Austin Smith
B.Sc.
OSTEOPATH The Baxenden Physiotherapy & Sports Injury Clinic
547 Manchester Road, Baxenden. BB5 2QJ Tel: 01254 231 457 Mob: 07967 770650 Email:
info@austin-smith-osteopath.com Web:
www.austin-smith-osteopath.com
FIRST-AID for BACK PAIN. These guidelines apply to sudden-onset pain, centred in the low back. NB Shooting pains into the leg (nerve irritation), numbness or pins & needles in the leg or foot should to be professionally assessed. Even though the root cause of your pain is probably a spinal joint or disc, the muscle spasms that accompany these problems will generally make matters worse and should be addressed as soon as possible. Hot-packs help to relax over-tight muscles and improve circulation around the spine. They can be used throughout the day. Rest. It is important to ‘keep moving’ but if your back is extremely painful then in the early stages (first 12-24 hours) you will probably benefit by resting it. Try lying on your bed (on your side, knees bent) with a pillow between your legs. Get up periodically to encourage movement and circulation. Medication. Over the counter anti-inflammatories can help. In extreme cases your GP may prescribe a stronger anti-inflammatory and/or a muscle relaxant. Exercises. These will definitely help but in the early stages it is important to do the right exercises. They should be slow and gentle. They should not cause pain!. Seek expert advice. Treatment and advice from a good ‘hands-on’ osteopath, physiotherapist or chiropractor will get you up and about sooner and lessen the chance of recurring problems. If you would like a copy of the first-stage low-back exercises then please email me (or phone) and I’ll be happy to send one to you. Austin Smith Registered Osteopath
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On November 4th 1922, Egyptologist Howard Carter discovered the tomb of Tutankhamun, the most complete and well-preserved tomb of any of the ancient Egyptian pharaohs. Tutankhamun was only eight or nine when he became ruler of Egypt. He was only King for about ten years before dying in his late teens. It
is estimated
that he ruled from 1333 to 1324 BC. Over the years, scientists have used available technology to determine the cause of Tutankhamun's death. The two most popular theories about his death are that he suffered a blow to the back of the head, either accidentally or deliberately (in other words, murder), or that he broke or fractured his leg which became infected - an infection that led to his death possibly only days later. Tutankhamun may have married one of his step-sisters. It’s thought that his father was Akhenaten. Akhenaten was married to Nefertiti, who bore him six daughters. Akhenaten also had a lesser wife, Kira, who is believed to have given birth to Tutankhamun. CAT scans on Tutankhamun's body in 2005 revealed that the King was about 5 foot, 8 inches tall (180 cm). He was of slight build but was well nourished. He and his wife had no children. Certain strange events are said to have happened after the discovery of Tutankhamun's tomb and removal of items from it. The media put this down to The Curse of the Pharaoh's. Financial
support for the project came from Lord Carnarvon.
However, in April 1923, seven weeks after the official opening of Tutankhamun's burial chamber, Carnarvon died after a mosquito bite on his cheek became infected. After lifting Tutankhamun's death mask, it was found that the pharaoh himself had a lesion in the same place on his cheek. At the same time of Carnarvon's death, the lights in Cairo went out (although this apparently was a fairly common occurrence) and back at home in England, Lord Carnarvon's dog Susie howled and dropped dead. Also quite spooky was the fact that Howard Carter's pet canary was eaten by a snake on the day of the opening of the tomb. The media speculated that a number of people involved with the opening of Tutankhamun's tomb died shortly afterwards, but tend to ignore the fact that the majority actually survived to a ripe old age, and most of those that died shortly afterwards were quite elderly or in poor health anyway.
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