David, When Gwen Jull went down to SA and did a conference on lumbar stability to a group of chiropractors and doctors, she set out to try and convince them that TA and multifidus weakness is responsible for back pain. However, the chiropractors and doctors were able to deduce for themselves that it is actually the other way around; a person gets back pain, and as a result, they inhibit their TA and multidifus from working. This in turn will inrease their instability and their pain, and it is a vicious cycle. Gwen Jull had to recognize this fact and she did during the conference. Therefore, TA is not the cause of back pain as Gwen Jull and DR Richardson had taught me back at Uni... it is only an effect. Hope this clears everything up. Henry*** >From: David <[log in to unmask]> >Reply-To: [log in to unmask] >To: "[log in to unmask]" <[log in to unmask]> >Subject: RE: TA & Stabilisation >Date: Fri, 6 Oct 2000 11:51:37 +0100 > >Henry > >I am an unashamed fence-sitter in this 'debate' however please can you >explain or better still reference this statement you have made > >'....TA weakness is an effect and not a cause of back pain...' > >thanks > >dave r > _________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com. Share information about yourself, create your own public profile at http://profiles.msn.com. %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%