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15-THE CMSlKiA TIMES-SATUKOAY, AUGUST 21. 1912;
Oh My Aching Back
The estimated 75
million 'Americans who
surfer continuing low
back pain also have to 1
endure a deluge of ad
vice, ranging frgnvvalid
to well-intentioned but
unhelpful to pure
quackery. '
' In the Public Affairs
Pamphlet" Low Back
Pain What It Is, What
Can Be ; Done, Irvin
Block explains why the
back is so vulnerable and
how different conditions
may be treated. Included
is an exercise program to
strengthen the muscles of
the back and abdomen.
The 28-page booklet is
'available for 50 cents
' from the nonprofit
Public Affairs Commit
tee, 381 Park Avenue
South, New York, N.Y.
,10016.
"Go to bed. Keep
moving. Don't move. ,
Exercise. Apply heat.
Apply cold. Go to a
masseur, a chiropractor,
an osteopath, an or
thopedist a neurologist,
a psychiatrist, a hyp
notist. Try Jacuzzis,
herbs, acupuncture,
biofeedback, medita
tion, electrical stimula
tion.. .Anyone who tells
you he or she has the
answer to low back pain,
anyone who practices a
single approach to this
common human''
disorder, is either delud
ed or trying to delude,"
write Block. "Backache
is not a single disease
with a single treatment."
Many backaches are
caused by simple muscle
or tendon .; strain. Rest
. will almost always bring
recovery. Gentle
. raassage and heat may
also help. But bending at
the waist . with legs
straight, especially when
lifting something, can
easily strain the back. In
;stead, Block advises
always bend your knees, ;
squat, and lift with your 1
'leg power rather than,
your back. Overweight
and high heels can also
add stress to your spine.
Subluxation, the par
tial displacement '. of
spinal joint surfaces, is
presumed to be a cause
of pain. But there is not
agreement on treatment.
Chiropractor s .
"manipulate , the
vertebrae so as to open
up ' subluxed joints and
snap them back into
place," Block explains.
"Also, they claim that
regular treatments will'
keep the spine in good
health and prevent
backache." While some
people feel relief through
such ' treatment, many
medical experts question
whether manipulation
can1 really correct
misalignment. They are
particularly concerned
tha manipulation can ag
gravate or ignore other
conditions that may be
tht true source of the
back problem.
Other, conditions that
'are possible causes of
back pain include
osteoporosis 1 (porous
bone), arthritis, disk
disease, infection,
neoplasms, and frac
tures. Low back pain can
even be a signal of emo
tional as well as physical
stress.
In seeking help, Block
suggests you "trust your
back only to practi
tioners who: (1) consider
the many possible causes
of low back pain, the
variety of treatments
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Dlack Career Women
n To Sponsor Seminar
Black Career Women,' manager, Community
Inc., is sponsoring its Relation s - S p e c ia I
10th -Professional Markets, The
DeveloDment Seminar at ! iGreyhound ' Corpora
inc university ui vincin- .;uui
natt Faculty Club on
September 17 and 18.
The seminar "Leader
ship: The Challenge of
the Decade for Black
Phoenix,:. Anz.;
;Ms. Gloria Lovelace, ,
manager, compensation
and : Organizational
Planning, Xerox Cor
poration, Dallas, lexas;
Women," will - feature " Sister Franceses Thomp;:
Ms. ' Alexis Herman, son, Sisters of Saint
former director of the
; U.S. Department", of
Labor's Women's:
Bureau, and current,
vice-president of Green-1
Herman and Associates, :
a management consul-'
tant firm in Washington,
D.C. i':'"-:'r. T;v
Other seminar ac
tivities include a national :
panel ot women in
Francis, Marian College,
jmaianapoiis, . muiana;
,and three leadership
; workshops facilitated by .
. Ms. Theora G. Webb,
) Projects Manager, Com
mittee r, on ' Energy t
Awareness, Washington,
' D.C; Dr. Angelene
Jamison. Associate Pro
fessor and Department
: Head, Afro-American '
HOUSTON i- Melba Moore, who rose to national fame from the Broadway musical "Hair," ap-i
peared here recently at a free, outdoor concert sponsored by Salem cigarettes. She is greeted
before her performance by Charles Sharpe. special markets brand manager for R.J. Reynolds
Tobacco Co. The concert was held at an inner-city park.
leadershio positions: Ms. Studies: 1 University? of,
Thelma Cook, director; Cincinnati; and Ms.
