If you’ve ever seen your GP or a physiotherapist with back trouble then you may have been given a printed sheet of low-back exercises to do. Invariably you’ll have tried them for a day or two and then given up, Read More …
“I feel the best I’ve felt in years!” This is a phrase I hear time and time again. It’s certainly great feedback to have from patients, but the first few times they came back to see me with a great Read More …
When you see your Chiropractor for the first time, one thing they will consider is whether an X-ray or MRI scan is appropriate. Both forms of imaging can be very useful for diagnosing what is happening in the spine and Read More …
Quite possibly, cervicogenic shoulder pain is generally under-diagnosed. In chiropractic practice the influence of the joints and nerves of the neck are always considered, and more often than not this is the key to solving shoulder pain. Symptoms will often Read More …
Joint flexibility vs. muscle flexibility An important, but often ignored, component of health and fitness is flexibility. We are told to stretch before and/or after exercise. If we have an injured tendon or muscle we are often told to stretch Read More …
Back and neck pain are very common, so is there something fundamentally ‘weak’ about the spine and how can we protect it? The spine has 3 main functions: To protect the nerves of the spinal cord To support the weight Read More …
Chiropractic care is a safe, natural, and effective way to treat conditions and injuries affecting the muscles, joints, ligaments and nerves of the body, particularly as they relate to the spine. Treatment is, of course, initially aimed at addressing Read More …
Diet affects inflammation, swelling and ultimately the experience of pain. Inflammation will occur with any joint injury but the level of inflammation can be increased or reduced by a number of factors, including diet. So what is inflammation and why Read More …
Running has become incredibly popular over the past few decades. Marathons, endurance events, obstacle courses and mud races feel like an intergenerational rite of passage. The popularity of running should be no real surprise – it’s free, accessible to virtually Read More …
What’s wrong? Can it be resolved? How long will it take? These are the key questions that your chiropractor will seek to answer for you. To answer this, your chiropractor will to find out where the underlying issue is and Read More …