment — Added an important new reference about “structural” massage for low back pain.
M2011Your Back Is Not Out of Alignment — Added information about Functional Movement Screening, based on Schneiders et al.
M2011Your Back Is Not Out of Alignment — Added much more detail to the example of my own deformed foot.
M2010Your Back Is Not Out of Alignment — A correction: Australian League Football is not “soccer.” Thanks to Nick A. for the heads up on that. And some clarification of the evidence concerning muscle asymmetries and injury rates in players.
M2010Your Back Is Not Out of Alignment — Added some thoughts about the prevalence of structuralism, inspired by a Facebook discussion with some colleagues.
M2010Your Back Is Not Out of Alignment — An extensive edit for humour, charm and accuracy. Several references were upgraded, Diane Jacobs’ wonderfully sassy definition of structuralism was added to the introduction, and Dr. Eyal Lederman’s brilliant essay is now prominently recommended: “The fall of the postural–structural–biomechanical model in manual and physical therapies: Exemplified by lower back pain”.
M2010Your Back Is Not Out of Alignment — Added quite a few thoughts about how professionals are able to overlook obvious observations that contradict their beliefs about structuralism.