Vanessa . Weaver, ;
management consultant ,
University Relations and
Advisement, Lincoln l
University, Jefferson d- Procter and Gamble,
ty, Mo.; Ms. Carolyn Engineering Division,
Howard - Wheeler,
HUD To Fund Program For Students
The U.S.' Department
of Housing and Urban
Development has award
ed $61,814 to help 10
minority students obtain
higher degrees in Com
munity and Economic
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incorrect treatment,
(2) are trained to
dmgnose before treating
t particularly to detect
anatomic, degeneratwe,
and malignant processes,
which can be made worse
by incorrect treatment."
Low Back Pain
What It is, What Can Be
Done is No. 601 in the
Public Affairs Pamphlet
series, now in its 47th
year. The series includes
many titles on physical
and mental health, social
issues, and family rela
tionships. All pamphlets
are 50 cents each; ai
catalog is available on re-l
quest. I
Carolina at Chapel Hill
and North Carolina
State University, HUD
Secretary Samuel R.
Pierce, Jr. announced
last week.
Nationally, the HUD
Community - Develop
ment Work Study Pro
gram will enable 276
economically disadvan
taged men and women to
spend a full academic
year at one of 54 colleges
or universities
throughout the country.
At the same time, tht
students will gain profes
sional experience by
working to plan, develop
or administer activities
funded by the Communi
ty Development Block
Grant (CDBG) or Urban
Development Action
Grant (UDAG) pro
grams. "Our goal is - to
enhance the professional
leadership abilities of
these studejnts, while
enriching their
understanding of urban
and economic develop
ment programs," Pierce
said. C
. "This is. also an op
portunity to attract a
greater number of
minority men and
women to career sjn state
or local community and
economic
development.", I
Men and women will'
be recruited for the pro
gram in North Carolina
for' the University of
North Carolina at
Chapel Hill and North
Carolina State Universi-,
ty which successfully ap
plied to HUD for the
; educational funds. In,ad
dition to their graduate
work, they will complete
; internships with state,
'. areawide, local govern
ment agency, Jndian
tribe, or non
profitprivate organiza
tions using CDBG or.
UDAG funds.
"This Work' Study
Program means hand-on
experience fpr future
problem' solvers," said
Stephen J. Bollinger,
HUD Assistant Secretary
for Community Plann
ing and Development..
"The students accepted
into this program will be
amdng the future leaders
of their communities."
Students will be
selected based On finan
cial need; interest in and
I commitment to a career
,,in community develop-
.mnt- msioVit tr 1f)y in-
come and minority con
cerns in urban 'areas;
academic ability and
professional potential.
Most will enroll in
graduate programs
leading to - master's
degrees, although a few
schools will focus on
senior year students in
"bachelor degree pro
grams., ? HUD funds totaling
$1,993,414 will be used
for stipend, tuition sup
port, tutoring, books,
and an administrative
allowance.
Students who com
plete the program will be
committed to work for a
minimum of two con
secutive years for a state
or local government, or
non-profit agency fund-, tion
ed by CDBG and UDAG
funds. Students who do
not complete either the
academic or work com
ponent will be required
to repay the educational
costs. Students in two
year1, graduate degree
programs will be spon
sored again next year if
funds are available to
HUD. '
. Roger WaldenWork
Study Coordinator ior
Triangle J Council of
Governments, said her
received the announce-i
ment of , the grant1
through Congressman
Ike ' Andrews. "The
grant," Jie said "was:
good news as it was time
ly. There were a' number
of graduate students that
will now be enrolling in
the community planning
program that otherwise
would not have been able'
to continue their educa-
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During Ms Herman's
tenure as director of the
Women's - Bureau, she
served as principal ad
visor to the Secretary of
Labor and to other
department officials on
the economic and social
concerns of women in
'the work place, and par
ticipated, fully m the
overall departmental
program planning and
policy making. For the
first time in the bureau's
history, it developed and
managed outreach pro
jects to increase women's
i employment oppor
' tunities - in non
. traditional jobs and to
broaden employment op
tions for teenage girls,
displaced homemakers
and female heads of
households receiving i
i welfare' assistance. Ms.
. Herman also served as
! chairperson of the
(Working Party on
Women in the World
Economy for the ,
! Organization for
Economic Cooperation .
and Development in
Paris, France, and as na-'
, tional director of the
i Minority Women's
Employment Program, .
Black Career Women,
Inc., a Cincinnati based
career development
organization, operates
the Black Career
Women's Center which
offers a wide range of
career development ser
vices and programs. In
April, the organization
sponsored its first
recognition banquet to
honor 13 black women
vice presidents represen
ting major U.S. corpora
tions. The annual profes
sional development
seminars attract black
women from all parts of
the nation, representing
various career fields and
achievement levels. For
registration information
call 513381-3589, visit
or write the Center at 706
Walnut Street, Suite 804,
CincinnatiOhio 45202.
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