Aims and objectives:

• Understand causes of back pain, for the dental team
• Understand how can we prevent back pain becoming a problem for our profession
• What can we do, at work, to help our backs
• To evaluate our overall health and how that fits into musculoskeletal health
• Evidence-based strategies in prevention and management of back pain
• How to know if your physiotherapist is evidence-based
• Advice for dental professionals suffering from back pain
• Back pain myths debunked - is there a role for massage, Pilates, mobilisation and manipulation, acupuncture?
• Will saddle chairs work?
• Does magnification really help your back?
• Are you moving around while doing your dentistry
• Is stretching good for back pain?
• What relation does stress have with your back?
• We draw parallels between the physio world and dental world

If people want regular updates on back, and neck pain, in dentistry they should follow:

Twitter: @Toothphysio and @Ben_FYS

Instagram: thetoothphysio

If you are looking for an evidenced-based physiotherapist in your local area then find followers of @MSK-Reform on twitter and see if any of them can help.

View all videos in the series: Protrusive Dental Podcast