Innovative Physical Therapy Relieves Back Pain

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Innovative Physical Therapy Relieves Back Pain
Monday, April 18, 2005

By Charlene Laino

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An innovative physical therapy technique may relieve back pain even when all other treatments fail.

The technique, called Souchard's global postural re-education -- or GPR for short -- employs a series of gentle movements to realign spinal column joints and strengthen and stretch muscles that have become tight and weak from underuse.

"GPR corrects the patient's posture and decompresses the spinal canal," says Conrado Estol, MD, PhD, of the Neurologic Center for Treatment and Rehabilitation in Buenos Aires, Argentina. He presented his study at the American Academy of Neurology 57th Annual Meeting.