What is the problem?
Chronic low back pain is a huge problem globally and is the number one cause of disability with some 540 million people affected at any one time, with some 5-10% of people with low back pain going on to develop chronic low back pain. The problem is growing mainly due to our aging population.
What are the typical solutions for chronic low back pain?
There are some solutions available and all can play their part such as the biopsychosocial (having a positive health perspective), exercise, cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT), and manual therapies such as massage. Whilst not really addressed by the pharmaceutical industry, anti-inflammatories, weak opioids and anti-depressants are often still prescribed.
Earthing for Chronic Low Back Pain
There are significant health benefits that can be gained from the transference of electrons from the earth to the human body. We are primarily electrical beings after all.
These electrons neutralise free radicals that cause inflammation and pain, with one hypothesis being that the electrons entering the body saturate the mitochondria and increase the availability of adenosine triphosphate that energises cells involved in tissue repair.
The trouble is though, bio energy and Earthing isn’t favoured in the medical schools because it’s not something you can “see”. You can’t cut it apart and look at it under a microscope…..and so we think more research is needed.
We decided to team up with Bodywise Massage for our research project as we know the Jing techniques reduces chronic pain, but what if there was something simple and cost-effective that every person could benefit from, and alongside massage to “super-power” pain reduction? ……..this is where EARTHING makes its play!